Lionel Messi. In the current age sticking the landing and creating as much buzz about a transfer in the official announcement and unveiling event is as important as ever for football clubs.
And the Ligue 1 title favourites need to make as big a splash as possible if they do land the now former Barcelona legend. Messi is being forced to walk away from Barca after years of mismanagement and overspending has seen them fall foul of La Liga's salary cap rules – letting go of their generational talent for nothing is the only solution.Paris Saint-Germain appear to be the only one of Europe's superclubs in the race with Pep Guardiola ruling Manchester City out on Friday afternoon.
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