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Former Barcelona Star Admits Lionel Messi 'Asked Me to Stay'

One-time Barcelona talent Malcom has this week revealed that Blaugrana icon Lionel Messi urged him to stay put with the club, prior to departing for Russia. Attacker Malcom for his…

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Lionel Messi tried to avoid the departure of Malcolm from Barcelona in 2019. In an interview with the 90 Minutes program of Abu Dhabi Sports TV, the Brazilian attacker, passing through the Corinthians, revealed that the Argentinean personally sought him to convince him to reject Zenit's proposal from Russia. At the time, shirt 10 believed that the player had the potential to become an important piece of the Catalan team.

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Lionel Messey tried to keep Brazilian footballer Malcom in Barcelona before his transition to Petrburg Zenith in 2019, and the Argentines personally spoke to a young teammate and assured him that he could become one of the future stars of the Catalan club, and a former blue-and-white player told Abu Dhabi Sports in an interview.

Former attacker Zenita Malcom said that Lionel Messi was trying to convince him to stay in Barcelona before joining the Russian club in the summer of 2019.

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Malcolm has revealed one of the most unknown episodes of his stage at FC Barcelona. The Brazilian striker, who is currently active in the Al-Jazira of the United Arab Emirates, has confessed that Leo Messi tried to prevent his departure from the bluegrass club in the summer of 2019, when he was about to sign for Zenit of Saint Petersburg. The Argentine fully trusted in his qualities and considered that he had a great future in the Barça. In an i…

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sport.es broke the news on Friday, November 13, 2026.
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