Manchester City are once again being linked with Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his former manager, Pep Guardiola, with the latest reports claiming the Citizens are willing to offer the Argentinian an astronomical wage packet of £800,000 per week to join.
The Sun's Shaun Custis and Martin Lipton even claim Messi's representatives have already held talks with the Premier League giants, and Barcelona could be willing to part with their biggest star for less than half of his buyout clause:
City have been given encouragement that Messi is willing to end his time in Spain after 11 years — where his current £500,000-a-week deal ends in 2018.