What about Arsenal? Messi Asked before extending Barcelona contract.

Reports in Spain suggested that Lionel Messi desired Arsenal, as a matter of fact, he asked about the transfer interest to know what was up before finally penning a new deal, maybe out of ‘no option'.

Every club would like to have Messi but the Argentine does not come without a huge shake on the club’s account.

Messi costs £200million, a buyout the Spanish giants placed on the player making him the most expensive player on earth, though that is yet to be signed into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Messi did enquire about Arsenal’s interest, however, Arsene Wenger may not have wanted him at the Emirates; being a coach who is very cautious of his spending culture, would not risk breaking the bank to meet Messi’s £200million buyout clause or the £75m that he could have cost based on a out-of-club transfer request.

Messi earns , Which culminates to , an amount that exceeds more than half the highest paid player at Arsenal.

If Messi would have been at Arsenal, he could have likely taken a pay-cut or rather still avoid the Emirates.