Sergino Dest says that Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona left him “shocked”, with the United States international admitting that life without an Argentine icon at Camp Nou feels “weird”.

A six-time Ballon d’Or did agree a new contract with Joan Laporta and the Blaugrana board, but financial difficulties in Catalunya prevented paperwork from being signed and an all-time great is now opening a new chapter in his remarkable career with Paris Saint-Germain.

Filling the void left behind will be impossible for Ronaldo Koeman and Co, with Dest conceding that he is still coming to terms with the absence of record-setting superstar.