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RUMOURS: Man City ready to pay £100m for Messi

The Argentine has 18 months remaining on his current contract and is yet to sign an extension, with Pep Guardiola hoping to seal a reunion

Manchester City have told Barcelona they are ready to pay a world-record fee of £100 million to sign Lionel Messi, according to

The Sun .

The sum elipses the £89m paid by cross-city rivals Manchester United to bring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford from Juventus in the summer.

Pep Guardiola has faced criticism just over six months into his tenure at the Eithad Stadium and is now ready to break the bank on his former star as contract talks between the player and Barcelona rumble on.