Barcelona captain Lionel Messi may move to English Manchester City.

As it became known to ESPN, a few days ago, the Argentine striker in a telephone conversation discussed the possibility of his transition with the head coach of the “citizens” Josep Guardiola..

Guardiola, under whose leadership the Argentinian played at Camp Nou in 2008-2012, told the forward about the project that is now being built in Manchester. On August 25, Leo shocked the football community by faxing the Blaugranas management about his desire to unilaterally terminate the contract.

The Catalan club said that the footballer has no legal basis to terminate the contract - he had to notify the club by May 30.

The media writes that Messi will not participate in the training of the team this weekend - the new season of La Liga starts on September 12.

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Barcelona haven't won any trophies in the 2019/20 season. Catalans lost the championship to Real Madrid, and in the Champions League suffered a shameful defeat to Bayern (2: 8).

Messi has been playing for Barcelona throughout his career, his contract is valid until summer 2021.

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