Manchester City would be an ideal destination for Lionel Messi, according to Pablo Zabaleta.
There has been heavy speculation over Messi’s eventual move to the Etihad Stadium.
He is out of contract in the summer and could be buoyed by the presence of Pep Guardiola in Manchester.
“If Lionel Messi Âdecides to leave Barcelona and he wants to play in the best league then he has to experience the Premier League for himself,” Zabaleta told The Mirror. “It is something that will Âinterest him – because every player I know always asks me what the Premier League is like.
“Leo has been in La Liga for so many years and I think it would be a huge Âattraction for him to experience English football. And Manchester City offer the Âperfect conditions.
“He knows Pep very well, he knows [sporting director] Txiki Begiristain and [chief executive] Ferran Soriano – and also Kun Aguero.
“It would be a big Âdecision if Leo leaves ÂBarcelona. But if that’s what he wants then it would be a good thing for him to go to a club that has people already there who can help him to settle
“When you have been at one club for so long, moving Âsomewhere new can be very strange. I am sure clubs like ÂParis Saint-Germain and Juventus would also be Âinterested in signing him, but it is my opinion that City would be the best place to go after Barcelona.”
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