Gvardiol is a new Manchester City player and look what he said about Lionel Messi

A new weapon for the European champion. Manchester City continues to sign the best players in the world. Now he has decided to strengthen his defense with the best defender of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Josko Gvardiol.

The Croatian defender arrives to reinforce one of the best squads in the world, if not the best. Gvardiol becomes the second bomb signing of the English team after the arrival of Mateo Kovacic.

The now former RB Leipzig player posed for the first time with his new team's shirt (he will wear number 24) and then was subjected to a question and answer on the club's channel. It was then that Gvardiol surprised everyone in Argentina with what he said when asked by his greatest football idol. “Messi”, the Croatian jewel answered without hesitation.

In this way, it is clear that he does not hold any dance grudges that the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) gave him in the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, when he took him for a walk through the right sector until he got into the area and assist Julián, who will now be a teammate of the 21-year-old defender.

What had Gvardiol said after being humiliated by Messi in the World Cup?

Josko spoke at the time of the episode that he marked him in the World Cup, but his words were of admiration for the Rosario. "He had played against Messi but he is a completely different player when he plays for the National Team," he said. And then he declared: "I will be able to tell my children that I played against the best soccer player in history."