Manchester United has joined the race to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona, odunews.com reports.
Messi on Tuesday informed Barcelona through a burofax that he was set to leave the club.
Manchester City are ahead of Paris Saint Germain, Inter Milan and others in the race to acquire Messi’s services.
However, BeIN Sports journalist, Tancredi Palmeri, reports that Manchester United have now entered the running for his signature.
He tweeted: “BOOM! Manchester United have contacted Messi’s father.”
Reacting to the news, football finance expert, Kieran Maguire told Express Sport that Messi would be interested to move to Old Trafford.
“Manchester United are a big club, he’d certainly be interested,” Maguire said.
“Are they in the Champions League? Yes, so there are some positives there.
“But if you take a look at their cautious approach in regards to Sancho it would seem strange to recruit a 33-year-old player when they are being reluctant to spend too much on a 21-year-old player.
“I think Manchester United are being very cautious because of their ownership model.
“The same with Liverpool. It would be quite a complicated deal for either of those clubs to get involved and Spurs aren’t really in the running.”
