Paris Saint-Germain are not the only club thinking about the arrival of Lionel Messi. According to ASH Chelsea also sees his chance, now that Messi is not going to renew his expiring contract with Barcelona. According to the newspaper, owner Roman Abramovich has ‘urgently’ requested an interview with the Argentine’s entourage through an intermediary in England.
Chelsea have been working on the arrival of Romelu Lukaku as new attack leader in recent weeks. The Blues unsuccessfully made an offer of 100 million euros and would work on a new offer of more than 110 million euros, journalist Fabrizio Romano claimed on Thursday. Due to the changed situation in Barcelona, Chelsea also want to seriously investigate the possibility of bringing Messi to London. The Champions League winner is encouraged by the news that Manchester City is not in the race.
ASH notes that Chelsea will start as an ‘underdog’ in the battle for Messi’s signature, but will have the financial means to bring in big players. The club wants to remain in talks with Internazionale and Lukaku, but at the same time wants to talk with Messi to be able to bring in at least one new attacker. Less than 24 hours have passed since the Messi earthquake and clubs are pulling out all their calculators ASH.
Messi has according to The Athletic Thursday called his compatriot Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain. Pochettino himself did not deny this at a press conference on Friday. “We are aware of what happened yesterday regarding Messi and Barcelona, but we are fully focused on beating Troyes. Nasser (Al-Khelaifi, chairman, ed.) and Leonardo (technical director) are working hard to get the team to improve,” he said. “For clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain, sometimes the opportunity to get such a great player comes along and sometimes it doesn’t. The club is working hard. If there is information, I’ll let you know.”
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