Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, blocked Lionel Messi from joining the club from Barcelona.
This was revealed in a biography written on Guardiola titled ‘God Save Pep’ by Marti Perarnau.
It is claimed that Messi contacted the former Barca coach in 2020 about a possible reunion at the Etihad.
During the meeting at his home in Barcelona, Guardiola suggested that City might be too challenging for the Argentina captain at his age (33 at the time), but Messi disagreed.
Despite their conversation, City allowed Paris Saint-Germain complete their dramatic move to bring him to France.
Transfer: Why Guardiola blocked Messi’s move to Man City
