City 1.75 , the market thinks Messis on the way

They are 2.5 on the exchange now. Haven't been odds on since shortly after the market opened 2 days ago.

Lionel Messi's dad is already in England to discuss a two-year deal with Manchester City after the Argentina forward, 33, said he wants to leave Barcelona. (Sun)

If the deal goes ahead, it could cost City £500m. (Telegraph)

Any club wanting to sign Messi will have to pay about £90m a year to match his wages at Barcelona. (Times - subscription required)

Messi will attend Barcelona training on Monday to avoid legal problems with the club. (Sport - in Spanish)

Manchester United have the money to buy Messi, but Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho, 20, is still their main transfer target. (Express)

Newcastle not in the betting on here.

Lurka i meant for the league title . just seen there was a next club market on messi

Biffo is talking about the PL winners market

Oh right. I don't think he'll leave for free, Barca will dispute that and will want a fee. City will really be taking the píss if they pay big bucks for him. He's a free agent in a year, he could wait til then and make an extra £100m+ for himself in what may be his last big contract or if Barca demand a monster fee. Don't see it happening this Summer.

Great prices on anyone else for the league now.

£200m transfer fee, cash plus player(s). and everyone's happy

100m euros + Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Eric Garcia say Sport.

Sounds one of those fantasy offers that never materialises though. Surely it's a huge gamble to make an offer like that given you're upsetting those players for a deal that might not even happen. It's also incredibly short term business given the age of those players for a 33 year old.