straight to your inbox Barcelona presidential candidate Toni Freixa expects Lionel Messi to join Manchester City in a move that he thinks could be liberating for the Catalan club.
Messi is currently involved in a standoff with the club he has played at for his entire career, with the 33-year-old having failed to show up for pre-season as he attempts to leave the Nou Camp.
City had felt for a number of years they would be in a good position to sign Messi for a number of years and are the frontrunners for him now if an exit from Barcelona can be negotiated.
Freixa reckons that Messi's mind is made up and that a reunion with Pep Guardiola is on the cards. “I think a move to Man City is likely,” Freixa told Goal. “With Pep, Messi experienced.
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