Manchester, England.
Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola on the bench, returns to the prosecution for his great desire: Lionel Messi. This is reported by the British newspaper Sun., which informs that the English club has prepared a new offer to take over the services of the Argentine star of FC Barcelona.
Messi returned to the forefront after that the painful defeat suffered by Barça (1-4) against Paris Saint Germain in the first round of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League at the Camp Nou and the second round seems more complicated for Ronald Koeman’s team.
Despite the fact that PSG is the big favorite to sign the Rosario star, the citizens’ team does not give up and would return to the fight for “10” culé, which concludes its contract with Barcelona at the end of this season.
NEW OFFER
The Sun published on the cover this Friday that Manchester City will try again to remove Messi from the Camp Nou for a shocking figure, although lower than the one presented in 2020: 496 million euros.
That is, City reduced the offer of 693 million that it offered six months ago to the crack in Barcelona by 196 million euros. The newspaper mentioned above ensures that contacts between the two sides have never been cut and that the contract offered by City will be for five seasons, regardless of whether the Argentine is 33 years old.
According to the British press, two of these five seasons would be at Manchester City with an optional third and the last two at New York City FC in MLS in the United States.
In addition to the opportunity to play a season in India or the United Arab Emirates and the option that the agreement was eight years for the 10 to serve as ambassador to City Football Group with ten teams spread across four continents, after his stage of football player.
“PSG is positioned as the best candidate, but Messi evaluates all options, and the Premier League seduces him more than the French League,” says The Sun in its publication.
It is worth remembering that in September 2020, Manchester City offered 600 million euros for the Argentine and for the five seasons, but now this figure has decreased, taking into account the financial conditions of the club and the world due to the coronavirus pandemic .
The Argentine star concludes his contract with Barcelona on June 30 and, for the moment, it is not known if he will decide to sign for PSG, Manchester City or to renew with the Barça club when he will have a new president.