Lionel Messi’s dad Jorge lands in Manchester to negotiate son’s switch to City- Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he will leave the club with immediate effect - The superstar has been in serious brawl with the Catalan club over his exit possibility - Messi’s father Jorge is currently in Manchester negotiating his son’s possible switch to City PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Lionel Messi’s father is currently negotiating a possible two-year deal with Manchester City for his embattled son to join the Premier League club. Reports from several sources have it that Jorge Messi is on course to reunite Messi and Pep Guardiola in what would be a sensational transfer. It is no longer news that Lionel Messi has told his club Barcelona he wants to leave and several clubs in Europe are on high alert for the Argentine. RAC1 and TyC Sports confirmed that Jorge Messi has landed in the UK and is in talks with the Citizens, but there are concerns over if City will still have to pay Barcelona. Read also Ronaldo Delima tops list of highest goalscorers at 21 for club and country (see where Messi and Ronaldo are) Messi wants to activate a clause in his contract to make him a free agent, however Barcelona insist the clause had expired in June and that means either the player or potential club must pay the player's £630million release clause at the club. If City do not have to pay the hefty release clause, then the Premier League side will still have to cover Messi's extortionate salary, which could rise to £94million-a-year. The Argentine captain currently takes home a salary of £54million and rakes in £24m each year from endorsements and sponsorship deals, according to Forbes. He further pockets £13m in bonuses taking the sum total to a massive £81m annually which makes him the fifth highest-paid celebrity in the world. Legit.ng earlier reported, Luis Suarez has been notified by the new Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman that he is no longer needed at the Spanish club, amid interests from several European clubs jostling for his services. Read also Jose Mourinho makes stunning statement about Lampard after win against Wolves The former Liverpool star has finally aired his opinion about the saga currently rocking the Catalan club saying he will talk when he has to. It was gathered that Serie A and Premier League clubs have been in contact with the Uruguayan hoping to seal personal agreement. And despite all these, Suarez and Messi were captured together leaving a restaurant on Thursday night, August 27. How we mistakenly celebrated Yakubu’s miss at 2010 World Cup – Brown Ideye | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he will leave the club with immediate effect - The superstar has been in serious brawl with the Catalan club over his exit possibility - Messi’s father Jorge is currently in Manchester negotiating his son’s possible switch to City PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng How we mistakenly celebrated Yakubu’s miss at 2010 World Cup – Brown Ideye |