WHEN RIVER PLATE LET LIONEL MESS SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS..

As a young boy the Argentinean wizard Lionel Messi, who was at that time playing with his club Newell Old Boys. But he had come to the club River plate , for a trial. And the head of the youth academy was Eduardo Abrahamian , and this is what he has said. Lionel Messi was at trial as a young boy with the Argentinean giants River Plate, and he impressed Eduardo Abrahamian while soring 12 twelve goals. But when Eduardo Abrahamian, asked the River Plate board what they thought about buying young Lionel Messi? He was told that Lionel Messi was nothing special and we have several youngsters who are better then him . River Plate also told Lionel Messi that he should come when he is thirteen years old, as the byelaws of River Plate do not allow to sign boys who are not thuirteen years old. But Barcelona and their scout Charles Rexach signed up Lionel Messi , as a thirteen year old boy. Now Barcelona was the only club willing to spend money to treat the hormone deficiency of Lionel Messi, and Lionel Messi had his first contract between Barcelona made on a napkin at a hotel, it is now framed and kept to show at Barcelona.