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MANCHESTER City is ready to offer Lionel Messi an incredible 450 million pounds over five years if he leaves Barcelona. report claims.
The 33-year-old, who has one year left on his contract at Camp Nou, expressed his desire to leave Catalonia after the club was humiliated by Bayern Munich.
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And it is believed that the Citizens are in pole position to sign the Argentine international, where he would meet again with Pep Guardiola.
Speculation about his future intensified over the weekend after Messi rejected the coronavirus tests in Barcelona.
There has even been talk that Messi has spoken with Guardiola where he has told him that he believes he can win two Ballon d’Or titles at the Etihad.
And now Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri has claimed that City are willing to pay Messi 450 million pounds over five years.
He even suggested that the club would pay him a £ 225 million bonus after three years in England, where he would later join the sister club in New York City.
Palmeri did not say how much City would pay Barça to secure his services.
He tweeted: “Boom. Manchester City would pay Messi 500 million euros (446 million pounds) net over 5 years!
“The salary would be 50 million euros (44.6 million pounds) per season, but after 3 years in the city, there would be a bonus of 250 million euros (223 million pounds) to transfer the last two years to New York City. “
Palmeri also told his 203,000 fans that Messi’s father Jorge will meet this week with Barça boss Josep Maria Bartomeu to discuss his future.
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He said: “Barcelona president Bartomeu and Messi’s father will meet on Wednesday.”
Messi had hoped to leave the club with a free transfer this summer due to a clause in his contract, but LaLiga has dismissed his claim, keeping his £ 630 million buyout clause intact.
The Spanish media have stated that City is preparing an offer of 89.5 million pounds for Messi, while offering Barça Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Eric García.
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