Lionel Messi may have come close to joining Manchester City this summer but it's not the first time the Barcelona talisman has been on the verge of a move to the Premier League.
According to Sky in Italy's Gianluca Di Marzio, the Argentine superstar was on the cusp of becoming a Chelsea player in 2014.
The fee would have been a world-record £225million transfer - Messi's buyout clause at the time - with Messi, Blues owner Roman Abramovich and then-manager Jose Mourinho keen for the deal to go through.