Manchester City open talks with Messi over £800,000-a-week deal

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Manchester City are keen to land Lionel Messi next year and are prepared to pay him a whopping £800,000-a-week to take him to the Etihad.

According to the UK Sun, City and Messi’s representatives have already had initial discussions about the potential transfer. The Premier League club have been encouraged that the 28-year-old is willing to leave Barcelona in the summer.

Messi currently has two years left on his £500,000-a-week deal at Camp Nou and is believed to be upset the La Liga club is not eager to renew his contract.

Senior officials at City, believe they can pull off the move, especially with a new TV deal worth £150million per season set to kick in next season.

The Sun also claims that if Messi arrives in England, it will improve the chances of the Etihad club recruiting Pep Guardiola as their new manager

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