According to reports Manchester City are keen to try and lure Barcelona star Lionel Messi over to the Premier League.
And apparently they are willing to match his 300m release clause.
Surely this is madness, But, Man City have been spending big this summer, signing full-backs Kyle Walker, Danilo and Benjamin Mendy, as well as goalkeeper Ederson and winger Bernardo Silva, so maybe a run for Messi might not be too far fetched.
The reports mainly come from Yahoo Sport France that seem to think Messi could be set to leave the Nou Camp for the Premier League.
?⚠️? #ManchesterCity va tout faire pour acheter #Messi, #ManCity est prêt à payer la clause de 300M€ ! (Via @RomainCG75) pic.twitter.com/l1s5ZhbRbX
— Yahoo Sport France (@YahooSportFR) August 20, 2017
City have spent over £200m so far this summer, with Kelechi Iheanacho leaving for Leicester for £25m and Aleksandar Kolarov, Nolito and Fernando also departing.
The question still remains whether Messi is willing to leave his boyhood club, with the forward having made over 600 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 519 goals.
Time will tell.
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