Manager rules out move for superstar
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that Manchester United won’t be making a move for Lionel Messi, as he believes the superstar should NEVER leave Barcelona.
Messi has had a long and incredibly successful career with the current Spanish champions, winning an fantastic amount of honours since working his way up from the youth sides at the Nou Camp.
Recently, he’s been linked with moves away from Spain. Manchester United and City have both been amongst the clubs thought to be interested, with City having the incentive of playing with Pep Guardiola.
Mourinho used to compete against Messi in La Liga during his days as Real Madrid coach, and has recently stated that he won’t be trying to sign the player for Manchester United,
“Honestly, I hope he never leaves because I think he belongs to Barcelona, I think Barcelona belongs to him. I think the natural tendency and the beautiful thing would be for him to start and to finish his career at Barcelona.
“For Manchester United, no for sure, and I think he will stay in Barcelona. That’s just a personal opinion.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
