The Guardian: Man City believe they have a chance of signing Lionel Messi

• Man City believe they have a chance of signing Lionel Messi as the Argentine wants to leave Barcelona this summer, highly reliable Fabrizio Romano and Sid Lowe report in The Guardian.
• Still, the 33-year-old's move to the Citizens may depend on a legal battle between him and the Catalans.
• A clause in Messi's contract with Barca allows him to leave for nothing at the end of each season.
• The thing is that the deadline for Leo's departure expired on June 10 while his camp believe it's valid until August 31 due to the all the coronavirus-related postponements this term.
• City will not be able to meet Messi's €700m buy-out clause but Barcelona could realistically drop the price if they fail to convince their captain to stay.
• Paris Saint-Germain are also expected to join the Premier League giants in the race for the 33-year-old.

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