It is reported that Lionel Messi was approaching Chelsea in the summer of 2013 due to Adidas’s contribution to potential transactions. Argentine’s megaster spent most of the senior carriers in Barcelona between 2004 and 2021.
During his year in Barcelona, Lionel Messi linked to several clubs over the transfer, including Chelsea and Manchester City in 2020. However, Bravgrani’s legend eventually continued to be faithful to his boyhood until his departure in 2021. Barcelona’s club record 35 trophy has contributed to 672 goals and 303 assists with 778 out of the competition as a whole.
According to a 2013 report from Mundo Deportivo (H/T Daily Mail), Lionel Messi was approaching the Premier League giant Chelsea due to Adidas. The sports apparel giant has offered to pay £ 210 million in Barcelona to provide funds to the transfer to Chelsea in Barcelona.
The report above suggests that Adidas intended to keep him away from Catalonian official sponsor Balka and its festival Nike. The other two other possible destinations were Bavarian Munich and Real Madrid, both of Adidas sponsored.
Rionel Messi’s relationship with Adidas began in 2006 when she shifted to famous to sign for them. In 2017, the ARGENTINE icon signed a lifetime contract with Sporting Apparel Company. Even if Adidas paid half of his release clause, Chelsea would have had to pay 15 million pounds to make trading possible.
However, despite Adidas’s advantageous proposals, Lionel Messi’s representatives said that all political parties had no plans to leave Barcelona.
Lionel Messi wanted to move to Chelsea in 2014.


According to Sky Sports Journalist Genrevard Malzio, Links with Chelsea in Lione Messi did not decrease in 2013 after Adidas involved. Argentina was seduced again to the Stanford Bridge in 2014 after reporting a phone call with Hosemourinho in 2014.
Messi’s release clause in Barcelona was 250 million euros at the time, and blues was ready to trigger it. They also offered a £ 50 million pounds to BLAUGRANA SUPERSTAR per season. This is a large -scale hiking from the report of 20.5 million euros per year at CAMP NOUS. The Premier League giant agreed to get 70 % of his image rights.
Di Marzio’s report suggests that Lionel Messi made a video call with Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho at the time, at the Grand Hotel’s Calciomel Kato. This persuaded him to switch to him. The legend of Argentina is reportedly agreed to the personal conditions with blues.
The report also indicated that in 2013, the Spanish government had a desire for the transfer of Messi from a tax evasion survey. However, after Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, was involved with his former teammate deco, the transaction eventually collapsed.
Messi stayed in Barcelona until 2021. He left to participate in Paris Saint -Germain (PSG) after Balka could not renew his contract due to financial issues. Two years in Paris, Messi moved to Intel Miami on the MLS side in 2023 and is now in charge of trade.
Edit by Aditya Singh