Messi prefers Manchester City after telling Barcelona he wants to leave (video)
Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club this summer according to various sources.
Messi is reportedly willing to go after almost half a decade in Barcelona.
This decision comes after an 8-2 humiliation by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal.
Barcelona confirmed that he handed in a request to leave but told him that he will stay as his free transfer clause to leave expired on June,
According to Barcelona, Messi has a 700 million euros release clause.
Marcelo Bechler the journalist who broke the story that Neymar was on his way to Paris Saint-Germain states that Messi wants to join Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
Watch video below
Messi quer jogar no Manchester City. Trata a saída do Barcelona como algo que dói na alma, mas o fim de um ciclo pic.twitter.com/FVMPDvB7Go
— Marcelo Bechler (@marcelobechler) August 26, 2020