Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club is Lionel Messi’s ‘first choice’ as he searches for a new team after shock departure from Barcelona.
Messi’s incredibly successful stay at Barcelona has officially come to an end after it was confirmed La Liga regulations have stopped the Spanish giants being able to re-sign the Argentina international.
The 34-year-old saw his contract expire at the end of June but agreed to extend his stay at the Nou Camp by negotiating reduced terms on a new deal.
Despite wanting to remain at Barcelona, Messi has been forced to seek pastures new as he cannot be re-registered or sign the contract due to the club exceeding La Liga’s wage limit.
Reports on Thursday claimed that PSG are leading the charge for Messi, who is said to already be in negotiations with the French side and that the pair are trying to make a financial settlement.
However, according to Spanish media outlet Marca, a reunion with former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City is Messi’s preferred choice despite interest from French outfit Paris Saint-Germain.
The report claims with Harry Kane’s deal far from done, the defending premier league champions already look to be changing their plans and turning their attention to Lionel Messi.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Chief and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters, who took to the social media platform to share their thoughts and opinions.
Ok here we go again cmooon citeh
— PepTalk (@Mike_MCFC_) August 6, 2021
Yesssssss come to cityyy
— CITY The CHAMPIONS! (@KunAme10) August 6, 2021
Please make it happen, I’m not watching ligue1 with or without Messi bruh
— -_- (@BeardlessLoner) August 6, 2021
I hope City plays this right. In pursuit of Messi it shouldn’t be the case that they end up with neither Messi nor Kane!
— Rajesh Thorve (@RajeshThorve) August 6, 2021
Messi will be in talks with number of clubs. It’s not mean done deal.
— N@y@n (@Nyn48509445) August 6, 2021
They were first to break the Messi news
— KDB (@dxbruynee) August 6, 2021
Want Kane….but scared off missing out having waited for so long😔
— Fred Mshilla (@fredmshilla) August 6, 2021
wow, the goat wants to join little old citeh. just gotta feel for aguero at this point
— Oliver Gillingham (@olivergham15) August 6, 2021
