Barcelona decides the possibility of making a trade with Manchester City

The Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” said this Saturday that Barcelona has decided its position on the possibility of making a swap agreement with Manchester City, seeking to contract with Argentine star Lionel Messi.

The newspaper mentioned that the players whose names have been mentioned in the possible exchange are: Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Eric García, Angelino, to persuade Barcelona to abandon their Argentine star.

But he indicated that the Barça administration is clear that if the door is opened to negotiations on the sale of Messi, any player will be rejected in the deal, since the Catalan club only needs funds in exchange for accepting the departure of Messi, a year before his contract ends.

The City seeks to lower the cost of the deal (700 million euros) by offering a group of players in exchange for the hiring of Messi, in case the management of the Catalan club sticks to the value of the penalty clause in the star’s contract 33-year-old Argentine.

The city administration is clearly afraid of violating the rules of the fair financial game, after the Sports Court ruling saved it from UEFA’s decision to ban it from participating in the Champions League due to its violation of the rules of the game. clean financial.

According to press reports, Messi’s father is negotiating the deal with Ferran Soriano, former Barcelona and current Manchester City executive director, and that the offer extends for 3 seasons with Manchester City, then Messi will move to play at the New York City in the American League.

Source: mundodeportivo