German fan raises hundreds of euros in effort to lure Lionel Messi to Stuttgart

Tim Artmann’s appeal for the 33-year-old to trade the Catalans for Stuttgart has raised almost €500 of its €900m goal

A number of GoFundMe pages have been launched since Messi announced he wants to leave Barcelona (Nick Potts/PA)

A VfB Stuttgart fan has raised hundreds of euros in a game effort to tempt Lionel Messi to his club.

Tim Artmann created an online fundraiser on GoFundMe – where a number of such pages have been made since the Argentine announced his desire to leave Barcelona.