English football club Manchester City, reportedly have ābeliefā there is a chance of sealingĀ a remarkable Lionel Messi move in the summer.
Messiās future at Barcelona has been thrown into doubt after he publicly criticised sporting director Eric Abidal over comments made regarding the role of the dressing room in Ernesto Valverdeās sacking.
According to reports, Manchester City have been waiting forĀ over a decade for an opportunity to land Messi, staying in
close contact with his father, Jorge, and recognise this could be their last opportunity.
It is claimed Messi personally called Guardiola ahead of his first season with City to declare his desire to play for him again, but after preparing their finances for a move the club were unable to land the Argentinian.
Whilst they recognise Messi is most likely to stay at the Nou, Camp they do have belief they could bring him to the
Premier League as they prepare to launch one last assault.
Messi this week accused Abidal of āthrowing dirt at everyone and starting rumours that arenāt trueā after he claimed several playersĀ had stopped playing for Valverde before his sacking.