Newspaper reveals Manchester City’s plan to kidnap Messi
British and Spanish press reports revealed a new plan for Manchester City to sign Lionel Messi, when his current contract with Barcelona expires in the summer of next year.
Messi's contract with Barcelona expires on the 30th of June, and he is entitled, starting from January, to negotiate with any team.
According to British and Spanish media reports, the owners of Manchester City will offer Messi a ten-year contract with special conditions, in order to join the heavenly team for free after the end of his contract with the Catalan team.
According to reports, the contract will include the Argentine star playing for Manchester City for a few seasons, then moving to one of the clubs of the "City" Football Group, a holding company established in 2014, to oversee the creation and management of a group of football clubs, under the auspices of Manchester Club. City.
The "City" soccer group includes eight other clubs besides Manchester City, which are Lommel of Belgium, Mumbai City of India, New York City of America, Melbourne City of Australia, Yokohami Marinos of Japan, Sichuan Juno of China, Girona of Spain, and Montevideo City in Uruguay.
Often, the American New York City will be Messi's next club if he agrees to join Manchester City.
And if he accepts the "City" offer, Messi will remain associated with the "City" football group even after his retirement, as he will assume the position of ambassador for the group around the world. According to Novosti.com.
