straight to your inboxManchester City have always believed - with Pep Guardiola in charge and given the club’s riches - that they would be first in line should Lionel Messi ever leave Barcelona.Is that reality now closer than ever?
Reports this week suggest Messi could finally be willing to quit the Nou Camp over rising tensions with the club’s hierarchy following Barca's humiliating Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.The rumours have put clubs around the world on red alert, so surely City and their manager have taken notice too.But it’s complicated.
Messi and Guardiola enjoyed a trophy-laden four years together at Barcelona, winning every major club honour available.But given Guardiola’s high-octane system at City, Spanish football.
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