straight to your inbox Former Man City defender turned Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng has offered his verdict on transfer links between Lionel Messi and the Blues.
Messi and Barcelona endured a tough 2019/20 season and the knock-on impact of that has been the Argentine forward's desire to leave the Camp Nou.Whilst Messi continued his goal-scoring exploits for the Spanish giants, netting 31 times in all competitions, Barcelona lost the battle for the La Liga title and were embarrassed in the Champions League quarter-finals thanks to a 8-2 hammering by Bayern Munich.Messi has since demanded to leave on a free due to a clause in his contract which allows him to do that at the end of the 2019/20 campaign.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk