Inter’s owners the Suning group have a plan to try and sign Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who intends to leave Catalonia regardless of whether Josep Maria Bartomeu is club president or not, according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Milano based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

The report details how both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are also incredibly keen to sign the six-time Ballon d’Or winner, who seems destined to leave the Blaugrana this summer.

The Catalan side don’t intent to let him leave for free and wants clubs to pay his release clause, €700 million. Messi still believes in the validity of the clause in his contract that would allow him to leave on a free transfer, a bitter talking point between the parties.

Inter’s owners the Suning group have been dreaming of signing Messi for some time now and have been working behind the scenes to prepare for a transfer, the report continues.

Suning are gathering sponsors in China in order to generate enough funds to beat out City and PSG for the 33-year-old’s signature, without violating UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.