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The club’s recent lack of success, Messi's dissatisfaction with the management and many more factors seem to indicate that a departure from the club is on the cards.
The title of greatest goalscorer is much contested, and global governing body FIFA does not keep an official record, but several media outlets reported that Ronaldo's strike had taken him past Austro-Czech Josef Bican to the top of the list.
The Barcelona talisman scored his 644th goal to surpass Pele as the all-time record scorer for a single club.
Messi equalled Pele's record of 643 goals for a single club on Saturday but was unable to help Barcelona beat Valencia in La Liga as they had to settle for a 2-2 home draw.
Maradona takes his place alongside Ferenc Puskas and Pele as the greatest football players of the 20th century.
The shirt is owned by former England player Steve Hodge, who got it from Maradona after the match in which his attempted back pass led to the controversial goal that helped dump England out of the tournament which Argentina went on to win.
Announcing the decision, state sports minister E P Jayarajan said the departure of Maradona has saddened football fans around the world.
The king of football is Pele but the god of the game is Maradona. A lot of talented players like Messi and Ronaldo are in the world stage but none of them has gained the ‘god’ status, writes I M Vijayan.
Maradona's pinnacle of glory came when he captained Argentina to win the World Cup in 1986, before plunging to misery when he was kicked out the 1994 World Cup for doping.
"Certainly, one day we'll kick a ball together in the sky above," said Brazilian legend Pele.