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Kalidou Koulibaly agrees personal terms with Manchester City. France Football report that 29-year-old Senegalese international central defender Kalidou Koulibaly has agreed personal terms with Manchester City ahead of a possible transfer from Napoli. [ Getโฆ
Kalidou Koulibaly could still go to Paris Saint Germain. Napoli are adamant about his valuation. Koulibaly will only get the green light if a club offers โฌ90M.
[ France Football ]
Guardiola withdraws from Koulibaly move, for now, after Napoli rejected Manchester Cityโs latest offer of โฌ60M.
[ SSC NAPOLI NEWS ]
This week it will be decided whether Koulibaly will stay or leave as Man City present their latest offer through his agent Ramadani. Napoli have Sokratis and Matvienko on their list of replacements.
[ Alfredo Pedulla ]
ManCity have made a โฌ70M offer for Kalidou Koulibaly. There will be a meeting between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Fali Ramadani to close the deal. City already have an agreement with the player, while Napoli still want โฌ80M.
[ SSC NAPOLI NEWS ]
[ France Football ]
Guardiola withdraws from Koulibaly move, for now, after Napoli rejected Manchester Cityโs latest offer of โฌ60M.
[ SSC NAPOLI NEWS ]
This week it will be decided whether Koulibaly will stay or leave as Man City present their latest offer through his agent Ramadani. Napoli have Sokratis and Matvienko on their list of replacements.
[ Alfredo Pedulla ]
ManCity have made a โฌ70M offer for Kalidou Koulibaly. There will be a meeting between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Fali Ramadani to close the deal. City already have an agreement with the player, while Napoli still want โฌ80M.
[ SSC NAPOLI NEWS ]
MAN CITY NEWS ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Messi agrees to โฌ700m Man City contract The 33-year-old is heading for the exit at Barcelona, as new head coach Ronald Koeman has informed him that he does not feature in his plans moving forward. The Barcelona star looks set for a big payday should heโฆ
Lionel Messi's father provides update on Man City links ahead of Barcelona contract talks.
Lionel Messi's father and agent has arrived in Barcelona for talks with the club as Manchester City continue to be linked with signing the forward.
According to Deportes Cuatro, Jorge Messi said it would be difficult for his son to remain at Barcelona, but he 'doesn't know' about a move to City.
They report that Messi Sr was asked if his son would remain at Barcelona, to which he replied: "I don't know."
When pressed to answer how he expected the talks to go, he said it would be 'difficult' for his son to stay at the Nou Camp
The report then asked if City was a good option, and whether he spoke to Pep Guardiola.
Reports have suggested Guardiola advised Messi to remain at Barcelona before handing in his transfer request.
"I don't know, there is nothing," Messi Sr replied. "I didn't talk to Pep."
Finally, Jorge Messi was asked how he saw Lionel's future at Barcelona, with the reply: "Difficult, difficult."
Lionel Messi's father and agent has arrived in Barcelona for talks with the club as Manchester City continue to be linked with signing the forward.
According to Deportes Cuatro, Jorge Messi said it would be difficult for his son to remain at Barcelona, but he 'doesn't know' about a move to City.
They report that Messi Sr was asked if his son would remain at Barcelona, to which he replied: "I don't know."
When pressed to answer how he expected the talks to go, he said it would be 'difficult' for his son to stay at the Nou Camp
The report then asked if City was a good option, and whether he spoke to Pep Guardiola.
Reports have suggested Guardiola advised Messi to remain at Barcelona before handing in his transfer request.
"I don't know, there is nothing," Messi Sr replied. "I didn't talk to Pep."
Finally, Jorge Messi was asked how he saw Lionel's future at Barcelona, with the reply: "Difficult, difficult."
MAN CITY NEWS ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Lionel Messi's father provides update on Man City links ahead of Barcelona contract talks. Lionel Messi's father and agent has arrived in Barcelona for talks with the club as Manchester City continue to be linked with signing the forward. According to Deportesโฆ
How can Man City afford Lionel Messi ๐ง
1. The Argentine believes his contract stipulates he can leave for nothing but Barcelona insist any buying club will need to pay a fee. Then there is his release clause, which is ยฃ630million.
Not even Sheikh Mansour could afford that. In fact, City are one of the few clubs in world football who could even contemplate a fee of around โฌ100m (ยฃ89m). That's what Juventus paid for Cristiano Ronaldo and that is considered a benchmark for any deal involving his rival, who is now 33.
