Mpenza says Manchester City don’t need Lionel Messi


Mpenza says Manchester City don’t need Lionel Messi
Manchester City

Former Manchester City striker Emile Mpenza believes city don’t need Leo Messi. He says a Guardialo and Messi reunion would not benefit the club.

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Manchester City were leading the race to sign Lionel Messi this summer. Messi had handed in a transfer request to Barcelona but that move didn’t go through.

Mpenza doesn’t want Messi at Manchester City

Lionel Messi

He should sort the leaky defence out first. [Vincent] Kompany has left a huge hole at the heart of the defence and City are yet to find the stability they had when Kompany was running the backline.

It’s a tall order to fill Vincent’s shoes and what’s the point of signing Messi with all the issues they have at the back?

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They have enough players in his position like [Riyad] Mahrez and [Sergio] Aguero. If they sign Messi that would be too many players for the same position and cause problems.

“I believe that he will link up with Pep Guardiola again at some point in his career, but not at City itself but rather for their partner club New York City FC