Manchester City keen on signing unhappy Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona amidst Manchester City interest.

After Barcelona recieved confirmation from Lionel Messi regarding his desire to leave this season, Manchester City are exploring every possibility.

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The Premier League side are studying the possibility of Messi’s arrival this season without breaking any FFP regulations, depending on Barca agreeding to significantly lower the current 631 million pound release clause.

Pep Guardiola wants to reunite with the six-time Ballon D’or winner after Leo displayed his desire to leave the Nou Camp after yet another disappointing season especially after the humiliating defeat against German champions, Bayern Munich.

The Spanish boss has asked his side to investigate whether a deal with Barca is possible without breaking an Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations if the Spanish side agrees to lower their transfer fee demands as no club in the world will be able to afford the 700 million euro release clause set on the Argentine maestro.

ESPN reports that some members of the Barca hierarchy are willing to let Messi leave this summer. While any club will face problems dealing with the transfer of the Argentine especially due to the expensive nature of his salary. City are ready to make his transfer a world record but must be careful with the FFP rules as they have recently escaped a two-year ban from the Champions League due to previous violations.

It remains to be seen if Barca demand any fees at all due to the nature of their relationship with the club legend. They might allow the captain to leave without causing any hassles as a sign of respect for everything he has done for Blaugrana.

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