Man City ready to swoop for Messi
FC Barcelona skipper, Lionel Messi, has once again been linked with a Camp Nou exit
Manchester City are ready to pay whatever it takes to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona, claims the Mirror.
The 32-year-old may be ready to farewell Camp Nou after seeing his side crushed 8-2 by Bayern Munich on Friday night, with City adamant they are in pole position to land Messi should he decide to move on.
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Messi’s current buy-out clause is a mammoth £635 million (€701m/$831m) but Barcelona’s poor financial state could reportedly see them settle for much less.