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Lionel Messi Admits Newell's Old Boys Dream Amid Barcelona Contract Talk

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Lionel Messi has revealed he dreams of one day playing for boyhood club Newell's Old Boys but said he doesn't yet know where he will be later in his career.

The Barcelona superstar moved to the Camp Nou as a 13-year-old from Newell's and has gone on to become one of the greatest players of all time, but he admitted to harbouring a desire to return to the Argentinian outfit, per TyC Sports (via Allan Valente of Sky Sports):

"The desire is always playing for Newell's, it is what I dreamed as a kid.