What looks certain is that Messi would need to accept some form of pay cut on his astronomical wages. City's current top earner โ believed to be Kevin De Bruyne on ยฃ350,000 a week โ earns less than a third of the Argentine's basic wage at Barca.
2. WHAT ABOUT CITY'S OTHER TRANSFERS?
Here is where it gets a bit tricky. This summer, Guardiola has already spent ยฃ41m on Nathan Ake and ยฃ37m on Ferran Torres.
As reported by Sportsmail this week, City are looking for two more signings, with a right-sided centre back among their priorities.
City want Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly but the Serie A club would likely demand north of ยฃ65m. Those deals should not preclude a move for Messi. But funds would need to be found elsewhere.
3. HOW MUCH WRIGGLE ROOM DO CITY HAVE?
More than you might imagine, it seems. Football finance expert Kieran Maguire told The Athletic that in recent seasons, with the threat of a European ban hanging over them, City have spent more carefully.
Missing the Champions League for two seasons could have cost them hundreds of millions in revenue and now they are back in the competition, the belt can be loosened a bit more.
Coronavirus has hurt teams at every level โ with big clubs particularly hit by a lack of matchday income. But for this deal, there could be some hidden benefits for City as Covid-19 has prompted UEFA to relax its spending regulations.
Between 2016 and 2019, while in fear of punishment from UEFA, City actually made an FFP 'profit' of around ยฃ107m, Maguire claims. But now, thanks to the pandemic, UEFA have decided to count profit and loss over the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons combined, giving clubs an extra year to balance the books.
4. WHERE CAN CITY FIND THE MONEY TO AFFORD MESSI?
Firstly they can sell players: young defender Eric Garcia could be used as a makeweight in any deal for Messi, while Nicolas Otamendi could leave if City can find a buyer to pay his wages.
Uncertainty reigns over the long-term futures of the likes of John Stones, Angelino and Oleksandr Zinchenko, too, while City have already pocketed David Silva's wages and ยฃ55m for Leroy Sane (plus his wages) following their departures.
More crucial, perhaps, could be the money Messi helps bring in. The hope will be that with such a superstar in their ranks, City will improve in the Premier League and Champions League. Finishing higher or going further would earn them bigger prizes, as would having more of their games on TV because the likes of Sky and BT Sport want to show Messi on their channels.
Almost all of City's matches last season were on TV, but every extra game (after the first 10) brings an extra ยฃ1million for top-flight clubs, Maguire revealed. Every little helps.
City would also use Messi to boost their commercial revenue, too.
As Maguire told Sportsmail this week, City could implement a 'Messi tax' to deals signed by any of their 42 partners because brands would almost certainly pay through the nose to have him commercially associated with their product.
'City's commercial partners want their product next to a first-team player in a shirt. At present, City can offer them Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne. All excellent footballers,' he said. 'Lionel Messi is in a different universe though - Juventus found that when they signed Cristiano Ronaldo.
'It allows the club to go back to sponsors and say, 'here's the deal, it's going to cost you another couple of million a year if you want Messi'. If you do
1. The Argentine believes his contract stipulates he can leave for nothing but Barcelona insist any buying club will need to pay a fee. Then there is his release clause, which is ยฃ630million.
Not even Sheikh Mansour could afford that. In fact, City are one of the few clubs in world football who could even contemplate a fee of around โฌ100m (ยฃ89m). That's what Juventus paid for Cristiano Ronaldo and that is considered a benchmark for any deal involving his rival, who is now 33.
What looks certain is that Messi would need to accept some form of pay cut on his astronomical wages. City's current top earner โ believed to be Kevin De Bruyne on ยฃ350,000 a week โ earns less than a third of the Argentine's basic wage at Barca.
2. WHAT ABOUT CITY'S OTHER TRANSFERS?
Here is where it gets a bit tricky. This summer, Guardiola has already spent ยฃ41m on Nathan Ake and ยฃ37m on Ferran Torres.
As reported by Sportsmail this week, City are looking for two more signings, with a right-sided centre back among their priorities.
City want Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly but the Serie A club would likely demand north of ยฃ65m. Those deals should not preclude a move for Messi. But funds would need to be found elsewhere.
3. HOW MUCH WRIGGLE ROOM DO CITY HAVE?
More than you might imagine, it seems. Football finance expert Kieran Maguire told The Athletic that in recent seasons, with the threat of a European ban hanging over them, City have spent more carefully.
Missing the Champions League for two seasons could have cost them hundreds of millions in revenue and now they are back in the competition, the belt can be loosened a bit more.
