Diary: Manchester City will only sign Lionel Messi if he leaves Barcelona for free | international soccer

Pep Guardiola, who returned to England last Monday after spending a few days in Spain, would have known from City officials that the deal was not viable, even for a value well below the dismissal fine demanded by Barcelona. (700 million euros). ).

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After studying the pros and cons, the club’s management does not want to risk a new legal battle with FIFA over financial fair play. Manchester City even narrowly escaped being missed out of the next two Champions due to overspending. Guardiola, even, would have advised Messi to stay at Barcelona and fulfill the rest of the contract (until June 2021) if he does not get the release.

But if Messi wins the next legal battle with Barcelona and gets his transfer certificate, Manchester City already have a contract ready on the table. According to the newspaper “Olé”, the idea would be to pay the star about 100 million euros per year (R $ 642 million) for a five-year contract, of which three would be fulfilled in England, and another two in New York, one subsidiary. club in the United States.

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Meeting with Bartomeu and Jorge Messi

According to the newspaper “Sport” of Catalonia, Jorge Messi, father and manager of the star, is in Rosario, Argentina. But this Wednesday, or at the latest on Thursday, you can go to Barcelona to meet Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of Barcelona.

The coach only wants to take legal action in relation to Messi for absences from training and tests after speaking face to face with the player’s father. Both would have spoken by phone twice, in which the agent of the jersey 10 made it clear that he wants to leave Barcelona.