Manchester City are ready to break the world transfer record and meet Lionel Messi’s £275million buy-out clause, according to reports in France. Losing Messi would surely be a fatal blow to the Catalans, but it has been revealed that, despite an announcement in July, the Argentina superstar has not yet signed his extension.
Were there any possibility of him being open to leaving the Nou Camp, Pep Guardiolawould no doubt demand City do whatever necessary to get him to Manchester. Speculation of a move to the Etihad has grown after it was revealed he had followed the Premier League side’s official Instagram account.