As if fate had wanted to unite them, both Leo Messi and Sergio 'Kun' Agüero are just over three months away from their contracts with their respective clubs, Barcelona and Manchester City, come to an end. The truth is that, in both cases, their renovations are at a standstill. However, there are more and more voices that point to Joan Laporta, the new Barça president, can use the letter from 'Kun' to convince Messi to continue defending the Barça shield. This was confirmed even Paolo Zabaleta, City legend, compatriot and former partner of both footballers, in an interview with 'Forever Blue'.
“They have had elections and now there is a new president. It is clear that he (Joan Laporta) wants to convince Messi to stay. And one of the main reasons that Messi can be given to stay is to sign Agüero, his best friend“said Zabaleta. In turn, the former City player acknowledged that it is very difficult for him to imagine Messi outside of Barça.” If you ask me what I think will happen, For me it is very difficult to imagine Messi outside of Barcelona. We all hope that he retires there“he added.
On the other hand, Zabaleta also placed Manchester City as one of the main candidates to win the Champions League. “Yes, of course it is possible that City will win it. They are leaders of the Premier playing a spectacular game. They can beat anyone in Europe. Hopefully this is the year. They have the right players, the best coach … Sometimes it's a matter of luck, and I think that City in recent years has not had it, “said Zabaleta.