An English club is adamant on signing Lionel Messi next summer, they just sent a stern warning through one of the board directors.
After Lionel Messi’s failed attempt to sign for an English club last summer, they are coming back for him stronger next season. Even though Pep Guardiola’s burning desire is to see Leo retire while still donning the Blaugrana jersey, his employers would like to differ.
They obviously want one of the best players in football history to represent their colors, even if it’s for a couple of seasons. The reason the Citizens refused to make a massive offer for Leo is very simple: they can get him next summer for free. Everybody at City is assuming Messi won’t renew his contract with Barcelona and they are expecting him to land in England next summer.
The Citizens are ready for Leo.
City’s Chief Operating Officer, Omar Berrada spoke about the Argentine on Goal: “He’s an amazing talent , he’s somebody that can make a significant impact at any club in the world on and off the pitch immediately.
“He’s the best player in the world, he’s the best player of his generation. I think any club in the world would like to explore the possibility of him joining their team.
“The fact that it was commented that he wanted to come to play for City just shows you how far the team has come over the last years where the best talent of his generation and potentially saying he wants to come and play for us.
“It’s hard to guess what could happen. If you think back to those two weeks where everything played out at FC Barcelona, it’s almost impossible to guess what will happen next summer.
“Messi is a generational talent, he’s the best player in the world and probably an exception to potential investments that we’d do out of the ordinary but our planning has been done with this current squad and it is being considered with the current opportunities that we have.
“For every single position we have to be prepared because there can be so many things that can happen but at the same time I think we have the financial strength and system ability to make that investment when required.
“That’s what puts us in a position where we feel comfortable that we’ll be able to take the right decision because it also doesn’t mean that we’ll have to rush into anything – first because Sergio [Aguero] and Gabriel [Jesus] are performing very well, they are two of the best strikers in the world right now, and when we do decide to bring in potentially someone else, whether it is next season or the one after that then we will be in a financial position to do it for the right price.”
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