Man City's Whopping Messi Contract Details Revealed?
01 September, 2020
Manchester City will reportedly offer Lionel Messi an impressive contract that could see him earn a total of €750 million - read more on the reported details here!
According to Sport, City want to provide Messi a five-year deal that would be put into two periods.
According to the reported contract, he would spend the first 3 years of the manage the Premier League side before spending two campaigns with sister club New York City in the US.
It really is claimed further that the 33-year-old would earn an impressive €100 million (R1.98 billion) per season before taxes, with the offer including an enormous €250 million (R4.9 billion) signing bonus to become listed on New York City.
City are said to be ready to jump on the chance to reunite Messi with Pep Guardiola, but are waiting on developments in Barcelona.
On Sunday, the Argentine didn't turn up for lab tests before pre-season, which sometimes appears as the biggest public statement that he indeed really wants to leave.
As of right now, Messi and his representatives insist he can leave the club free of charge after activating a particular clause in his contract, while Barcelona are adamant the clause expired towards the end of May, and that any interested club would have to pay his €700 million (R13.8 billion) release clause.
The Blaugrana received public backing from LaLiga on Sunday, with an official statement insisting that Messi can only leave if the buyout clause is met.
It really is believed that Jorge Messi, the player's father and agent, is on his way to Barcelona to meet president Josep Maria Bartomeu for crunch talks this week.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za