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Manchester City prepare £400m deal for Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has not yet signed a new deal at Barcelona and the blue side of Manchester is ready to lure the diminutive magician to the Etihad, according to AS.

Manchester City have been interested in signing Messi for a long time now. But due to recent developments and a few shortcomings on the board's part, Messi has been left disgruntled at the club.

This has opened a window of opportunity for the Citizens and they are ready to break the bank and a few records in order to land one of the best players to have graced the game.

Bayern Munich join race for Arsenal's Mesut Ozil

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Mesut Ozil, whose future is still undecided at the Emirates could very well move from the club on a free next summer. Daily Star has now reported that Bayern Munich is willing to offer Ozil a chance to return to his homeland.

Manchester United are also interested in the German playmaker. Arsenal will not want to see another one of their best players joining rivals United and therefore will be happy to send him off to Bayern in case they can't extend his contract.

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For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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