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Como Coach Cesc Fabregas’s joke about Lionel Messi’s arrival makes fans dream: will it remain a joke or become a new Zico?

The joke made by Como’s coach Cesc Fabregas on the eve of the match against Al-Ahli is making fans dream: will it just be a joke or could it become a great move like Zico to Udinese in 1983? Let’s see.

COMO FANS (PHOTO BY SALVATORE FORNELLI)

Como, Cesc Fabregas’s joke about Messi: can the Argentine really arrive in the Como shirt like when Zico arrived at Udinese in 1983? Let’s see

The three-word joke by Como’s coach Cesc Fabregas during the press conference on the eve of the match against Al-Ahli about a possible arrival of Lionel Messi in the Como shirt, is driving fans crazy: can the Argentine ace really come to Italy with a move similar to Zico to Udinese in 1983 or will it just remain a joke? Let’s see what might be true.

One key fact is that Messi has set his main goal for this season: the World Cup in North America next June, which will also be his last. To prepare properly, the Flea would like to play in a competitive European league rather than in the MLS: obviously Serie A is one of these options.

Another fact, which is not insignificant, is the presence of the Argentine player’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo in the stands at the Sinigaglia for the friendly match between Como and Lille, another sign that could suggest that Messi‘s arrival is not just a joke. Finally, the financial resources of the Como ownership are limitless, having already spent 104 million euros in the market, although signing Messi would require a very high effort.

So, there could be a real chance for a major move by Como, as Udinese did in 1983 by signing Zico, like the Flea one of the greatest players in history. Even in that case, it seemed like mere talk, but then the Friulians really pulled off the deal of the century, just like Como could, with the slim chance of signing one of the greatest players in the history of football.