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Messi heeds TB Joshua’s advice, stays back in Barcelona

&NewLine;<p>Messi Lionel&comma; the great footballer and Barcelona wonder boy has heeded Prophet TB Joshua’s advice on his soccer direction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>TB Joshua is the Senior Prophet of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Synagogue Church of All Nations<&sol;a>&comma; SCOAN&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Messi&comma; an Argentinian&comma; is the most successful player in Barcelona’s history&period; Many regard him as the world’s best footballer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He had submitted his intentions to leave Barcelona after a lackluster season including an alleged fallout with the hierarchy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Then&comma; came  Joshua’s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;candid advice” to Messi to reconsider his move from Barcelona&period; The Argentinian has remarkably reversed his decision and agreed to stay at the Catalan club for an extra year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Joshua took to social<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;punchng&period;com"> media<&sol;a> on Wednesday 2nd September to advise Messi on the dangers of leaving Barcelona with bitterness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is not good advice for Lionel Messi to leave <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Barcelona <&sol;a>bitter and offended&comma;” the cleric began&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is impossible to establish a healthy relationship with a person who left a previous relationship bitter and offended&period; This is my candid advice to Messi&period; History is our boss&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>When Joshua’s message was released&comma; all indications still suggested Messi’s imminent exit&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>There were details&comma; already being circulated online&comma; of a huge deal lined up with Manchester City&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On  September 4&comma;  Messi granted an exclusive interview to Goal&period;com&period; In the interview&comma; he admitted earlier plans to quit but decided to rescind his decision&period; Said he&colon; &&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t want to fight against the club&period;” This came just two days after the Nigerian Prophet’s advice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>MESSI’S FATHER SPEAKS<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Before a meeting with Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu&comma; Messi’s father Jorge had stated&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My son is not staying again”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Jorge Curtly told Spanish media that his son was reconsidering his move&period; This came a day after Joshua’s advice&comma; He said that there was a possibility he stays back&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m now staying&period; The president told me that the only way I could leave was by paying the €700m release clause&period; It is impossible for me to pay such sum&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>When asked whether he planned on taking the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;guardian&period;ng">club<&sol;a> to court&comma; Messi responded&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;d never take Barca to trial&period; I love this club&period; It has given me everything since I joined&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>His announcement lays to rest an intense transfer saga which captured the attention of the world&period; Many thought Messi would end his career at Barcelona&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Messi is expected to join training sessions under Ronald Koeman in preparation for the incoming season under a new boss&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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