The football director of Manchester City Txiki Begiristain, who was considered the main protagonist, preparing the ground for a possible super transfer of Lionel Messi to `Etihad`, said the Argentinian will certainly stay at Barcelona. The attacker has not yet signed a new contract with the Catalans, and that one expires after one year. After Paris Saint-Germain paid the clause of Neymar, there are rumors that the Citizens are willing to do the same with Messi. Yesterday, there was information that the player`s father, Jorge Messi already has spoken with Begiristain for Leo to arrive at `Etihad` next summer.
`Messi will certainly stay at Barcelona!`, Begiristain concisely commented.
The director rejected the possibility of a transfer of Kylian Mbappe. City was one of the clubs adviced by contacts with fixed picks thought to get the talented footballer from Monaco, who, however, will in all likelihood pass to Paris Saint-Germain.
`We are already out of the battle for Mbappe. It is impossible to make that transfer in the time remained.`, add the former player of Barcelona.
