Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Lionel Messi is not in Manchester City's thoughts after they spent £100million on Jack Grealish.
Barcelona announced last night that they had been able to effect an agreement they had with the 34-year-old star that would have allowed him to stay at the Nou Camp on a reduced salary.
The club said that because of the restrictions of La Liga's salary cap, they were unable to retain Messi and were letting him go, putting clubs across the world on alert.
But many feel Barca's shock announcement was a ploy in the battle brewing between them and the league over the salary cap and their opposition to a new investment from
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