straight to your inbox Barcelona will use Pep Guardiola's insight to help keep Lionel Messi happy at the Nou Camp. Ronald Koeman has been appointed as the new manager of the La Liga giants, tasked with restoring order at a club whose title challenge fell apart and Champions League tilt ended in a humiliating 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich.
Messi's future is one of a litany of issues facing Barcelona, with the suggestion that their star player could decide he wants a new test elsewhere.
Manchester City would be at the front of the queue for Messi should he become available given both their links to the Catalan club and the fact that they are one of the few with pockets deep enough to afford his wages.
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