As anxiety and controversy still surround Lionel Messi’s possible exit from Barcelona, Man U and England star, Wayne Rooney, has bathed him with golden words.
Saying Messi was the only player he watched with awe, Rooney however advised him against moving to the American or Chinese League.
In an interview with talkSport, he said: :
“I know he’s getting older but he’s a player who no one has seen before,” Rooney told talkSPORT.
“Messi has everything – he can create goals, score goals, dictate the game and is the best player of all time.
“He’s one of the only players I’ve sat there and watched and been in awe.
“Him and Cristiano Ronaldo have set a standard which I don’t think we will ever see again but, for me, Messi is just different level.
“The United States shouldn’t be in his mind because he’s too good,
“He could come to the Premier League and be a Player of the Year. One million per cent.
“If he surrounds himself with Bruno Fernandes or Kevin De Bruyne he could win a seventh Ballon d’Or, which would be incredible.”
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