It may sound obvious or maybe even facile to some, but it is fair to say Manchester City wants Lionel Messi. Of course the club does.
Pep hits out over Messi & Neymar claims
Every club in the world does, and City knows as much as anybody - if not more so - that getting him from Barcelona would be incredibly difficult. But, unlike anybody else, City has long believed that Messi would want to join the side ahead of any other club in Europe.
Pep Guardiola was less than impressed with a recent report that he called Messi and Neymar directly this summer - but if an opportunity comes around, he would jump at the chance.