«Breaking News» Lionel Messi names Jordi Alba as the current Barcelona teammate he has a 'special connection'

Lionel Messi has revealed which player he has a 'special connection' with at Barcelona now that Andres Iniesta has followed Xavi out of the club.

It is the first season Messi is playing without either of the Spanish duo after Iniesta departed during the summer to join Vissel Kobe in Japan. Xavi moved to Qatar in 2015. 

And with the two Barcelona legends gone, Messi has named Jordi Alba as the man he is now most in sync with.

Lionel Messi (left) has revealed he has a 'special connection' with full-back Jordi Alba (right)

'Andrés and Xavi are unique,' Messi told the Barcelona website. 'They made the game more colorful and brought more possession.'

But when asked who he felt he had the best connection with from the current squad, the Argentinian said:  'Jordi Alba knows me to perfection.'

'He knows when I will give him a no-look pass. I have a special connection with him.'

Alba was also a part of Barcelona's youth setup but had to move away from the Nou Camp in order to establish himself.

The 29-year-old made a name for himself at Valencia before moving back to his boyhood club in 2012. 

Messi (right) picked Alba (left) as player he has best connection with over friend Luis Suarez

Many would have expected Messi to have picked fellow South American, Luis Suarez, as the man he was closest to. 

The pair's relationship is well-documented and they have a connection on and off the pitch, with Neymar's departure for Paris Saint-Germain last summer seemingly not affecting them.

Messi also praised the Uruguayan, who has become an essential part of the side since his arrival in 2014. 

'He brings a lot to me and to the rest of the team,' he said.

'He leads us in creating pressure and provides strength to all of us.'

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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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