Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde believes Lionel Messi is beginning to think about retirement plans following his sixth Ballon d’Or win this week. Messi earned the iconic gong after another tremendous year as he pipped Liverpool ’s Virgil van Dijk and long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize. The Argentine did strike fear into his millions of fans soon after winning the award, however, by talking about retirement. "And I enjoy these moments so much because I know that retirement is approaching. JUST IN: How Liverpool titan Virgil van Dijk has delivered on special promise to Nathan Ake

Source: Express December 07, 2019 10:18 UTC