Manchester City are determined to reunite Lionel Messi with Pep Guardiola after tying their Spanish manager to a new contract extension until 2023.

According to Mirror, City will turn their attention to landing Messi and teaming him up with Guardiola as they target a first Champions League crown.

Messi, out of contract next summer, is ready to leave Barca and City could even move for him as early as January, although a move for him as a free agent next year seems the likeliest scenario.

The Argentine star tried to leave Barca in the summer, but stayed to avoid a legal dispute with the club he has served throughout his glittering career, but he is set to leave at the end of this season.

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