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Revealed: How Inter Milan tried to sign Messi before his first Ballon d'Or

In this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 file photo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Eibar at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain [COURTESY]

Inter Milan "went all out" to sign Lionel Messi back in 2008 according to the club's former technical director Marco Branca.

The Argentine was just 21 and 12 months away from winning the first of his six Ballon d'Ors.

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