Lionel Messi has agreed to financial terms with Manchester City that if given the green light would be worth €700 million (£623m/$834m) over five years, claims the Daily Record.
The Argentine has also been offered an equity stake in City Football Group as part of the deal with Messi expected to spend three years in Manchester before moving to MLS side New York City FC.
This is because the presidential candidate Victor Font fears it is too late to keep Lionel Messi at Barcelona and says it is vital the captain leaves on amicable terms in the hope he may return in some capacity.
Font last week stated that the only way the six-time Ballon d’Or winner might remain at Camp Nou is if president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the man he hopes to replace, resigns.
He now feels too much water has gone under the bridge to avoid losing Messi.
Asked if it is too late for Messi to change his mind, Font told Sky Sports: “That’s the way it seems. This is the best football club in the world and we will do everything to ensure that the association with Messi stays.”
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
