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06th Jan 2016

Pep Guardiola expected to bring Lionel Messi with him to the Premier League

Seismic

Tom Victor

Pep Guardiola wants to move to the Premier League next season, that much is clear.

But whichever club snaps up the world’s most sought-after manager may get a two-for-one deal, with the Bayern Munich boss keen to renew his relationship with Lionel Messi.

The pair won two Champions League titles together at Barcelona, in 2009 and 2011, and the Daily Express have joined Sky Sports Germany in reporting that Guardiola will join Manchester City in the summer

But what’s more, they claim he will make a move for Messi one of his main priorities.

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Guardiola revealed that he is keen on a Premier League move as his “next challenge”, but is yet to agree a deal with a new club.

Manchester United and Arsenal are also thought to have made contact with the 44-year-old, while he is believed to have turned down approaches from Chelsea and Real Madrid.

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