'Nobody at Barcelona expected Messi to be the best ever' - Hidalgo reveals early impressions of 'very shy' Argentine superstar

The assailant got his previous partner off guard proceeding to turn into a numerous Champions League and Ballon d'Or victor

Previous Barcelona winger Cristian Hidalgo says nobody at the club expected Lionel Messi to proceed to get perhaps the best player in history when he initially got through.

The Argentine sensation has been with the Catalan side since the age of 13 and rose as one of the game's most encouraging gifts when he made his presentation only three years after the fact.

Hidalgo was at Barca simultaneously as the star aggressor and says nobody at the club could have anticipated he would have proceeded to turn into a six-time Ballon d'Or victor.

"Leo was a mind boggling ability. Everybody in the club realized that he would one day be a generally excellent player," he told Goal and Spox.

"In any case, the best ever? No. No one could have predicted that. Leo's achievements are interesting.

"He was exceptionally bashful, extremely thoughtful. He in reality possibly talked when it was important.

"As he played more and began scoring objectives, he defrosted a little and kidded around additional."

Hidalgo showed up for Barcelona before he left to join Deportivo La Coruna in 2006.

While Messi proceeded to appreciate household and mainland accomplishment with the Blaugrana, Hidalgo had spells in Cyprus, Israel, Bulgaria, India, Romania and Andorra, where he as of now plays.