Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has recently shaken MLS fans in a recent interview with Spanish TV channel La Sexta, saying that “I (Messi) would like to play in the United States someday, it’s always been one of my (Messi’s) dreams... but I don't know if it will happen!”
This comes just months after the six-time Ballon d’Or winner tried to force a move from Barcelona in the summer, following a series of disagreements of how the club was run under the previous president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Messi has been persistently linked with a move to Manchester City due to his good relationship with Pep Guardiola, having won a treble at the Camp Nou under his stewardship in the 2008/09 season, but recently said that he will not be negotiating as a free agent whilst still under contract at Barca.