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![Inter Milan "went all out" to sign Lionel Messi as ex-chief lifts lid on transfer pursuit - Mirror Online Inter Milan "went all out" to sign Lionel Messi as ex-chief lifts lid on transfer pursuit - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article14274431.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Football-Manchester-United-v-Barcelona-Champions-League-Semi-Final-2nd-Leg-Old-Trafford-29.jpg)
Inter Milan "went all out" to sign Lionel Messi as ex-chief lifts lid on transfer pursuit - Mirror Online
![Barcelona's Lionel Messi during a Champions League Soccer match, FC Barcelona vs Basel at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain on November 4, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Barcelona's Lionel Messi during a Champions League Soccer match, FC Barcelona vs Basel at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain on November 4, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5D4BN/barcelonas-lionel-messi-during-a-champions-league-soccer-match-fc-barcelona-vs-basel-at-the-camp-nou-stadium-in-barcelona-spain-on-november-4-2008-the-match-ended-in-a-1-1-draw-photo-by-steeve-mcmaycameleonabacapresscom-2E5D4BN.jpg)
Barcelona's Lionel Messi during a Champions League Soccer match, FC Barcelona vs Basel at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain on November 4, 2008. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
![Lionel Messi ARG AUGUST 23 2008 Football Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Lionel Messi Celebrates winning a Gold Medal during the Mens Football Medal Ceremony at National Stadium Birds Nest in Beijing China Lionel Messi ARG AUGUST 23 2008 Football Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Lionel Messi Celebrates winning a Gold Medal during the Mens Football Medal Ceremony at National Stadium Birds Nest in Beijing China](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B7XFY9/lionel-messi-arg-august-23-2008-football-beijing-2008-olympic-games-B7XFY9.jpg)
Lionel Messi ARG AUGUST 23 2008 Football Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Lionel Messi Celebrates winning a Gold Medal during the Mens Football Medal Ceremony at National Stadium Birds Nest in Beijing China
![Roy Nemer on Twitter: "Lionel Messi during the 2007-2008 season with FC Barcelona, celebrating like Ronaldinho who was injured at the time. https://t.co/CP8BKyaFAw" / Twitter Roy Nemer on Twitter: "Lionel Messi during the 2007-2008 season with FC Barcelona, celebrating like Ronaldinho who was injured at the time. https://t.co/CP8BKyaFAw" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMQEeS4X0AMIAeq.jpg:large)