Pep Guardiola distanced Manchester City from a move for Lionel Messi, reiterating it is his “dream” for the superstar forward to complete his career at FC Barcelona. City have been regularly touted as a future destination for Messi since Guardiola’s former Barca colleague Txiki Begiristain was appointed as director of football at the Etihad Stadium in 2012. READ | David Villa earns shock Spain recall for World Cup football qualifiers“They are players from Monaco and Barcelona,” he said. #afcbvcity pic.twitter.com/QOBenryv01 — Manchester City (@ManCity) August 25, 2017Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and West Brom defender Jonny Evans perhaps represent more attainable targets before next week’s deadline. “[Alexis] is an Arsenal player, like Mbappe is a Monaco player, like Jonny Evans is a West Bromwich Albion player.

Source: Hindustan Times August 25, 2017 15:11 UTC