Cruzeiro 'announce' move for Barcelona star Messi after website hack

The Brazilian club quickly took down the post and said they would take action to identify the hackers who pulled off the prank

Brazilian side Cruzeiro gave their fans quite the shock on Friday when their website announced the signing of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi.

That announcement, as many would have expected, turned out to be fake — the product of a hack that the club say they are investigating.

On Tuesday,  Messi told Barcelona he wants to leave  the club in a shock move after spending 20 years with the Catalan outfit.