Lionel Messi is set to explain his reasoning behind the decision to leave Barcelona ‘the next few days‘according to reports in Spain, while a separate claim suggests that Manchester City are willing to pay a transfer fee for the Argentine striker, but have less than € 200 million.
In what is a rapidly developing situation with one of the greatest players of football, the scene will become increasingly clear in the coming days with the player himself set to open his position on the situation. There is apparently no hope that he will stay in Barcelona, given his sour relationship with club president Josep Bartomeu, however, the ironing out of facts is just to give Barcelona fans even clarity about the situation at hand.
According to the Times, Manchester City are “optimistic”About signing the Barcelona legend, and have apparently been working for more than a week to make a deal. City has made it clear through Chief Ferran Soriano that they have the financial capacity to close a deal. It is suggested by Pol Ballus via SPORT that the limit that Manchester City has for a deal would be less than € 200 million.
On the breach of silence of Lionel Messi himself, Ruben Uria of Goal makes it clear that there is no exact date for his explanation, however, the Argentine’s intention to give his version of events in the coming days is to send a message to Barcelona- fans about why he will leave the club.
It may be that Manchester City are just waiting for confirmation of Barcelona’s intention to leave their poster player before making any concrete moves. This could come as early as next week, depending on the intentions of Barcelona officials. Given the complex nature of a move in a financial sense, however, fans should not expect a deal in the immediate days.
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