Lionel Messi hasn’t enjoyed the best of summers, retiring from international football after his Argentina side failed once again to lift the Copa America trophy and then seeing Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo lead his Portugal side to Euro 2016 glory. However, now the Barcelona superstar has decided to cheer himself up by getting a new hairdo.
Earlier this summer, Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey ably modelled a blonde dye-bob at Euro 2016 while the likes of Man City’s Samir Nasri and Man Utd’s Phil Jones have also joined the peroxide pack. Now, Messi has followed suit, with his radical new bonce unveiled on Instagram by his girlfriend Antonela Roccuzzo…
The pint-sized genius is set to join up with his Barcelona team-mates ahead of their pre-season International Champions Cup games against Celtic, Leicester and Liverpool. Wonder what his team-mates will make of his new dye-job?