LIONEL MESSI is said to have discussed the possibility of joining Manchester City in the year 2020 with Pep Guardiola.
A meeting between the Argentine icon and him took place one year prior to the expiration of his contract with Barcelona.
1The manager of Manchester City dismissed the possibility of Messi and Guardiola getting back together at the club.Credit goes to AFPAs a result of the expiration of his contract, Messi ultimately decided to join with Paris Saint-Germain; nonetheless, there were conversations for a move to the Premier League.
These assertions are stated in a recently published book titled “God Save Pep,” which was authored by Marti Perarnau, who has previously been granted access to confidential information in order to write about Pep Guardiola.
A text message was sent by Messi to his friend Sergio Aguero, in which he inquiredaout the length of time the manager intends to remain at Manchester City.According to reports, this resulted in the World Cup champion getting in touch with his former boss, and the two of them arranged to meet at his residence in Barcelona.
It was brought to Messi’s attention that the training sessions at City were demanding, and he was also cautionedaout the wet weather in the United Kingdom.According to the book, Guardiola is quoted as saying, “In Manchester, we train very hard, and I make significant tactical discussions.” It’s possible that you’ll become bored.However, Messi was still eager to join the team, as he reportedly pleaded with them, saying, “I will train hard, I’m not worried.”
You can count on me to tolerate all you do.in spite of the fact that it was not sufficient to persuade the Spaniard to agree to a reunion.According to reports, Guardiola responded by saying, “Leo, we have grown older.”
It’s possible that we can’t stand each other any more.Messi was only with Paris Saint-Germain for a total of two seasons before he moved on to Inter Miami in July.