Messi played with a host of superstars at Barcelona
#4 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
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van Bronckhorst joined Barcelona on loan in 2003 and made his move permanent the next season
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Another Dutch legend makes this list. Giovanni van Bronckhorst spent as many as four years at Barcelona, one on loan from Arsenal and three on a permanent basis, and he played quite a few games with Messi.
The versatile Dutchman, who led the Oranje to the final of the 2010 World Cup, was one of the key players for Barcelona under Frank Rijkaard, while Messi was making his name for himself as a young winger who later had the world at his feet. The former Arsenal man won two La Liga titles and UEFA Champions League title in his four-year spell with the Catalan giants.
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Snehanjan is a journalist at Sportskeeda covering European football news. A hardcore Liverpool fan for over two decades, he has been covering the game since the past 8 years and always strives to give readers relevant, accurate and credible content.
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