He's 33 but over £150m for someone like him. This comes hours after the Citizens were sent out of the Champions League losing against Lyon 3-1 in the quarterfinal of the competition. Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for Manchester City is possible, claims Yaya Toure, but the former Blues and Blaugrana star admits that any deal for the Argentine this summer will be “complicated”. "It's a pipe dream but Pep Guardiola is at Man City and they are the richest club at the moment. "His contract no longer has that get-out-of-jail-free clause wherein every May the last two or three seasons he could have informed the club he wanted to leave for free. He would fit …
Lionel Messi should be contemplating his future after Barcelona's latest Champions League failure, and Manchester City should be waiting with open arms. The Barcelona superstar has … The struggles endured by Barca in the 2019-20 campaign are reported to have He has entered the final 12 months of his current contract, with extension talks having been put on hold as the Liga giants attempt to address serious issues on and off the field.Club legend Ronald Koeman has been drafted in as the club’s new boss, with the It could be that the all-time great decides to sever ties with the only team that he has represented in his senior career to date.Toure believes those at the Etihad Stadium could explore a stunning swoop, especially with Pep Guardiola in their dugout, but the Ivorian concedes that any discussions will be difficult.“From what I know, Messi loves Barcelona. "He doesn't want to leave for more money or just to be out of the mess that is going on around him, he wants to win the Champions League.
"Of course, he is waiting to see the developments [regarding the board and manager] and whether he believes that might make a difference to him staying and winning at Barcelona."
"If he is motivated and fit there is every reason to argue he could be exceptional for another three or four years, he just turned 33 in June," Hunter told Sky Sports. Manchester City are reportedly looking into whether it will be possible to sign Barcelona captain Lionel Messi this summer.. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. Barcelona sense a ‘strange feeling’ with Lionel Messi following their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich, it has been claimed. Barcelona all boils down to Messi. "If there's ever an opportunity to make it happen, Pep can make it happen.
Lionel Messi has sensationally been linked with a Manchester City move this summer. "Just to see him grace the Premier League for a couple of seasons. Why? Premier League giants Manchester City are now reportedly ready to pay whatever it takes for them to lure Barcelona legend Lionel Messi to the Etihad stadium this summer.
MANCHESTER CITY chiefs are reportedly weighing up whether they could find a way to sign Lionel Messi this summer.
It's a very complicated equation to work out how he leaves, or to where he might go. Lionel Messi has been tipped to quit Barcelona and reunite with Pep Guardiola at The 33-year-old is fed up following Barcelona's humiliating 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week.The Spanish giants are also heavily in debt, with the fee reported to be in excess of £630million.Therefore, Barcelona won't be able to spend big to bolster their squad in the transfer window to keep Messi happy.Quique Setien was sacked as Barcelona boss, with Ronald Koeman the favourite to take over at the Nou Camp.Amid all the controversy, Messi has been linked with a move to the Premier League, with City the favourites to sign the forward.And O’Hara reckons Messi could be open to heading to the Etihad to team up with his former boss Guardiola.When asked about the possibility of Messi joining City, he said on "What are you going to pay for him? Lionel Messi tipped to complete surprise £150m Man City transfer because of Pep Guardiola Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona this summer after their humiliating 8 … "This board, for as long as they stay in power, and I think that will be until at least March, will not want to be tainted by being the ones that let Messi escape, as well as being tainted for being known as the board which failed to bring the best out of the final golden years of Messi. If Messi leaves there is going to be a massive gap.” The Ivorian midfielder, who has spent time with Barcelona and the Blues, doubts that the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will leave Camp Nou Transfer LIVE: Man City preparing to make Messi offerZinchenko responds to wife’s criticism of GuardiolaGabriel Magalhaes: The £25m 'machine' who wowed Arsenal scouts