Where will Lionel Messi play in 2021 after Barcelona contract expires?

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Lionel Messi (r) of Argentina and Barcelona FC receives the men’s player of the year award from his club coach Pep Guardiola. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Manchester City

(What They Offer: Competitive Squad, Pep Guardiola Reunion)

Manchester City is the club that are most likely to snap up the 33-year-old should he decide to leave Barcelona. They were the first ones to be linked with him and they will surely try to convince him at the end of the season.

Their main cards are a lucrative deal, an insane team, and the best coach in the world, Pep Guardiola. Messi declared Guardiola as one of the two best coaches Barcelona ever had and it’s easy to see why he wants to join the Spanish mastermind in England. The manager changed City into a trophy-winning machine and now he wants to bring his best player into his team once more.

One trophy that has evaded the hands of the English giants is the UEFA Champions League trophy and Guardiola reckons that with Messi, they can finally bring European glory to the blue side of Manchester. The Barcelona captain is also keen on the reunion and thus it seems like the most likely option even though his family is not too keen on moving to gray Manchester.

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