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Man City hope to sign Lionel Messi on FREE transfer if superstar fails to resolve Barcelona bust-up

, Man City hope to sign Lionel Messi on FREE transfer if superstar fails to resolve Barcelona bust-up

MANCHESTER CITY will move for Lionel Messi if he fails to resolve a bust-up with Barcelona.

The Argentine legends future has been plunged into doubt after a public fall-out with club sporting director Eric Abidal.

Man City want to land Lionel Messi on a free transfer from Barcelona

Cityhave believed for years that if Messi, 32, ever left Barcelona, his most likely destination would be the Etihad.

He had some of the best times of his career during Pep Guardiolas four-year Nou Camp reign, twice winning the Champions League.

And City big-wigs Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain maintain a warm relationship with the player and his family.

So his public row with Abidal is unlikely to have gone unnoticed among the City hierarchy, as well as Europes other top clubs.

Messi took exception to the former France internationals criticism of the team in the final few weeks of Ernesto Valverdes reign.

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He took to social media to reply: Those in charge of sporting direction should also face up to their responsibilities and above all take charge of their own decisions.

When you talk about players you should give names, otherwise you are tainting everyones name and feeding rumours which are not true.

Messis Barca contract runs until 2021, but it does include a clause which would allow him to leave for free this summer.

And that will put City on red alert – even though the feeling at the Etihad is that Messi WILL remain with the La Liga giants.

, Man City hope to sign Lionel Messi on FREE transfer if superstar fails to resolve Barcelona bust-up

Meanwhile Bayern Munich fear they may have to break the German transfer record to land Citys Leroy Sane this summer.

The winger was lined up for a return to his homeland last summer.

But he injured his cruciate ligaments at the Community Shield and has missed the whole season as a result.

Sane, 24, is now close to a return.

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But the new contract on offer at the Etihad has been on the table for several months and remains unsigned.

He has recently changed agent, but his agreement with LIAN Sports does not start until April, meaning the impasse is likely to continue.

The German giants would have to pay 80million for his services and confirmed this week that their interest is still live.

President Herbert Hainer said: Sane is a great player who we are interested in.

, Man City hope to sign Lionel Messi on FREE transfer if superstar fails to resolve Barcelona bust-up
Bayern Munich will have to pay a record 80m for Man City winger Leroy Sane

That is a well-known fact. Now we have to see how he comes back after his injury.

City boss Guardiola hopes to have Sane back after their winter break later this month.

And he has still not given up hope of persuading him to sign an extension at City.

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