Lionel Messi speaks on the 6 Players his son talks about

Barcelona star and one of the world’s super great players, Lionel Messi has revealed his son Thiago regularly talks about six footballers, one of which is his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi said his son is a great fan of players and he so much wishes to be a great player in the world.

Messi’s son, Thiago is a big fan of Ronaldo, as well as Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.

Leo Messi while in an interview with Mundo Deportivo monitored by Sport Bible said:

“He talks a lot about Luis [Suarez], with whom we have the best relationship, about [Antoine] Griezmann and Arturo [Vidal] since the first day because of his hair and all that.

“Also about people from outside, [Kylian] Mbappe, Cristiano [Ronaldo], Neymar.

“Yeah, Thiago knows them all, he asks questions and likes it a lot.”

Thiago turns out for the Barcelona youth team and showed he might just have what it takes to be the next Messi when he scored a brilliant goal.

He, along with middle child Mateo, are taking an active interest in the game and regularly turn up to watch him training according to Messi.

The Barcelona captain added: “The two older ones are showing more dedication to the ball Thiago and Mateo are the ones that understand the most.

“They come to the pitch and training sessions and are usually close to me.”