A surprise ... City is betting on 50 million euros to sign Messi
The British newspaper "The Sun" reported that Manchester City is preparing a tempting offer for Barcelona to persuade the latter to abandon its star and captain, Argentine Lionel Messi, next January, without waiting for the player to sign in the summer of 2021, when he is available for free.
The newspaper said that in light of the debts accumulated on the Barcelona club, which touches the barrier of half a billion euros, and its urgent need to reduce the cost of wages, in addition to that Messi will leave for free if he wishes to do so in the summer of next year, City is betting on the temptation of Barcelona with 50 million euros in order to allow Messi to leave In January.
The newspaper confirmed that sources close to the club assured her that Man City coach Pep Guardiola wants to strengthen his position in the club by completing this historic deal, especially in light of talk that the current season may be his last, in light of the unstable results of the team, as well as the fact that the Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino is not currently in charge of coaching any team, and he is one of the prominent names to be nominated to succeed Guardiola.
It is noteworthy that Messi was forced to stay with Barcelona despite his desire to leave last summer, due to the penalty clause of 700 million euros, but the player will be free to negotiate with any club by January, to leave for free in the summer of 2021, but City wants to accelerate the matter, and grant The team has a great moral and technical boost in the event that its efforts to include Messi succeed before next summer.
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