Man City favourites to seal shock Lionel Messi transfer ‘after telling Barcelona he wants to quit immediately’

MANCHESTER CITY are favourites to sign Lionel Messi this summer after he allegedly told Barcelona he wants to quit. The Argentine legend, 33, is claimed to have demanded a transfer this summer after his side’s appalling 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich. The Champions League loss left Barcelona in disarray, with a summer shake-up on the […]

MANCHESTER CITY are favourites to sign Lionel Messi this summer after he allegedly told Barcelona he wants to quit.

The Argentine legend, 33, is claimed to have demanded a transfer this summer after his side’s appalling 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.

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Lionel Messi is said to want out of Barcelona after their Bayern thumping[/caption]

The Champions League loss left Barcelona in disarray, with a summer shake-up on the cards.

Boss Quique Setien is already claimed to have been sacked – with Mauricio Pochettino, Thierry Henry and Ronald Koeman all linked.

Gerard Pique has offered to leave the Nou Camp for the club’s sake.

And now Messi reportedly wants out… but where will he end up?

Ladbrokes have made Man City the early favourites at 5/2 to sign the Argentine.

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Pep Guardiola’s side have already been linked with a swoop – with City said to be willing to pay whatever it takes to sign him.

Inter Milan (3/1) and Paris Saint-Germain (7/1) are also very much in the running.

Serie A champions Juventus are 14/1 to sign Messi, while Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich and all Argentinian clubs are 16/1.

Liverpool (20/1), Chelsea, Man Utd (both 25/1) and Real Madrid (66/1) are the other clubs to have been priced up with a move.

Despite Messi’s shock, rumoured announcement, Ladbrokes still have him odds-on to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer, at 4/6.

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Lionel Messi may have already played his last game for Barcelona[/caption]

On Messi’s future, Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Things got messy on the pitch for Barca on Friday night.

“And it looks like their main man could be set for a sensational summer exit if the latest odds are anything to go by.”

Other reports in Spain have claimed Messi will leave at the end of next season, in 2021.