Odds shorten on Messi leaving Barcelona – with Man City favs to sign him

Pep and Leo reunited at last?

Lionel Messi is said to be unhappy at Barcelona, calling off contract negotiations with the club.

Our traders have installed Manchester City as the favourites to sign the greatest player in history (9/4) – a bit like when they signed Robinho. A bit.

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The odds on Messi leaving the Nou Camp this summer remain long at 9/1, but the price of him walking away at the end of next season has shortened to 5/4.

However, and it might not quite fit the narrative, Paddy Power remain odds-on that Messi extends his contract (4/7) with the Catalans.

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Our own Paddy Power said: “Lionel Messi has ‘had enough’ at Barcelona – yeah, I can imagine Las Ramblas, Gaudi, tapas, and the Mediterranean Sea really starts to grate after a while.

“If he really is leaving, he could pick any club in the world, and we think Manchester City would be his first choice. From one historic club to another, erm, club.”

Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona by 1st July 2021

4/7 No
5/4 Yes

Lionel Messi’s next club

9/4 Man City
4/1 Juventus
9/2 Any Argentinian club
5/1 Inter
15/2 PSG
14/1 Any MLS club
20/1 Man United

*All odds correct at time of publication

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