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With Manchester City appearing to close the door on a move for Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain may be the most likely next destination for the Argentinian superstar after Barcelona said they could not afford to give him a new contract.
But 18 months into a global pandemic, these are not normal times. Football has not proven immune as a season-and-a-half of empty stadiums has taken a huge financial toll. City could potentially afford his wages and Messi would likely be open to a reunion with Pep Guardiola, his former mentor in Catalonia who is now in charge of the Premier League champions.
But the former Spurs coach would only go as far as to say that the Parisians “are working on the market to improve the team as much as possible and reach our objectives” as the new season approaches.PSG have in the past been more than ready to pick up marquee names in the twilight of their career — such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham, while veteran defender Sergio Ramos has just arrived from Real Madrid.
Asked if France star Kylian Mbappe, whose own contract runs out next summer and who is a longstanding Real Madrid target, might leave were Messi to join, Pochettino simply smiled and said “no.”
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