Man City reiterate Lionel Messi transfer stance as Barcelona star’s contract runs out

Manchester Metropolis have denied that they’ve opened talks with Lionel Messi over a free switch or have supplied the star a deal.

The Barcelona ahead is out of contract on the finish of the season and tried to leave last summer however stopped wanting taking the membership he has spent his whole skilled profession at to courtroom when the board disputed a contractual clause that will have allowed him to depart.

Metropolis had been conscious of Messi’s unhappiness and have the resources to afford his wages ought to he be accessible on a free within the subsequent switch window, with the participant free now to debate phrases with anybody he desires to.

Barcelona had been embarrassed by Bayern Munich in final yr’s Champions League and face an uphill battle to make it past the last-16 on this marketing campaign after a 4-1 humbling at house to PSG this week; dealing with one other deficit within the Spanish cup and 9 factors off the tempo in La Liga, the Catalan giants might finish a season and not using a trophy for the primary time in 13 years.

It was reported on Friday that Metropolis had offered Messi an eight-year deal which might see him begin his spell on the Etihad earlier than taking over ambassadorial roles within the Metropolis Soccer Group. Nevertheless, a Metropolis spokesman insisted that nothing has been placed on the desk for the 33-year-old regardless of the participant being within the closing months of his contract on the Nou Camp.