Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, is sorry Lionel Messi is staying with Barcelona.
Carragher had hopes of seeing Messi with Manchester City this season.
He said: “If you are asking me as a lover of football if I wanted Messi to come to the Premier League then absolutely, yes.
“Did I want him to go to Man City? Yes, because I just wanted him in the Premier League.
“I wanted to watch him every week – and it would have been amazing.
“Did I want Liverpool to sign him? No. If I was a City fan, would I have wanted City to sign him? No.
“Standing back and looking at the numbers involved and the age of the player, I am not sure I would have wanted my team to sign him.
“I wanted Messi in the Premier League and if he had gone to City I would have been delighted. Would he have made City better? Of course.
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“But Liverpool still beat Barcelona 4-0 – and Barcelona didn’t win the league this year and have not won the Champions League for a long time.
“We are talking about one of the greatest players, but just because you get him there is no guarantee of success.”