A lifelong friend of Lionel Messi asked him to join Manchester City

There is one question that everybody in the soccer world is asking: Where will be Lionel Messi playing at next season? Apparently, he will leave FC Barcelona, and will have to choose between Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain. And one of his friends told him he should sign for the Citizens.

He mentioned he would be benefited of that transfer because he would play with his other good friend, Sergio Aguero, at the same time he is managed by Pep Guardiola, the best coach Messi has ever had. The board would to everything they can to make him feel comfortable at Manchester.

This friend is Pablo Zabaleta. They have known each other since Lio was a teenager, and they won the U-20 World Cup with Argentina in 2005, with Zaba as the captain. The right back was a neighbour of Messi when he played for Espanyol until he was signed for Manchester City, where he became a legend after playing more than 300 matches for the English club.

What Zabaleta is trying to do is to counter the efforts Neymar is doing to convince Messi. So at the end of the day, there is a conflict of interest between his own friends to take him either to Manchester or Paris. Messi has the final word. Until then, everything is uncertain and his friends will be still trying to make him make a decision.