Operation Get Messi! PSG and Manchester City are both measuring mega-bucks offers to lure the Barcelona star into a summer transfer, with the 33-year-old NOW able to talk to foreign clubs about a free transfer
- Lionel Messi’s moving saga seems to be coming back to life again this month
- The Barcelona superstar is now able to talk to foreign clubs over a summer transfer
- Both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be interested
- The Spanish papers have covered New Year’s Day with the bombshell news
Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi is now finally free to negotiate with foreign clubs in anticipation of a summer move.
The 33-year-old appeared to be leaving for Manchester City before the start of the season, just for the Barca board and threatened legal action to scrape his desires, but will now be able to arrange a turnaround.
This is the great story of Spain and Marca’s an impressive front page on New Year’s Day is decorated with the headline ‘Messi is free to compromise’, as one of the biggest moving sagas in recent history goes back to life.
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is now able to speak to foreign clubs over a summer transfer
Front page at Marca says Messi is ‘free to negotiate’ with six months left on his terms
The start of January’s transfer window reveals that Messi’s lump-back contract has just six months left – allowing clubs from abroad to enter now and seal a deal.
Both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be interested in luring Messi away from Campa Nou for the first time in his high-career career.
However, Marca has also said that no decision has been made yet – and that the upcoming club elections will have no effect.
It is understood Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to sign Messi
Reports in France have revealed that the new PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino is desperate to reunite Messi with Neymar who was a team player on the field.
It was said last month that the Ligue 1 giants are hopeful that they will use Messi ‘s friendship with figures at the club to stop strong competition from City.
The superstar appeared to be playing under City boss Pep Guardiola again last summer before the proposed turn fell through in unlucky fashion.
Barcelona were notified by official burofax from Messi that the mercurial forward was to leave. A clause in his contract, which he thought would allow his release, was invoked.
Messi was looking forward to a reunion with Pep Guardiola at City before his attempts to move were halted
His club, however, were able to argue that the move was called after an expiration date – forcing Messi to stay, or clubs to stop his £ 630million eye release clause.
AS has reported that Messi went through ‘real hell’ last summer and that all the signs point to Argentina’s internationals ’look forward to July to the final stage to forget this of Barcelona ‘.
Whatever Marca’s believing that the elections will not prevent Messi from looking elsewhere, candidate Joan Laporta is hopeful that he will change his mind.
Mark has also claimed that the upcoming presidential elections will not affect Messi’s decision
The new chairman of the club will be unveiled this month, with Laporta as one of his favorites, and he is confident he can submit an invitation.
‘I think the most important thing is that Leo said he would wait for a new president to decide and, therefore, he would be willing to listen to Barca’s proposal,’ he told AS.
‘They told me they would stay until the end of the season. I think that’s very optimistic. ‘
