Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists a team could match Lionel Messi’s €300 million buyout clause.
Barcelona have maintained that Messi will stay at the club, but following Neymar’s world record move to PSG, the possibility of a club paying his buyout clause seems realistic.
The Argentine has agreed to sign a new four year deal at the Camp Nou, but has still not put pen to paper.
With no contract signed, the 30-year-old has been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium.
Asked about the prospect of Messi’s buyout clause being activated, Guardiola said: “I don’t know. Someone might have if they have the money and want to spend it.
“It might happen.”
