Pepe Costa, Messi's 'shadow' leaves Barça

Pepe Costa, the eternal shadow of Leo Messi for more than a decade, also leaves Barça. Until June 30, he was solely responsible for the office to the player's attention, that is, the person in charge of helping footballers to solve administrative tasks or any extra-sports event.

His link with the forward was of such depth that the club decided not to renew it when his contract expired on June 30, waiting to close an agreement with Messi. As it was not finally achieved, ending 17 years at Barça, it was also decided to definitively dispense with the services of Pepe Costa, who will march with the Argentine to his new destination.

In fact, the club already have a name on the table to replace Pepe Costa. This is the former taekwondo player and Olympic champion, Joel González, who will begin his new duties in the coming days.

By the way, if Messi finally lands in Paris, Costa will meet again with his son Álvaro, who performs similar functions to those of his father, but in his case with Neymar Júnior.