Verified twitter accounts reporting City are in a good position to sign Messi:
- Rodrigo Faez and Moillorens (ESPN correspondence on Barcelona)
Guardiola and Messi spoke on the phone last week to discuss the possibility of Messi making a move to Man City this summer
Man City are weighing up offering Lionel Messi a long-term contract that would see him move to partner club NYCFC after three years in the Premier League
Marcelo Belcher (Barca journalist who first broke the Neymar transfer)
Lionel Messi wants to play for City
Martin Bajkowski (Manchester evening news)
Messi to City, then? It has arguably never been more likely, but there are enough obstacles still to suggest it is still a long way from looking likely
Guillem Balague (Journalist)
Yes, City could be the destination. But it is too early to say it will certainly be. @lequipe say his morning PSG is out of the equation and the club suggests that to be the case. But it is more a "wait and see" than a definitive no. Inter is exactly the same. And there are more
- Martyn Ziegler (reporter for the times)
Man City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off deal to sign Messi and are seen as frontrunners:
Manchester City have been working for more than a week to try to pull off the biggest transfer coup that English football has ever seen by signing Lionel Messi, according to sources, but they face major financial hurdles
