Pablo Zabaleta, a former Argentina national team squad-mate of Lionel Messi, believes Messi should transfer to Manchester City from Barcelona this summer.
Zabaleta spent the prime of his career at Manchester City and said the club "offer the perfect conditions" for Messi to thrive.
Messi has been rumoured to be on his way out of Spain in the near future as a financial crisis continues to take its toll on Barcelona.
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What has Zabaleta said about Messi?
“If Lionel Messi decides 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.