Man City or PSG signing Lionel Messi would be 'financial doping' - Tebas
Argentina captain Messi is a free agent after his Barca contract expired at the end of June.
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has been linked with City and PSG previously, though he is expected to remain with the Blaugrana despite their financial problems.
Tebas does not see how any club would be able to offer Messi the sort of terms he had been earning, with his last contract reportedly worth in excess of €500million over four years.
Asked if Messi would have to take a pay cut to extend his stay at Barca, Tebas said: “Exactly. He won’t be able to sign on the previous conditions, that’s impossible.
“But I don’t think any European club would be able to pay that amount.”
Tebas added: “City have lost €270m [during the coronavirus pandemic] so obviously they wouldn’t even consider signing Messi [on the terms he was previously on].
