![When Ballon d'Or winning Barcelona star Allan Simonsen almost bankrupted an English club after rejecting Real Madrid and Tottenham - maybe it's just as well Lionel Messi is signing a new contract! When Ballon d'Or winning Barcelona star Allan Simonsen almost bankrupted an English club after rejecting Real Madrid and Tottenham - maybe it's just as well Lionel Messi is signing a new contract!](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/08/NINTCHDBPICT000604228559.jpg)
When Ballon d'Or winning Barcelona star Allan Simonsen almost bankrupted an English club after rejecting Real Madrid and Tottenham - maybe it's just as well Lionel Messi is signing a new contract!
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