Barca will take time to give the official version and Bechler sees Messi going to City

Barcelona will take time to give the official version of the facts of Leo Messi's possible departure. The club tiptoed through the topic in Francisco Trincao's presentation and, according to 'SER Catalunya', there will be no word from Barca beyond the words of Ramón Planes until within 24 or 48 hours.

According to this source, Barcelona's lawyers are reportedly studying the situation and the club will not make any decision in relation to Messi's fax until up to one or two days. The technical secretary could not dodge the questions during the Portuguese player's presentation but used politically correct answers until the club decides what to do.

At the same time, Marcelo Bechler, Brazilian journalist who revealed at the time that Neymar was leaving and who equally said a few days ago of Messi's wish to leave, spoke to 'RAC-1'.

He sees Leo close to Manchester City and confirmed that there has been contact between Pep Guardiola and the Argentine. "We already have the information that Messi has spoken with Guardiola to close details for his arrival to Manchester City", he explained.

After recognising that he was lucky to learn of Leo's wish to leave, he said that it is almost impossible that there is a reversal from the Argentine: "It is something irreversible because of Messi's displeasure with the board, with the lack of project".

It seems that the arrival of Ronald Koeman and the first decisions made by the club ahead of next season have ended up helping Messi decide: he will play at another club.