Adidas were prepared to pay half of Lionel Messi’s £210m buy-out clause in the summer in a deal that could have seen the Barcelona forward move to Chelsea.

Lionel Messi was going to join Chelsea as Addidas offered him some money

As it has been debated around the world in who is the best in the world either Ronaldo or Messi, the Barca player would have moved to Chelsea or Bayern Munich.

Mundo Deportivo claim adidas saw an opportunity to prise him away from Barcelona, who are sponsored by Nike, however the deal came to nothing.

The chase for the Argentinian but which club will have the guts to make that bid for him.