If there is a figure in football who understands the magnitude of the genius that is Lionel Messi, it is none other than Pep Guardiola. After all, it was Guardiola who helped the Argentine turn into one of the most devastatingly complete players in world football upon his appointment as Barcelona boss in 2008. While Messi was the protagonist in the Catalan’s boyhood club becoming the best team on the planet and one of the greatest in the history of the game. It was recently revealed that Manchester City almost signed Messi after he expressed his desire to leave Barcelona in favour of a move of…
