Messi casts doubt on future at Barcelona, as Chelsea wait

Messi drops a bombshell at the Ballon d'Or as Brendan Rodgers tries to complete Balotelli jigsaw

Lionel Messi
(Image credit: Lluis Gene / AFP)

There has been plenty of talking but not much walking among the top clubs so far this January. But with Man City finally flexing their muscles, could that be about to change? Arsenal have been linked with a trio of midfielders, Mario Balotelli could be bound for Italy and there has been an interesting development in the Lionel Messi saga.

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