Coronavirus has hurt teams at every level โ with big clubs particularly hit by a lack of matchday income. But for this deal, there could be some hidden benefits for City as Covid-19 has prompted UEFA to relax its spending regulations.
Typically, teams are allowed to lose ยฃ26.8m over a three-year period.Between 2016 and 2019, while in fear of punishment from UEFA, City actually made an FFP 'profit' of around ยฃ107m, Maguire claims. But now, thanks to the pandemic, UEFA have decided to count profit and loss over the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons combined, giving clubs an extra year to balance the books.
4. WHERE CAN CITY FIND THE MONEY TO AFFORD MESSI?
Firstly they can sell players: young defender Eric Garcia could be used as a makeweight in any deal for Messi, while Nicolas Otamendi could leave if City can find a buyer to pay his wages.
Uncertainty reigns over the long-term futures of the likes of John Stones, Angelino and Oleksandr Zinchenko, too, while City have already pocketed David Silva's wages and ยฃ55m for Leroy Sane (plus his wages) following their departures.
More crucial, perhaps, could be the money Messi helps bring in. The hope will be that with such a superstar in their ranks, City will improve in the Premier League and Champions League. Finishing higher or going further would earn them bigger prizes, as would having more of their games on TV because the likes of Sky and BT Sport want to show Messi on their channels.
Almost all of City's matches last season were on TV, but every extra game (after the first 10) brings an extra ยฃ1million for top-flight clubs, Maguire revealed. Every little helps.
City would also use Messi to boost their commercial revenue, too.
As Maguire told Sportsmail this week, City could implement a 'Messi tax' to deals signed by any of their 42 partners because brands would almost certainly pay through the nose to have him commercially associated with their product.
'City's commercial partners want their product next to a first-team player in a shirt. At present, City can offer them Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne. All excellent footballers,' he said. 'Lionel Messi is in a different universe though - Juventus found that when they signed Cristiano Ronaldo.
'It allows the club to go back to sponsors and say, 'here's the deal, it's going to cost you another couple of million a year if you want Messi'. If you do
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Lionel Messi's father provides update on Man City links ahead of Barcelona contract talks. Lionel Messi's father and agent has arrived in Barcelona for talks with the club as Manchester City continue to be linked with signing the forward. According to Deportesโฆ
half-a-dozen of those, it chips away at the additional cost of employing somebody of his ilk.'
According to The Athletic, the arrival of Ronaldo helped swell Juventus' income by ยฃ46.5m in a single year.
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According to The Athletic, the arrival of Ronaldo helped swell Juventus' income by ยฃ46.5m in a single year.
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Zinchenko's only goal this season for Man City.
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Zinchenko's only goal this season for Man City.
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half-a-dozen of those, it chips away at the additional cost of employing somebody of his ilk.' According to The Athletic, the arrival of Ronaldo helped swell Juventus' income by ยฃ46.5m in a single year. @Man_City_News
Jorge and Lionel Messi's meeting lasted 68 minutes. The final decision: he will stay in Barcelona.
[Jugones ]
Jorge Messi has left Lionel Messi's house after a conversation that lasted over an hour.
[Radio Marca ]
Jorge Messi told Lionel Messi he has to stay in Barcelona.
[Gol ]
Jorge Messi has confirmed that Lionel Messi is studying the option of staying one more year at Barcelona.
[Deportes Cuatro]
Jorge Messi plans to speak with Messi this afternoon to define the steps and the decisions which need to be taken. There is still NO decision made at the moment.
[Alfrerdo Martinez]
Lionel Messi does not want to leave Barcelona for free. His Lawyers and the Messi family are afraid of going to court.
[Florent Torchut]
Man City remain optimistic that they are leading the race for Leo Messi if he engineers a move away from Barca.
[Rodrigo Faez]
[Jugones ]
Jorge Messi has left Lionel Messi's house after a conversation that lasted over an hour.
[Radio Marca ]
Jorge Messi told Lionel Messi he has to stay in Barcelona.
[Gol ]
Jorge Messi has confirmed that Lionel Messi is studying the option of staying one more year at Barcelona.
[Deportes Cuatro]
Jorge Messi plans to speak with Messi this afternoon to define the steps and the decisions which need to be taken. There is still NO decision made at the moment.
[Alfrerdo Martinez]
Lionel Messi does not want to leave Barcelona for free. His Lawyers and the Messi family are afraid of going to court.
[Florent Torchut]
Man City remain optimistic that they are leading the race for Leo Messi if he engineers a move away from Barca.
