Minute By Minute World's Reaction To Messi's Leaving Barca

Lionel Messi (Twitter @fcbarcelona)

JAKARTA - The news of Lionel Messi's divorce from Barcelona really shocked the world. The following is a minute by minute reaction that emerged after negotiations between the Argentine player and the Catalan club were confirmed to have stalled.

Reporting from MARCA, the hours of each reaction are written based on European daylight saving time (CEST).

19:58: Barcelona statement on Messi's departure

"Although an agreement has been reached between FC Barcelona and Leo Messi, with the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract, it cannot be formalized due to economic and structural constraints," the statement read.

20:05: Argentina, shocked: "Messi Bomba"

The Argentinean public and media were in an uproar. Messi's continuity in Catalunya previously seemed guaranteed, especially because he would play with Sergio Aguero. Ole's front page now leaves no room for the misunderstanding "The end of a legend."

20:14: Barcelona's sports press announce the news of Messi's departure

Mundo Deportivo and Sport, obviously dedicated a special front page to the news of Lionel Messi's departure. "Barca announced his divorce from Messi," said Mundo Deportivo, while Sport carried the following caption "Messi has not renewed his contract with Barcelona."

20:20: The big question now is where will Messi go?

The number of clubs that could realistically sign Messi is small, common sense dictates that, but players will have the choice of a collection of major clubs. You can read about the options here.

20:35: What happened to Griezmann?

Messi's departure from Barcelona will have a domino effect across Europe, depending on which team decides to join the Argentine. However, this decision not to stay at Camp Nou will have an impact on his former team-mates, and in particular Antoine Griezmann. Will he now stay at Barcelona? Is Atletico Madrid's potential return threatened?

21:00: Laporta will explain today

Barcelona president Joan Laporta will speak to the media at 11:00 CEST (European summer time) on Friday to clarify why Messi will not sign a new contract with the club, as it looks like an agreement has been reached.

21:30: No response from Barcelona teammates yet

Since Messi's departure from Barcelona became official - at 7:50pm - no member of the Barcelona team has reacted on social media to the Argentine's decision.

22:00: Messi removed from Barcelona website

As news spread around the world that Messi was no longer a Barcelona player, the club had removed his profile from their official website.

22:15: Did Naymar give any hints?

Neymar could have hinted at Messi's next destination after liking the post on social media. Read the full details here.

22:30: PSG not interested in Messi

According to Le Parisien, PSG do not want to bring Messi to Paris considering they have other priorities. The main thing is the future of star striker Kylian Mbappe.

23:15: Messi is sad and shocked

According to Argentine newspaper Ole, Messi was stunned by what happened after his father told him how the meeting with the Barcelona president went. And he couldn't understand how it ended. Apart from something miraculous happening, they report that Messi's time with Barcelona has come to an end.