A former Blaugrana striker has admitted that a current Camp Nou star is vital to his nation's chances of securing World Cup glory this summer
Lionel Messi “powers everything” for Argentina, says Patrick Kluivert, with the Barcelona superstar “50 per cent of the national team”.
The mercurial 30-year-old forward will be seeking to rectify the one glaring omission on a remarkable sporting CV this summer when he heads to the 2018 World Cup.
International honours have so far eluded a man with countless domestic prizes and five Ballons d’Or to his name, with final heartache having been suffered on a global stage and at the Copa America.