There's a rumour that Messi is going to the group that owns Man City on a five year deal, with the plan for him to play for City for three years and then NYCFC for the remaining two.
He gave it his best shot.
This might just be a situation where a transactions delayed, given his demeanor towards Camp Nou and the fact that they basically told his best friends to freak off.
Watching Chelsea as we speak...I know the prevailing wisdom is that they're keeping Kepa in mothballs now so as not to have him further freak over his value, but if I'm any other team why would I shell out big money to a guy they have such little faith in they wouldn't even trot him out vs West Brom.