Barcelona fans everywhere will be hoping this is all a bad dream.But it’s not.Lionel Messi really does want to leave the club. And immediately.The six-time Ballon d’Or informed the club exactly that through fax on Tuesday night. That much was confirmed by the club via Associated Press.Still, despite all the reports, there are some Barcelona supporters who refuse to believe the Messi era is coming to an end. For some of them, it's all they know.He has been at the club since the age of 13 and scored a quite ridiculous 634 goals for them, winning 33 trophies.p1egm8d953ct2172u13511fmf6ai9.jpgBut he’s done this all before, hasn’t he?There have been summers where Messi has threatened to leave but ended up signing a new contract. Maybe this is one of those?But no. It seems this is it.It certainly is according to journalist Alfredo Martinez, anyway.Martinez works for Onda Cero and claims Messi's decision is final.He tweeted: “For those who hope with hope a change. Messi has made an irrevocable decision. It is not a pulse to Bartomeu. Not even his resignation would stop Messi from leaving. He will not wear the Barcelona shirt again. Sad but true.”

Enough to bring a tear to the eye of Barcelona fans around the world.

Imagine Messi’s final match for Barcelona being an 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final.

With every passing hour, it’s looking more and more likely that will be the case.

Now, who wants to sign the greatest player of all time?