Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox With Barcelona in a financial crisis and star player Lionel Messi out of contract, it has been confirmed that Barca could not afford to offer Messi a new contract and that the Argentinian is now a free agent.
You might have heard about it, not sure. Manchester City have been consistently linked with a move for Messi over the last couple of years, particularly when Pep Guardiola joined the club and again as his contract slowly ran out.
And now City are being linked the Argentine legend once more, following FC Barcelona club president Joan Laporta confirming Messi is leaving the club this summer due to financial constraints.
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