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How do you possibly replace the best player ever?
That’s the question Barcelona could face this summer after Lionel Messi dropped the bomb of the year by announcing his desire to leave the club after the humiliating end of his league season.
Some United fans dared to dream of Messi ending up at Old Trafford, but MEN Sports understands that such a deal is implausible despite repeated ties from around the world. There are more obvious destinations for the 33 year old, one of which is Eastlands.
City have long been confident that Messi could move to Etihad if he ever left Barcelona and the Blues, along with United, are one of the few teams that could afford the gigantic financial package to get the Argentine to the Premier League. .
United fans still await their first major window signing after seeing City reinforce their ranks with Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, while Chelsea have landed Timo Werner, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech. , with Kai Havertz also ready to seal. move to Stamford Bridge.
United remain firmly focused on signing Borussia Dortmund superstar Jadon Sancho, but have yet to make a breakthrough in negotiations for the English international. MEN Sport understands that there is still no resolution on the salary expectations of Sancho, 20, in talks with his agent Emeka Obasi and the brokerage fee demanded by Marco Lichtsteiner, who is acting on behalf of Borussia Dortmund.
United have yet to address the question of Dortmund’s sale price for the former Manchester City winger.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the United hierarchy must be aware that a new contender for Sancho’s signing may emerge if Messi cuts ties with Barcelona this summer.
The 33-year-old’s departure would leave Barcelona with a huge void to fill their attack line and signing one of the world’s most promising talents in Sancho could help ease the pain of losing his club icon. Barcelona fans have been enraged at the news of Messi’s possible departure and a signing like Sancho would help improve the club’s relationship with its fans.
Regardless of whether Messi goes free, his departure would free up a significant chunk of Barcelona’s salary budget that could be used to tempt Sancho to move to Spain.
Dortmund was the club Barcelona turned to after losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain, landing Ousmane Dembele for a fee of around 130 million pounds and Sancho previously said he is open to playing in La Liga.
A move to the Spanish team may not be as attractive now as it would have been in years past, but the opportunity to be the club’s new poster would be hard for any player to turn down.
Five weeks have passed out of the 10-week transfer window and the watershed for a deal to bring Sancho to Old Trafford is approaching.
United has insisted for several months that offers of more than £ 100 million or more are not a reality this summer.
However, if Barcelona line up Sancho as Messi’s replacement, they may not have a choice.
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