Report: Manchester City confident Lionel Messi would snub other teams to join them

There's no telling where Lionel Messi may end up after telling Barcelona he wants to move on from the club, but one Premier League side is confident he'll join their club. 

According to ESPN, Manchester City are confident that Messi will snub any other team vying for his services to join them if Barcelona negotiates his sale. 

It's not surprising that City is confident in their chances of landing Messi. The 33-year-old recently spoke with head coach Pep Guardiola to tell him he wanted to leave Barcelona after nearly 20 years with the club.

There's no agreement between Messi and Manchester City, though the club has been in contact with his father, and agent, Jorge. As reported earlier this week, City are prepared to offer him a long-term deal that would move him to MLS side NYCFC after three years in the Premier League.

However, it appears that Paris Saint-Germain are very interested in acquiring Messi. According to ESPN's Julien Laurens, Neymar talked to Messi over the phone on Thursday about the possibility of the Barca captain joining the French club. 

PSG are closely monitoring Messi's situation, but have not yet made him an offer or contacted his agent.

Neymar joined PSG in 2017 on a €222 million transfer and has remained close with Messi. Last year, Messi even lobbied for Barca to bring back Neymar, which ended up being unsuccessful.

PSG midfielder Angel Di Maria, who is a close friend of Messi's and teammate on the Argentinian national team, also has reached out to him about joining the Ligue 1 side, Laurens adds.

At this point, it's just a waiting game to see if Messi will be let go for free or on a fee.