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Barcelona star Lionel Messi was 'tempted' by the prospect of joining Arsenal in 2003 when he close friend Cesc Fabregas agreed to move to England.

That is according to his former agent Fabian Soldini. Messi, Fabregas and Gerard Pique were part of a special generation of talent coming through Barcelona's famed La Masia academy.

With his network of scouts, Arsene Wenger had identified the trio as potential signings for Arsenal. Fabregas would join Arsenal in July 2003 while Pique moved to United a year later.

Messi would ultimately stay at the Nou Camp and make his debut as a 17-year-old in October 2004. And the rest is history with Messi going on to make 731 appearances for Barcelona and score a remarkable 634 goals.

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