What would happen if scientists cloned Lionel Messi? 🧪 | OneFootball

Lionel Messi is a generational talent and arguably the best player to ever step on a football pitch.

But whatever you do, don’t search his Wikipedia page. Messi is 32 years old. He turns 33 in June.

How did this happen? We’re not ready to let go of him! Thanks to science, we might not have to.

Arcadi Navarro, head of the European Genome-Phenome Archive, believes the Barcelona magician can be recreated with the level of scientific innovation available.

“Messi could be cloned with current techniques,” he told radio station Cadena SER.

“We would achieve a being very similar to Messi, as if two twins had been born and we had frozen one of them for 30 years.”

So what would the world look like if Messi was cloned?

Barcelona’s first player manager

In their proud 121 year history, Barcelona have never had a player manager in charge.

That’s why Messi is primed to takeover in 2035 while simultaneously being their top scorer across four competitions.

Think about it. Genius on the pitch and genius on the touchline. Imagine thinking he wouldn’t win the quadruple.

Ronaldo stealing the technology

Mandark to Dexter. Plankton to Mr Krabs. Every great individual needs a nemesis, and who better to fulfil that role than Cristiano Ronaldo?

If Messi is getting anywhere near cloning technology, you can bet Ronaldo and his people won’t be far behind.

The pair have rivalled each other for over ten years in a remarkable show of consistency – now the show must go on.

Messi gets his Old Boys homecoming

Messi has openly stated his desire to return to boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys, when his legs don’t work like they used to before.

Now it can happen! The fresh, technically perfect, peak performance Messi can stay at Barcelona, while the real Messi can settle down in Rosario fulfilling his childhood ambitions.

Wouldn’t that be lovely? Riding off into the sunset of an incredible career, while simultaneously breaking more records for Barcelona.