Manchester City should be investing the £700 million ($930m) they have reportedly put aside for Lionel Messi in other areas, says Danny Mills, who says the Citizens' funds could be used to snap up Robert Lewandowski, Virgil van Dijk and Kylian Mbappe.
With the Barcelona superstar leaving the exit door open at Camp Nou, those at Etihad Stadium have been trying to position themselves at the front of the transfer queue.
City are one of few clubs that could afford a move for Messi and are said to have pieced together a package that would see the Argentine richly rewarded across a few seasons in England and a couple at their sister club in MLS.