"We Never Thought Lionel Messi Would Resign," Said Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola.
Written byTimes Magazine
Key Sentence:
- Barcelona reported Thursday that Lionel Messi would not stay with the club.
- Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola smothered the possibility of a get-together with Lionel Messi.
"The present moment, (it's) not in our contemplations, by no means," Guardiola said at a public interview when gotten some information about marking Messi.
Barcelona reported Thursday that Messi would not stay with the club. Group president Joan Laporta on Friday faulted the past organization for the club's critical monetary circumstance, which held it back from accommodating Messi's proposed new agreement inside the Spanish alliance's reasonable play guidelines.
Guardiola — who shows up more keen on Tottenham striker Harry Kane — was the mentor at Barcelona from 2008-12; he and Messi won two Champions League titles and various prizes.
Yet, he said he hadn't addressed Messi.
"In the end, it was shocking for everybody; I included obviously," Guardiola said. "The president, Laporta, was clear today the reasons why. I didn't talk with the player or the president, so I don't have the foggiest idea what occurred."
However, City, which the Abu Dhabi imperial family claims, would be one of only a handful few clubs with the monetary assets to sign the 34-year-old Messi, likewise broke the British exchange charge record on Thursday by marking Jack Grealish for 100 million pounds ($139 million).
"I would cherish for him to have completed (at Barcelona)," Guardiola said. "I wish him for the last long periods of his profession the best. He won't be neglected, that is without a doubt.
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