Lionel Messi undecided about Barcelona future & is yet to speak to other clubs

Lionel Messi and his representatives are but to carry talks over any potential transfer in the summertime, with the Barcelona legend at the moment undecided over the place he’ll play his soccer subsequent season.

Messi handed in a switch request in the summertime of 2020 after Barcelona’s chaotic 2019/20 season concluded with an 8-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. Nonetheless, his €700m launch clause prevented a transfer away, and he ultimately agreed to stay at Camp Nou for the 2020/21 marketing campaign.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner’s contract with Barcelona expires in June 2021, and he’s poised to depart the Catalan giants on a free switch in the summertime.

Messi entered the ultimate six months of his contract in January and has been free to open talks with different golf equipment concerning a transfer ever since.

Nonetheless, the newest from ESPN states that he’s but to determine on his subsequent vacation spot and his representatives haven’t opened talks over a possible transfer. Messi himself has beforehand acknowledged that he’ll wait till June earlier than settling his future.

“I’m not considering too far forward within the quick time period and simply need to see how the season finishes. I cannot negotiate with different golf equipment. I’ll look forward to the season to finish and in June I’ll determine,” he advised La Sexta in December.

PSG and Manchester City have each been touted as potential locations for the Argentine, with the European heavyweights two of a handful of golf equipment in world soccer with the monetary muscle to land Messi.

Particulars of the 33-year-old’s Barcelona deal have been leaked in January, and confirmed his four-year contract to be value £492m – the largest deal in sporting historical past.

A transfer to PSG would see Messi hyperlink up with former teammate Neymar, and the French champions have been merrily stirring the hypothesis pot. The membership’s sporting director Leonardo acknowledged in January that gamers like Messi would ‘always be on PSG’s list.‘

Becoming a member of Metropolis, in the meantime, would see Messi workforce up with former supervisor Pep Guardiola, however the Residents have been going about their pursuit of the ahead in a lot quieter, subtler fashion. Nonetheless, rumours that the membership had introduced Messi with a £430m, five-year deal have been rebuffed by City.

Each ESPN and BBC Sport state that no provide has been tabled by Metropolis, with the membership ‘angered’ by such studies and eager to distance themselves from hyperlinks with a transfer for the Barcelona talisman.