Messi tried to promote a 'last dance' with Guardiola after Barça's 2-8 in Lisbon

The idyll between Leo Messi and Pep Guardiola was, probably, one of the most fruitful unions in the history of the sport. The Catalan and the Argentinian were together in the Barça during more than 219 parties, attaining achieve more than 14 together titles in what probably it was one of the most dominant teams in the history of the football.

Further of the titles, the one of Santpedor was able to take out the best version to sportive level of the current '10' of the Inter Miami, turning it into a 'false nine' that finished by desatar the version more indomable of the Argentinian. Aunado To this, of the hand of Pep, the rosarino also pulió other tactical concepts. This probably have influenced in the wish of the exatacante Barcelona to go back to work under the orders of the extécnico culé.

Leo Messi offered to the Manchester City

In this sense, recently gave to know through the book titled 'God save to Pep', written by the journalist Martí Perarnau, the wish of Leo Messi of fichar by the Manchester City in 2020 to go back to be directed by the Catalan trainer. This longing arose after the ex of the PSG sent a burofax to the club requesting his exit of the picture blaugrana, since in this moment was experiencing a taut situation in the Barça, in which had differences with the ex-president Josep María Bartomeu and the sportive performance of the team was not the best, especially after the disasters in Rome and Anfield.

This also coincided in a context in which the square of the Catalan capital came to suffer a defeat by 2-8 in that regrettable duel against the Bayern Munich in Lisbon, that marked the elimination of the club in the Champions 2019/2020. Casually, the Manchester City also had been deleted by the Olympique of Lyon in this edition.

The history behind the fallido 'last dance' between Leo Messi and Pep Guardiola

The first in propiciar the approach between both parts was the Argentinian, sending him an initial message to Guardiola: "Hello Pep, How are?". This communication was moved by Leo Messi affected by the situation of the combined Barcelona, especially by the hard result in Lisbon, like a clear signal of his wish to gather with a trainer that knew to improve it and take out the best of him.

Perarnau Also exposes that, after this first contact, the next day took place a meeting between both parts in the domicile of the current technician of the Manchester City in Barcelona, where produced a talk in which Messi expressed his wish to go back to play under the orders of Pep, saying: "Míster, I only want to break it".

This operation had the beneplácito of the native of Santpedor, the one who showed had to extend his agreement with the City if it carried out, but, on the other hand, did not arrive to good port due to the fact that to Leo Messi remained him a year in his agreement and was protected by a clause of rescission of 750 million euros. However, the quoted source, revealed the unpublished dialogue that had both parts in the meeting effected in Barcelona.

The unpublished dialogue between Pep Guardiola and Leo Messi

• - Pep Guardiola: "In Manchester train very hard..."
• - Leo Messi: "I will train hard, does not concern me".
• - Pep Guardiola: "And continuous doing long tactical talks. Perhaps you bore you..."
• - Leo Messi: "I will hold. I will hold all what do".
• - Pep Guardiola: "Leo, have done us greater. Perhaps no longer we bear us".
• - Leo Messi: "Pep, I only want to break it".