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Pep Guardiola hoping to bring Lionel Messi with him to the Premier League

Published 08:29 6 Jan 2016 GMT

Updated 08:31 6 Jan 2016 GMT

Tom Victor
Pep Guardiola hoping to bring Lionel Messi with him to the Premier League

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Pep Guardiola wants to move to the Premier League next season, that much is clear.

But whichever club snaps up the world's most sought-after manager may get a two-for-one deal, with the Bayern Munich boss keen to renew his relationship with Lionel Messi. The pair won two Champions League titles together at Barcelona, in 2009 and 2011, and the Daily Express have joined Sky Sports Germany in reporting that Guardiola will join Manchester City in the summer But what's more, they claim he will make a move for Messi one of his main priorities. pepmessi Guardiola revealed that he is keen on a Premier League move as his "next challenge", but is yet to agree a deal with a new club. Manchester United and Arsenal are also thought to have made contact with the 44-year-old, while he is believed to have turned down approaches from Chelsea and Real Madrid.

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