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Publication date: Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:56
Barcelona are reportedly hoping Lionel Messi will join Manchester City next summer, but Pep Guardiola’s men are set to go after the Argentine in January.
the 33 years He has spent his entire career at Barça after joining their youth academy as a child.
He has gone on to play 735 games in all competitions with the Catalan team, scoring an incredible 635 goals.
Messi has also lifted 34 major trophies during his time at the club. That includes 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League titles.
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However, after a transitional summer in which Messi submitted a transfer request before saying he would stay at the club, the long-term future of the player remains at stake.
And now the Daily mirror says Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman fears Messi will move to Etihad next summer.
Koeman has been delighted with Messi’s response since he decided to stay. But he has already accepted that he will not be able to work with the player beyond the current season.
And in another twist, the Daily star Reports that City they plan to offer Barça just £ 15 million for Messi’s services in January.
Due to a contractual clause in Messi’s agreement, the attacker can leave Barcelona for free. That’s if you activate it before the end of a season, something you couldn’t do last season.
However, City suspect that Messi will not make the same mistake again. They will offer £ 15 million midway through to get Messi to the Premier League half a season early.
Pep jumps to the defense of Agüero
Pep Guardiola has defended Sergio Agüero after he was criticized for putting his arm on the shoulder of assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis during Man City’s win over Arsenal.
Omen, who was making his first appearance since June after a knee injury, played a throw-in against him early in the second half of Saturday’s clash at the Etihad.
After discussing her case with Massey-Ellis, Aguero put his arm around her shoulder as she began to walk away.
Those actions drew attention on social media. They also led former teammate Micah Richards to claim that Aguero should “know better.”
Under rules introduced in 2016, players can be cautioned or sent off for touching match officials, depending on the nature of the incident. But Agüero’s actions went unpunished.
At his post-match press conference, Guardiola said: “Come on guys. Sergio is the nicest person I have ever met in my life.
“Look for trouble in other situations, not this one.”
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