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Inter Milan shirt sponsor vows to help fund potential Lionel Messi transfer

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Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi warms up before the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Barcelona and Inter Milan at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, on October 2, 2019. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Inter Milan shirt sponsors Pirelli would be happy to chip in to bring Lionel Messi to the San Siro but they have called on the club’s directors to make it happen.

Asked if Pirelli would back the signing, CEO Marco Tronchetti promised to “help” but warned that the responsibility for financing any transfer would lie with Inter president Steven Zhang.

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