[Rodrigo Faez]
MAN CITY NEWS ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Kalidou Koulibaly could still go to Paris Saint Germain. Napoli are adamant about his valuation. Koulibaly will only get the green light if a club offers โฌ90M. [ France Football ] Guardiola withdraws from Koulibaly move, for now, after Napoli rejected Manchesterโฆ
Man City have prepared a new offer for Kalidou Koulibaly which will be presented to Napoli over the weekend.
[Alfredo Pedulla]
Kalidou Koulibaly asked for โฌ7M plus add-ons per season to stay at Napoli, according to Radio Marte. However, Man City are offering โฌ12M plus control of his own image rights, according to France Football - who claim that City reached an agreement.
[Napoli And Naples]
Man City issued an ultimatum, if there is no positive response for Koulibaly by Sep 15 they will focus on other goals. The offer is close to โฌ65M which isn't enough for ADL. Ramadani will try to convince him to accept Cityโs offer.
[SSC Napoli News]
Man City need to 'take a few steps forward', and Aurelio De Laurentiis 'a few steps back'. With bonuses, City can reach โฌ70M for Kalidou Koulibaly. It's up to Napoli to decide whether to accept or keep Koulibaly - no meeting is planned for now.
[SSC Napoli News]
[Alfredo Pedulla]
Kalidou Koulibaly asked for โฌ7M plus add-ons per season to stay at Napoli, according to Radio Marte. However, Man City are offering โฌ12M plus control of his own image rights, according to France Football - who claim that City reached an agreement.
[Napoli And Naples]
Man City issued an ultimatum, if there is no positive response for Koulibaly by Sep 15 they will focus on other goals. The offer is close to โฌ65M which isn't enough for ADL. Ramadani will try to convince him to accept Cityโs offer.
[SSC Napoli News]
Man City need to 'take a few steps forward', and Aurelio De Laurentiis 'a few steps back'. With bonuses, City can reach โฌ70M for Kalidou Koulibaly. It's up to Napoli to decide whether to accept or keep Koulibaly - no meeting is planned for now.
[SSC Napoli News]
๐ฆ Akรฉ speaking to Inside Futbol
๐ฃ โWe [ With Pep ] talked about normal life first. That includes everything, family and how we are as people. That was easy and automatic. It is nice to get to know someone like this, for him too.
๐ฃ "Then it was about [the fact] that I can play in multiple positions. They are happy with that and they told me that. I think itโs a bonus that I can play football in three positions.
๐ฃ โI think we had a good conversation with each other. There was a warm feeling that felt good right away.โ
#Wallpaper | #Akรฉ | #Man_City_News
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๐ฃ โWe [ With Pep ] talked about normal life first. That includes everything, family and how we are as people. That was easy and automatic. It is nice to get to know someone like this, for him too.
๐ฃ "Then it was about [the fact] that I can play in multiple positions. They are happy with that and they told me that. I think itโs a bonus that I can play football in three positions.
๐ฃ โI think we had a good conversation with each other. There was a warm feeling that felt good right away.โ
#Wallpaper | #Akรฉ | #Man_City_News
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Jorge and Lionel Messi's meeting lasted 68 minutes. The final decision: he will stay in Barcelona. [Jugones ] Jorge Messi has left Lionel Messi's house after a conversation that lasted over an hour. [Radio Marca ] Jorge Messi told Lionel Messi he has toโฆ
Lionel Messi to Goal: "I wasn't happy and I wanted to leave. I have not been allowed this in any way and I will STAY at the club so as not to get into a legal dispute. The management of the club led by Bartomeu is a disaster". ๐จ #FCB #Messi #Barcelona
[ FabrizioRomano ]
Messi to Goal
"When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama.
"The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools.
"But I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League. You can win or lose in it, because it is very difficult, but you have to compete.
"At least compete for it and let us not fall apart in Rome, Liverpool, Lisbon. All that led me to think about that decision that I wanted to carry out."
"I thought and was sure that I was free to leave, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I stayed or not."
"Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season.
"And this is the reason why I am going to continue in the club. Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the โฌ700 million (ยฃ624m/$823m) clause, and that this is impossible.
"There was another way and it was to go to trial. I would never go to court against Barca because it is the club that I love, which gave me everything since I arrived.
โIt is the club of my life, I have made my life here. Barca gave me everything and I gave it everything. I know that it never crossed my mind to take Barca to court."
[ MEN ]
๐จ OFFICIAL: Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona for the final season of his contract.
