Lionel Messi denies the story of the birth of his new child

We brought you a story of Leonel Messi’s girlfriend who gave birth to his son but the Barcelona striker has released a statement via his Facebook page addressing the news which had already gone viral online.

Statement read:
My family and I thank you all for the comments and messages of affection that we have received today, but we want to make it clear that the information circulating that my son has been born is completely false. A hug to everyone!