Leo Messi rememora how forged his signing by the FC Barcelona

It is difficult to look further of the titles, the goals, the assistances or all the nights of glory, but as all the histories, the one of Leo Messi also had a principle. Recently more than 18 years that the FC Barcelona drafted to the crack in his natal Rosary, and put another stone more in the construction of what later would be the best generation of footballers in all the history of the club.

The documentary "Take the ball, pass the ball" reviews the best years of the period of Pep Guardiola in the bench, and one of the questions that relates is the arrival of the Argentinian to the Masia. The first in taking the word is Josep Maria Minguella, ex trainer and agent of players that exerted like adviser of the entity, and that puts in context the difficulty that supposed a movement like that.

"In Sudamérica had a lot of information, and one of my collaborators said me, 'there is a youngster in Rosary that is 12 years old that is an only player, different and such'. Now, it devotes more investment to the youngsters, but in that period did not exist. And it cost a bit, but at the end, with the help of Rexach decide to bring it", remembers, before yielding the turn to the own leading.

"Anybody wanted to it to him play because it was all a subject fichar to a so young boy of out and move it to Barcelona", remembers Messi, that does not doubt in signalling to one of the culprits that still today follow dressing of Barcelona. "'Charly' Rexach Was the one who in this moment took a bit the decision, at all more see me said that yes, that it was necessary to bring me", explains.

"It was a bit also thanks to the technicians that said that yes, although there was any that said that no (smile). They were they those that helped me so that it could be in the Barcelona", aims. And anybody can say that the effort did not be, since all the merits that has accumulated by the way speak by himself same, in addition to all what remains him for offering.

Rexach Reveals that Messi already despuntaba even being boy

And Carles Rexach also stands out the illusion that does him form part of this contracting, although the merit was to insist and insist by which considers a crack "of another galaxy": "For me it is an honour have brought here to Leo Messi. The success, a bit, mine is to have me heavy place in that it had to sign . When your go to a Managerial Board and say 'To this youngster it is necessary to sign it' is not so easy".

"They say you, 'How much has this youngster? 12 years. It hears it looks, we do not complicate us the life that of here to eight years the one who knows'. Then, that is to say 'No, no, that it is necessary ficharlo, that is very good, that this player if the thing paints as it paints, has to go out very'. Here it is where is the success, because see that Messi was of another galaxy, already saw in that period", values thrilled.