Leo Messi: Manchester City wants to lower his salary | FC Barcelona

The soap opera Leo Messi continues giving that to speak. The Argentine star ends his contract at the end of this season, and he has not yet renewed. There is talk of the possibility that he will leave Barcelona to sign for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, and even more so after the renewal of the Spanish coach. However, from England they assure that the citizen club would have ruled out his signing. According to Sky Sports, Manchester City’s doors are closed for Barça’s 10 and they have no intention of presenting an offer to the footballer. From the British chain they cite sources from the English club, who hide behind the Argentine’s salary so as not to undertake his signing. According to this information, City is not willing to assume the 100 million euros per season that Messi would cost them at the salary level, due to the current economic situation.In Manchester they consider that Leo’s performance this season is not at the level seen In recent years, they also believe that he is in the decline of his career so they are willing to assume such an amount of money, even if he arrives free. In fact, the aforementioned media assures that these numbers are not compatible for any club in these times of pandemic, which seriously affect the coffers of the entities.In this way, the City backs down to the arrival of the Barça star, although it could be a distraction maneuver to try to lower the salary claims of the Argentine footballer. His interest seems to have waned, just a few months after trying to sign him last summer, and on Saturday, Pep Guardiola insisted on his wish that the 10 end his career at Barcelona. «Leo is a Barça player.If you ask me my opinion as a person to whom this club has given everything, I hope he stays at Barça. I would like him to retire there, “commented the coach in the preview of the match against Tottenham. Meanwhile, in Barcelona they continue to dream of Messi renewing and staying at Barça for many more years. We will have to wait to see what the future holds.