Claims had it that Lionel Messi turned down an offer to join Manchester City before he signs a new deal at Barcelona.
According to a TV documentary aired in Spain on August, Messi met with Etihad boss Pep Guardiola last summer to explore the possibility of moving to the Premier League but currently, Pep has denied that Man City was ready to offer an extraordinary signing-on fee to lure him away from Barcelona.
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Already, Messi signed an extension at the Camp Nou on November 25 as he had always intended to do, which is much to the relief of a lot of Barcelona supporters.
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While the biggest names in world football will always prompt discussion, transfer rumours about Messi can be shelved for now, as he's going to be a Barca player for a long time yet.
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Already, Messi signed an extension at the Camp Nou on November 25 as he had always intended to do, which is much to the relief of a lot of Barcelona supporters.
Messi has signed a contract one week ago. This was never going to happen; Messi started his career there and he's going to finish it there. If he wanted to leave he wouldn't have signed the contract.Had he not signed fresh terms, clubs outside of La Liga would have been able to approach Messi with a deal from January with a view to a free transfer in the summer.
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Paul Pogba faces ban; "How will Man United face Man City?"
While the biggest names in world football will always prompt discussion, transfer rumours about Messi can be shelved for now, as he's going to be a Barca player for a long time yet.
Photo by Getty
via Loud Naija Media
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