Bernardo Silva has revealed his ambition of playing alongside Lionel Messi for either Manchester City or Barcelona, as he named the Catalan side as one of his three favourites to win the Champions League this season.
08.02.2020 - 11:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Media across the world has been running 'Messi to Manchester City' lines for more than a decade, testament to the spending power and ambitions of the Abu Dhabi United Group.
After famously taking control of the club in September 2008, the new owners considered a high-profile move for Kaka, then of AC Milan, as a blockbuster addition to the club. The Kaka move eventually failed - he would join Real Madrid a year later - but Messi, for more than a decade, has remained in the club's sights.
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Bernardo Silva has revealed his ambition of playing alongside Lionel Messi for either Manchester City or Barcelona, as he named the Catalan side as one of his three favourites to win the Champions League this season.
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