Manchester City may use Barcelona's interest in several of their players to help smooth negotiations for Lionel Messi.
City have been touted as a possible destination for Barcelona's Argentine ace after he informed the club he wants to leave this summer, with City one of the only clubs who could afford his £95million per year wages.
AS says City could take advantage of Barca's interest in Eric Garcia, Angelino and Gabriel Jesus so to drive down the Catalans' cash valuation of Messi.
Along with the mentioned trio, Barca have also made enquiries after Bernardo Silva.
Barca are insisting on at least €100m to allow Messi to leave in the coming months.
