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Budget and targets: Bayern’s rumoured transfer plans As the transfer window approaches, speculation is swirling around FC Bayern Munich’s summer blueprint. While the club’s hierarc

Despite what has been an outstanding season so far, planning at FC Bayern for the coming campaign is already in full swing, with the club’s hierarchy determined to maintain its domestic dominance and enhance its European credentials. Two specific areas of concern are set to be addressed. First, the club is exploring options to reinforce the defence, where injuries and age have raised questions about long-term solidity. A young, ball-playing centre-back who can slot into the team’s high-line strategy is reported to be a priority, with scouts monitoring several candidates across Europe. The aim is to provide a long-term partner for Niklas Süle and ease the burden on the experienced pair of Jérôme Boateng and David Alaba. Second, Bayern’s midfield requires fresh legs. With Thiago’s future uncertain and Joshua Kimmich occasionally overloaded, the club is weighing up creative, box-to-box profiles who can drive play from deep and free up Thomas Müller to roam in his preferred No.10 role. A d

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Lionel Messi is a versatile attacker who has featured both through the middle and in a free role from the right, allowing him to cut inside on to his stronger left foot.

Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, in Argentina on June 24, 1987.

The Argentine maestro wears the number he has been known to don for the majority of his career, the No. 10, at MLS outfit Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi is often among the shortest players on a football pitch, standing at just 1.70m (5ft 7in). However, it is due to his low center of gravity which has made him one of the most fearsome forces to be reckoned with in football history.

Lionel Messi weighs 67kg (148 lbs), his low weight aiding him in gaining high bursts of acceleration and gliding past defenders as if they were never there.

Lionel Messi began his journey in football with local club Grandoli at the age of four, in 1992, before joining the team he loved the most, Newell's Old Boys, at the age of six. He stayed with the Argentine club until 2000, when he made the switch to Barcelona.

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have three sons: Mateo, Thiago, and Ciro.

Lionel Messi is married to Argentine model and media personality Antonella Roccuzzo. The couple exchanged vows back in 2017.

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