Barcelona Legend Names Only Player Who Can Replace Lionel Messi

Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o sees one participant at Camp Nou who has the potential to fill the sneakers that Lionel Messi may depart in the summertime.

Messi has been proving to everyone that he’s nonetheless the participant the world has adored. Nonetheless, it has been broadly identified within the sport that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner may contemplate parting methods along with his beloved membership quickly.

Whereas the day Messi leaves Barca is but to some, Eto’o is already hoping Ansu Fati can “take over” the Argentine’s place.

“I believe [Fati] is the one for the long run,” Eto’o lately informed SPORTbible. “He is presently doing superb stuff so I believe the membership actually must groom him and take superb care of him.”

“Let’s hope he is the one to take over from Messi,” the La Liga ambassador added.

Apart from Eto’o, Rivaldo is one other Barcelona all-time nice who has excessive hopes for Fati.  

Sharing his ideas in regards to the Catalan membership’s determination to increase the teenager’s contract which features a staggering €400 million ($483 million) buy-out clause, Rivaldo identified that it was a good move as Fati has confirmed that he’s a dependable participant.

“It is sensible as a result of Barca must develop gamers who can take accountability on the pitch and make the distinction in large video games,” Rivaldo said of Fati’s new deal final yr. “His large clause implies that Barca has excessive hopes for Fati to change into one of many nice gamers of their historical past.”

Like Eto’o, Rivaldo additionally views the 18-year-old to change into like Messi in Barcelona including, “They’re going to be hoping that sooner or later he will be in comparison with Messi and different nice gamers who have been good at Barcelona.”

Lionel Messi is working out of time to win one other Champions League with Barcelona, who will meet Bayern Munich within the quarter-finals in Lisbon Picture: AFP / LLUIS GENE

Fati has already copped an array of achievements in his skilled profession. Previous to his harm final yr, the ahead has change into Barcelona and Spain’s youngest goalscorer of all time.

It didn’t take lengthy for Messi to note Fati’s distinctive abilities. In his first-team debut season, the Barcelona captain himself bared that he needs the teenage sensation to progress the identical manner he did with the membership.

“I actually like him and I attempt to assist and help him. He’s a tremendous participant and he’s acquired what it takes to succeed,” Messi informed  FIFA.com  of Fati in 2019. “But when I take a look at it by way of my eyes, I’d like them to convey him on steadily, like they did with me once I began, taking issues good and simple and with out placing strain on him.