straight to your inbox The initial shock of Lionel Messi ’s transfer request has subsided, and now for the grind. Manchester City were the first club on everyone’s lips the moment it became clear that the Barcelona star was not bluffing – as he has in the past – and really seems to have reached the end of his tether with the stagnation at the Nou Camp.
City have always been confident that they would be in pole position should Messi ever decide to leave Barca – although that view has always been tempered by the strong belief that he would see out his career in Catalonia.
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