Lionel Messi's £632m Barcelona transfer clause 'has expired' in major Man City boost
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mirror.co.ukLionel Messi is no longer subject to a £632million Barcelona release clause in a major boost to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, according to reports from Spain.
City are hoping to sign Messi for free after he previously revealed he had an option in his contract to leave at the end of each season.
Barcelona claim that arrangement expired on June 10 and cannot be revisited until next summer. Nou Camp chiefs are hoping to agree a £250million players-plus-cash deal with City rather than go to court in an attempt to get the Etihad club to pay the player's get-out clause in full.
But Spanish radio station Cadena SER, cited by Metro, has reported there is no longer a buy-out clause in Messi’s contract, claiming it expired at the end of the
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