CHELSEA WANTED LIONEL MESSI FOR 118 MILLION POUNDS.

In the summer transfer window the Argentinean footballer who plays his club football with Spanish giants Barcelona, and as he had a dificult year at barcelona, the fans were not at all happy with his performance, and as Barcelona then failed to win the Spanish La Liga title in 2013/2014. It became so bad for him that at one stage he even asked Cesc Fabregas about Arsenal , as he was strongly thinking of moving from Barcelona to Arsenal. On heating this the Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho asked Roman Abrahimovic , to buy Lionel Messi from Barcelona for 118 million punds or 150 million Euros. Arsenal were nt going to spend that crazy money or such high weekly wages on Lionel Messi. But Lionel Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona , and he stays in Spain.