African legend Samuel Eto'o has described Lionel Messi as a 'unique player' after the Argentina forward handed Barcelona a transfer request on Tuesday.
Although he is contracted to the club until 2021 with a buy-out clause of €700 million, Messi sent a fax to the Spanish giants expressing his desire to leave the club for free this summer.
The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has decided to end his over 20-year stay at Camp Nou, two weeks after Barcelona were humiliated in an 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final.