Lionel Messi will take a ‘£45million pay cut’ to stay at Barcelona – before moving to MLS with Inter Miami in 2023.That’s according to reports in Spain and Italy, where sources believe the Argentine is close to agreeing a new two-year-deal.Messi shocked the football world by revealing his desire to leave the Nou Camp last summer, putting the likes of PSG and Manchester City on red alert.But almost 12 months on and following the arrival of Sergio Aguero from Manchester City and the re-election of Joan Laporta as the club’s president, Messi looks set to remain at Barcelona for two more years.Laporta yesterday offered a hint that a deal with Messi is close, saying: “We are in talks with his representatives.“It is going well and we hope it will.
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