Former Leeds United star makes amusing plea urging Lionel Messi to make Whites switch

Messi looks set to leave Barcelona after he told the club he wanted to activate a clause in his contract that allowing him to leave for free.

Writing in his tongue-in-cheek Easy Odds column, Jones said: “I’m making one last plea for Lionel Messi to join... Leeds!

"Come on Lionel, you know it makes sense. Bielsa’s getting things together at Elland Road and you know his reputation as a coach - he’s already been linked with Barcelona as a possible replacement for Quique Setien. So you little genius, come to Yorkshire!

“He’ll be in good company. Leeds have signed Robin Koch from Freiburg, a top German defender, as well as Valencia striker Rodrigo - so Messi will know all about him, too. And anyway, I’d have Leeds over Barcelona as a city any day.”