“Manchester City” offered Messi a salary of € 27 million a year – RBC

«Manchester City” offered Messi a salary of € 27 million a year

«Manchester City” offered the Argentine striker “Barcelona” Lionel Messi a contract worth € 27 million a year, according to Sport.es.

According to the newspaper, the proposal approved by the owner of the “Manchester City” Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Messi’s current contract with “Barcelona” is valid until June 2018. The agreement contains the amount of compensation, which amounts to € 250 million.

This year, the 28-year-old Argentinian was named the best player of the year according to the British newspaper The Guardian and is a top contender for the “Golden Ball”, which he had previously has received four times.

In 2015, Messi won with “Barcelona” championship and the Copa del Rey, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

Last season’s Champions League striker He is scoring ten goals and became a (, together with the leader of Madrid “Real” Cristiano Ronaldo and another striker “Barcelona” Neymar) top scorer tournament. At the same time the Argentine became the first player in history to win the argument best scorers in the Champions League for the fifth time. In summer, with the Argentina national team Messi reached the finals of the America’s Cup, losing on penalties masters tournament Chileans.

Last week, the German edition of Kicker reported that the upcoming summer, “Manchester City” will be headed by the current head coach of the Munich “Bavaria” Josep Guardiola. The guide English team work Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain, with which the Spanish specialist familiar to work together in the “Barcelona».

In the period from 2008 to 2012. Guardiola and Messi won with the Catalan club 13 trophies, including including three Liga and two Champions League.