translated from Spanish: “We were a legend”: Messi’s sadness over the death of Gerd Müller

The best player in history, Lionel Messi, lamented the passing of former German striker Gerd Müller: “We were a legend,” he said in a message on his social media. ” At 75, the “Bomber” lost his life after battling Alzheimer’s disease during the last time. Messi is the only player to surpass the German’s record, which he had since the ’70s, for the most goals in a calendar year: he had converted 85.

La Pulga, on the other hand, scored 91 and on that occasion, in 2012, he sent him a T-shirt signed with the message: “For Gerd Müller. My respect and admiration.” Today, the jacket is the only one that does not belong to the German club that is displayed in the museum of the Allianz Arena stadium in Bayern Munich.

This quote portrays him: “My record of 85 goals in 60 games, which dated back to 1972, was broken 40 years later by the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, and I am very happy for him. I hope he can hold the record for the next four decades,” Gerd Müller in 2012 pic.twitter.com/k9qy369M3J — VarskySports (@VarskySports)
August 15, 2021

“My record of 85 goals in 60 games, which dated back to 1972, was broken 40 years later by the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, and I am very happy for him. I hope he can hold the record for the next four decades,” Müller had said after receiving that gift from Rosarino.

Original source in Spanish