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Manchester City: Barca star’s £100million price-tag; transfer kitty revealed; Delph set to stay
The Sun this morning that Manchester City have told Barcelona that they will pay £100 million to sign Lionel Messi in a deal that will see the forward earn around £800,000 per week. Reports say that representatives from both clubs have already met to discuss a potential move, and although City haven’t made a formal bid yet they have allegedly named their high price for the Barca star.
The club are hoping that Pep Guardiola’s long-term relationship with the little Argentinian well help tempt him into a move to the Etihad Stadium, and City are looking to take advantage of the fact that the Catalan club have said they can’t meet Messi’s wage demands for a new contract at the Camp Nou.
The potential signing of Lionel Messi would take a large chunk out of the £250 million that Pep Guardiola has to spend on bringing in world-class players to the Etihad, despite the fact that the Spaniard has already spent £150 million since being appointed over the summer.
Sheikh Mansour has said he has no intention of sacking Guardiola after City’s poor run of recent form, and instead will give him the financial help needed to draw in some of the world’s best players to make his side champions again.
It’s understood that Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, Atletico Madrid’s Koke, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are all on the club’s transfer wish-list, ready for a summer spending spree.
Manchester City also look set to hold on to midfielder Fabian Delph after heavy recent interest from Premier League side West Brom, with Guardiola saying the 27-year-old is not going anywhere over the course of the January transfer window.
Delph has been low down Guardiola’s pecking order all season after being sidelines through injury, but with Ilkay Gundogan out for the long-term and City’s form dipping rapidly, the former Aston Villa man could be needed in a first-team role over the upcoming months.
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