Messi's Barcelona divorce is now destined to end badly

And after all that, he stays. But this time, it wasn’t for the want of trying to leave. Had Lionel Messi been able to extricate himself for the predicament he finds himself in at Barcelona, he would have done so. The Argentine is accustomed to making threats; whether it’s with the national team after continued failures in finals, both World Cup and Copa America, or whether it’s after an unsatisfactory season in which no trophies have been won, Messi often centres his dissatisfaction by positing that he will just walk straight out of the door. READ MORE: Jorge Messi tells La Liga that €700m clause has expired and that his son is free to leave Messi could actually...