Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez has offered to take a pay-cut to help Lionel Messi join him in England.

Off contract in June, Messi is set to leave PSG, with a return to Barcelona mooted.

Martínez, 30, is now urging his friend to join Aston Villa.

"If (PSG fans) boo (Messi) I would take him to Villa. Come here, we feed your friends and I grill every weekend," he told ESPN.

"I am ready to lower my salary for Messi, if necessary."