Today’s talk will steal sunshine
Amid reports that
Barcelona have put most of their squad up for sale following their
Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich, the one player they would most like to keep hold of reportedly wants to leave the club. Esporte Inerativo, who were first to break the news of Neymar’s move to
Paris Saint-Germain, claim
Lionel Messi has had enough of carrying the weight of the Camp Nou on his shoulders and wants to move elsewhere, a state of affairs that has prompted immediate speculation he could be off to
Manchester City or PSG, the only two teams that can realistically afford to trigger his release clause should he hand in a transfer request. Barcelona, it should be noted, could probably do with the money.
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