La Liga president Javier Tebas claimed the only way Manchester City could sign Lionel Messi is through 'financial doping'. He also warned Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain that their recent financial losses mean they would be unable to match the Argentine's previous salary. Image: La Liga president Javier Tebas"He won't be able to sign [for Barcelona] on the previous conditions, that's impossible," said Tebas. "Manchester City have lost €270m [during the Covid-19 pandemic] so obviously they wouldn't even consider signing Messi [on his old salary]. But his club future still needs to be settled with the La Liga season starting again in five weeks' time.

Source: Sky sports July 08, 2021 18:00 UTC