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PSG To Challenge Chelsea For £200m Messi – reports

Paris Saint Germain are set to challenge Chelsea for the signature of Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, as reported by French newspaper L’Equipe.

Messi is reportedly unsettled at Barca, and several clubs have reportedly expressed an interest in signing him along with PSG, including the Stamford Bridge side.

Roman Abramovich reportedly set up a plan in recent days to bring Messi to the club in 2015, and he is willing to spend a staggering £200 million to make the move happen.

It will not be plain sailing for the Blues, however, especially with the interest expressed by the Ligue 1 side.

PSG are one of few clubs who can offer the same sort of financial package to Messi as the west London side, as they are owned by an arm of the Qatari government.

Barca lost to David Moyes’ Real Sociedad side this weekend, falling to a 1-0 loss, and Messi was reported to be unhappy with the result.

Chelsea Set 2015 Target For £200m Messi Move – reports

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has set a target of this year for a £200 million move for Barcelona’s world class forward Lionel Messi.

The Blues chief is thought to be particularly keen to bring the four time Ballon D’Or winner to Stamford Bridge in the near future, despite the fact that manager Jose Mourinho has denied the possibility of that occurring.

The Portuguese boss told the press recently that Financial Fair Play regulations would stop the possibility of the Argentinian maestro moving to west London.

Reports in Spain have today suggested that the 27 year old is a particular target of Abramovich for the summer of 2015, according to the Daily Express.

However, part of that deal would be reliant on Mourinho capturing both the Premier League and Champions League crowns this season, in order to prove the viability of a move to Messi.

If that occurs, Chelsea are expected to make a £200 million move for the Barca forward.

FFP Stops Chelsea Move For £200m Messi – Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that the Blues have no chance of capturing Lionel Messi in the future, due to the existence of Financial Fair Play rules.

Messi is thought to be keen on a move to the Premier League, having grown slightly disillusioned with his time at the Catalan giants in recent months.

Barca are thought to value the Argentine international, who is considered to be one of the best players of all time, at around £200 million.

Reports in Spain have even suggested that the Nou Camp club are willing to cash in on Messi, a shocking twist in his career.

Unlike some of the other wealthy clubs in the Premier League, Chelsea have struck rigidly to Financial Fair Play rules.

As a result, Mourinho has admitted that there is no chance Messi could move to Stamford Bridge, even if the player wanted a switch to the west London side.

“No I have no chance of that,” Mourinho told BT Sport.

“Because at this moment there is financial fair play and with the financial fair play we have to follow certain rules, certain numbers and we obviously have no conditions to buy, as you say a ‘super amazing player’ paid with ‘super amazing numbers’ that Chelsea at this moment we cannot do.”