The player wanted to leave, but the club refuses to let him go. ๐ชโ
[ 433 ]
It looks like this is the end of the rumor Messi to City ๐ข
If there are updates we will send you updates ASAP.
[ FabrizioRomano ]
Messi to Goal
"When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama.
"The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools.
"But I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League. You can win or lose in it, because it is very difficult, but you have to compete.
"At least compete for it and let us not fall apart in Rome, Liverpool, Lisbon. All that led me to think about that decision that I wanted to carry out."
"I thought and was sure that I was free to leave, the president always said that at the end of the season I could decide if I stayed or not."
"Now they cling to the fact that I did not say it before June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this awful coronavirus and this disease altered all the season.
"And this is the reason why I am going to continue in the club. Now I am going to continue in the club because the president told me that the only way to leave was to pay the โฌ700 million (ยฃ624m/$823m) clause, and that this is impossible.
"There was another way and it was to go to trial. I would never go to court against Barca because it is the club that I love, which gave me everything since I arrived.
โIt is the club of my life, I have made my life here. Barca gave me everything and I gave it everything. I know that it never crossed my mind to take Barca to court."
[ MEN ]
๐จ OFFICIAL: Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona for the final season of his contract.
The player wanted to leave, but the club refuses to let him go. ๐ชโ
[ 433 ]
It looks like this is the end of the rumor Messi to City ๐ข
If there are updates we will send you updates ASAP.
MAN CITY NEWS ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Man City have prepared a new offer for Kalidou Koulibaly which will be presented to Napoli over the weekend. [Alfredo Pedulla] Kalidou Koulibaly asked for โฌ7M plus add-ons per season to stay at Napoli, according to Radio Marte. However, Man City are offeringโฆ
Man City wonโt hold Koulibaly transfer talks with Napoli due to Jorginho grudge.
The president of the Serie A heavyweights claims the Premier League giants are making discussions regarding a deal for a top defender difficult
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claims Manchester City are making discussions regarding a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly difficult due to a Jorginho grudge they have held since 2018.
Pep Guardiola was expected to step up that interest in the current window, with City still in the market for reinforcements at the heart of their back four.
The Napoli supremo said of the latest transfer saga involving his side and City: โHow can we have a normal and calm negotiation with Manchester City to sell Koulibaly? They wonโt talk directly with us because of the Jorginho deal two years ago.โ
De Laurentiis added, with โฌ90 million-rated (ยฃ80m/$107m) Koulibaly having seen a big-money switch elsewhere mooted for some time: โKalidou is a great person, I would be terribly sad to lose him. But there is a time for everything, even to move apart.
โBut the โฌ90m is not on the table and so it takes two to make a deal.โ
As they prepare to part with Koulibaly, Napoli already have his replacement lined up โ with a current Premier League performer set to move in the opposite direction.
De Laurentiis said: "We are working on signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Arsenal, we consider it an option.โ
[ GOAL & Mail Online ]
The president of the Serie A heavyweights claims the Premier League giants are making discussions regarding a deal for a top defender difficult
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claims Manchester City are making discussions regarding a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly difficult due to a Jorginho grudge they have held since 2018.
Pep Guardiola was expected to step up that interest in the current window, with City still in the market for reinforcements at the heart of their back four.
The Napoli supremo said of the latest transfer saga involving his side and City: โHow can we have a normal and calm negotiation with Manchester City to sell Koulibaly? They wonโt talk directly with us because of the Jorginho deal two years ago.โ
De Laurentiis added, with โฌ90 million-rated (ยฃ80m/$107m) Koulibaly having seen a big-money switch elsewhere mooted for some time: โKalidou is a great person, I would be terribly sad to lose him. But there is a time for everything, even to move apart.
โBut the โฌ90m is not on the table and so it takes two to make a deal.โ
As they prepare to part with Koulibaly, Napoli already have his replacement lined up โ with a current Premier League performer set to move in the opposite direction.
De Laurentiis said: "We are working on signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Arsenal, we consider it an option.โ
[ GOAL & Mail Online ]
MAN CITY NEWS ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Lionel Messi to Goal: "I wasn't happy and I wanted to leave. I have not been allowed this in any way and I will STAY at the club so as not to get into a legal dispute. The management of the club led by Bartomeu is a disaster". ๐จ #FCB #Messi #Barcelona [ FabrizioRomanoโฆ
Manchester City can sign Lionel Messi in the next transfer window in the January Transfer Window so there is still a chance. โบ๏ธ
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โ๏ธ 14:30 UK Time
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