Today’s fluff is peachy
Cutting an increasingly grumpy figure at Barcelona, where he has made headlines after very publicly criticising the club’s sporting director (and his former team-mate) Eric Abidal,
Lionel Messi has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the club for free come season’s end should he so desire. While such a scenario is extremely unlikely, not least because he is the one figure at Camp Nou who is considered truly indispensable, speculation abounds regarding where the disaffected Argentinian might go next should his rattle come sailing out of the pram in a parabolic arc. Needless to say, suits at
Manchester City are reported to be monitoring the 32-year-old’s situation with interest, in an unsurprising state of affairs considering his past relationship with
Pep Guardiola and the fact they are one of very few clubs on the planet who can actually afford a man of his talents.
Related: The blame game: how Lionel Messi’s patience finally snapped at
Barcelona