Lionel Messi to join him at Paris Saint-Germain has left him fearful. Agusti Benedito is hopeful he can be the man to emerge on top in January’s pivotal day at the ballots as the club looks for long-term stability after Josep Bartomeu’s disastrous spell in charge of the club.
Messi looks set to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season as his relationship with club officials continues to disintegrate with each passing week.
Manchester City are the bookies’ favourites to land the mercurial 33-year-old but punters are also piling in on PSG after Neymar ’s very public pitch to his close friend after a recent Champions League win.
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