straight to your inboxThere are any number of reasons for to be cautious about a Manchester City deal for Lionel Messi.It remains unclear how many millions of pounds it will cost to sign the Barcelona forward amid a dispute in his contract, and even if they were to sign him there are questions over how it would affect Pep Guardiola and the City squad.
Rival teams will not relish the prospect of the best player in the world improving a side already established as one of the strongest in the game.None of which matters to City supporters, who could never have believed in their lifetime that Messi would be wanting to come to the Etihad for footballing reasons.
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