Manchester City and PSG have been encouraged in their interest for Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

AS says Messi's new contract talks with Barcelona have stalled.

Barca's star player is out of contract in the summer of 2018 and the Camp Nou giants are no closer to tying him down to a new deal.

The forward's father Jorge Messi, who also acts as his representative, recently spent time in Spain but he has returned to Argentina, having not advanced contract renewal talks with Barca.

Paying close attention to developments are big spending giants City and PSG, which both have the spending power to tempt Messi away from Barca this summer.