Man Utd made initial transfer contact with Barcelona superstar's agent.
Widely regarded as one of the best players to ever grace the football field, Lionel Messi, is shockingly willing to leave Barcelona.
According to reports (ESPN) trending on the media, the Barcelona superstar has told his club that he wants to leave the Catalan giants for free.
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So, it is not a thing of doubt that Argentina international is been linked with several football clubs around Europa and Manchester United is among them.
According to Sports News, Man Utd have made some contact with the 33-year-old playmaker's agent in other to employ his services.
However, Manchester United face heavy competition from the French club Paris Saint-Germain.
The well-known Spanish source claims that the England giant and the French giant would be in a position to push hard to secure the signing of the world-class player, who has set a world record by winning the Ballon d'Or 6 times in his career.
The South American player can leave his club for free but if necessary, the club looking to sign the player will likely pay some compensation fee to Barca in other to secure the services of Messi.
Last season, Lionel Messi scored 31 goals and assisted 26 times (TransferMarket) in all competition, even at that, his club failed to win a sign trophy.
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Not just that, during the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, they were heavily humiliated after Barca conceived 8 goals in the match.
When the match ended, Lionel Messi looked as if someone killed him from the heart. Maybe that is the reason he wants to change his environment.
Goes without saying, securing the signature of the La Albiceleste superstar is not going to be that easy mainly because Man United has not won major trophies in the recent past.
However, not all clubs can afford to pay the wages of the player but the Old Trafford club is one of the richest club in the world so paying his wages will not be a big deal.
According to Goal, Messi's current contract at Barcelona makes him earn a mammoth salary of £500,000-a-week (£26million-a-year).
Man Utd recently has been linked with Jadon Sancho but would supporters take Messi over the Borussia Dortmund player?
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