Pep Guardiola Downplays City\'s Interest In Signing Lionel Messi
Posted: Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:43 pm
Pep Guardiola has downplayed the possibility of Manchester City signing Lionel Messi.
\"We spend £40m on Grealish, £100 million we pay and £60 million we won [from incoming transfers], and he will wear No. 10,\" Guardiola told a news conference on Friday. \"We were incredibly convinced on Grealish and convinced Messi would stay at Barcelona.
\"Right now, it\'s not in our thoughts. Absolutely not. It was a surprise. [Barcelona president Joan] Laporta was clear today about the reasons.
\"As a supporter [of Barcelona], I\'d love him to have finished at the club. I\'ve just incredible gratitude for the most extraordinary player I\'ve seen in my life.\"
Via Rob Dawson/ESPN