Hello and welcome to the Total Soccer Show.

My name is Daryl Grove and I'm joined by a man whose release fee you could not afford.

His name is Taylor Rockwell.

Hello.

It's $700 million and $1, correct?

That's what we agreed upon.

That's what Arsenal bid.

If they bid that,

I would expect you to sell me, Daryl. So we have some Leo Messi transfer updates to share with you. We have some other transfer rumors and updates, and we have five magnificent listener questions,

including one about Rose Laavelle's dog.

We cover it all on today's Total Soccer show. Taylor, I'm going to kick us off with the messy news.

Obviously, nothing official has happened yet, but there's been a report in the Daily Record,

which is a tabloid in Scotland from journalist Duncan Castles, that Manchester City,

actually City football group, not Manchester City, and Leo Messi have more or less reached a deal.

Strange times, because as I've said before and we'll continue to say, I still can't move away from the idea that this is

just messy posturing for more control and a better deal. And yet it does feel every single

day like we're moving towards him playing for Manchester City and then maybe NYCFC at some point

and I will still be like, but let's see if he ends up with Barcelona. This feels like a step

towards the reality you can't imagine, messy and sky blue one way or another right so

here's the details according to duncan castle sources he says he's got sources within the club

apparently city football group which if you don't know is the you know the big parent group

that owns Manchester city NYCFC i I believe Melbourne City in Australia.

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