Messi Arrives England, As Manchester City, Chelsea Jostle For His Signature |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Lionel Messi is set for a new adventure in his football career.

Few days after announcing his desire to quit Barcelona, putting the Catalan giants in disarray, Messi has arrived England looking for potential suitors to pitch his tent with.

Coach Pep Guardiola of Manchester City Football Club who had coached and tutored Messi through the Barcelona ranks could reunite the relationship between the duo, as the Manchester side is set to hijack the deal.

The Barcelona Football Club Management Board are in a fix following the demand by six-time World Footballer of the Year, Lionel Messi, for the Club to terminate his contract and yesterday announced that the Argentine could leave.

However, Barca insisted that the clause expired in June, which would mean either Messi or City would have to pay the player’s £630million release clause at the club.

Messi is currently in Manchester, United Kingdom, with his father Jorge Messi, negotiating with Manchester

Just yesterday, Barcelona unveiled new signing from Sporting Braga, Claudio Trincao.

The 20-year Portuguese striker was bought to boost the squad ahead of next season.

The Argentine has refused to play for the Club and is not ready to join the team for their Pre-Season camping.

Messi bluntly declared that he was not ready to play under new Barcelona Coach, Ronald Koeman.

The Argentina born football great has played all his life at the Blaugrana Club, and is bent for a new life outside Spain.

The 33-Year decided to call it quits with his Childhood Club side following the 8-2 annihilation of the team by Bayern Munich at the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals match in Portugal.

This was however the last stroke that broken the Camel’s back.

With the new Manager, Koeman telling Barcelona and Uruguayan forward, Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal, Samuel Umtiti and Ivan Rakitic to leave the Club as they his not part of his plan in the rebuilding process.

According to Marca Newspaper in Spain, the Barcelona captain has told the club to terminate his contract, so he can leave as a free agent

Messi is understood to have told the Catalans, to activate a clause in his contract, which allows him to leave the club at the end of the season.

However, both parties have disagreed over when the season actually finished.

Barca feels the clause could only be activated by the end of June, while Messi feels the campaign ends in August.

According to Spanish football expert, Guillem Balague, this is likely to result in a standoff and Messi refusing to undergo preseason tests or training.

Balague tweeted: “He has no intention to do the pre-season tests or start the training sessions with Ronald Koeman. He had told the coach already that he saw himself ‘closer to leave than to stay’.”

Following Messi’s new decision to quit Barcelona, former Manchester United Captain and England National team defender, Rio Ferdinand has confirmed on social media that Chelsea head Coach, Frank Lampard is eyeing an audacious move for Messi.

Ferdinand posted on Twitter on Tuesday evening that he believes former teammate Lampard is plotting a sensational move for the Barcelona legend.

According to him, Chelsea is ready to sign Messi for any amount.

Meanwhile, runners-up in the just concluded UEFA Champions League in Portugal, Paris Saint Germain of France has shown interest in signing Messi.

Messi has been a major Target for the Club, and this will avail the Argentine to team up with his Former teammate in Barcelona, Neymar Junior.

PSG is not leaving any stone unturned to make history by also eyeing a possible move for Five time World Footballer of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus Football Club of Italy.

The two great of all time, Ronaldo and Messi could team up in a team if the dreams of PSG management comes to reality.