straight to your inboxManchester City fans were left disappointed. They had already invested in the story and started to imagine the fleet-footed magician dancing his way towards goal at the Etihad.
It would have been glorious, an unprecedented transfer even for a club with a recent history of lavish spending on the right player.But Lionel Messi is, for now at least, staying put.
He will remain a Barcelona player, and City will have to make do with what they’ve got.What they’ve got, though, is arguably the best collection of attacking players in world football.
They were certainly a far more productive and efficient team in the final third than Messi’s Barcelona last season.And that is the salient point.
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