The frustration of Lionel Messi after the historic loss to Bayern Munich 8-2 opened the appetite of some wealthy clubs to consider joining him.
Even though Messi is 33 years old, he remains the most famous player and the most winning individual in the world, and he can make a difference if he is at his level and finds someone to support him on the field.
And after the Italian reports that confirmed Inter Milan's desire to sign Messi, especially after he bought a house in Milan, and his father preceded him, today British reports revealed that Manchester City wanted to include the player to train again with his former Barcelona coach and current City coach Pep Guardiola, who The keyword is to convince the Argentine to join him.
The British newspaper "Mirror" (Mirror) reported that Manchester City will open its coffers to Messi, to lure him to join Guardiola, or for the English club to be at the top of the waiting list if the 6-time Ballon d'Or winner decides to take on a new challenge away from Barcelona.
The newspaper said that City knows that the penalty clause for joining Messi before the end of his contract is 700 million euros, a number that makes any club deviate from thinking about joining him, but he realizes that Barcelona has become in dire need to renew the weak team and does not have money, which may force him to sacrifice His most valuable player ever.
On the other hand, former Inter president Massimo Moratti called on the club's management to do the impossible to entice Messi to prefer Milan over any other club.