Zabaleta: To keep Messi, Barcelona should bring Sergio in

Lionel Messi

and

Sergio Aguero

may be team-mates next season at a club level, with

Pablo Zabaleta

believing that the

and

legends are in for a big change.

When the 33-year-old Messi confirmed his interest in leaving Camp Nou, Manchester City have been eyeing the forward. The Argentine international Aguero was pleased to hear the speculations; however, he will be a free agent himself and may choose to move to Catalunya.

Zabaleta was team-mates with Aguero and Messi before and told Forever Blue:

"Messi is in his last year of contract. There were elections last Sunday and a new president; all he [Joan Laporta] wants is to convince Messi to stay.

"One of the reasons to keep Messi is to bring Sergio to Barcelona. A few weeks ago, it was Messi to Man City because Sergio was there and it could be good for Messi to be reunited and to work with people he knows from Barcelona before.

"It's very difficult, there's a lot of media speculation. Sometimes when people ask me about what I think about these situations, I just try to think about what could be the best option for one of them, if they make a decision.

"We all need to respect and accept the decisions that they make at the end of the season, even for Lionel Messi - he's spent his whole life at Barcelona, it would be very strange to see Lionel Messi leave Barca. We all expect him to stay and never leave Barca.

“Nobody expected Barca to go into administration and to have problems with payments or big problems off the field that could make Messi want to leave the club.”

Aguero, who is City’s all-time goalscorer, has confirmed the speculations of him being targeted by Barca, but admitted he has not decided yet.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner, on the other hand, is tired of the unceasing rumours that are being made about his future. The Argentine is not going to decide on his destination until the campaign is over, when he may even agree to sign a renewal with his current side.

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