Lionel Messi has reportedly been offered a huge package by Manchester City in order to leave Barcelona behind at the end of the season. However, the Argentina international is yet to decide on his future. Pep Guardiola isn’t the only manager chasing the 33-year-old, with PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino also keen.
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The forward has long dreamed of playing alongside Neymar again, with the duo growing close during their time at Barcelona together.
Neymar said earlier in the campaign they’d try and make that happen, saying: "What I want most of all is to play with Messi again, to be able to enjoy him once again on the pitch.
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“Based on the quality PSG showed, I'm sure he might be thinking about joining them.
“I want Messi to stay at Barcelona but I understand why he'd want to leave at the moment when the club is not guaranteeing him good chances of fighting for important titles regularly.
“He can't keep taking responsibility for the team on his own. Last summer, he saw Luis Suarez leave in an incomprehensible transfer that has made Atletico Madrid stronger.
“I believe he will leave the club at the end of season.”
Meanwhile, Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman admitted he was upset following the 4-1 defeat to PSG in midweek - despite cameras showing him laughing at full time.
“Surely the result reflects how superior they have been,” he said.
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“In the second half we had problems defensively. They proved physically to be very superior to us.
“We have to admit that they have been superior. They have shown that they have a more complete team than us. We have to accept it, improve things.
“We know that this can happen because we play against a great team, a physical team, with experience… for many things that is ahead of us.
“A 4-1 defeat is normally very difficult. I can lie to you but losing at home 4-1 there are very few options.
“The game has shown us that we lack things to be at the best level, especially at the Champions League level.”