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Pablo Zabaleta reveals Man City players wanted Lionel Messi transfer after 2008 takeover
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukPablo Zabaleta has revealed that Manchester City players were dreaming of seeing Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi sign for the club after the 2008 takeover.
Argentine Zabaleta joined the club just ten days before the takeover was completed, with Brazilian striker Robinho arriving immediately from Real Madrid.
Earlier this week, fellow defender Micah Richards described the reaction among the City squad to that signing, saying: “I thought: ‘This is not real, how have we managed to get Robinho?’ It was incredible.
I knew from that moment. He was the catalyst for where Manchester City went because in every club to go and do whatever they are going to do, they need one marquee player who is going to set the bar, then other players want to
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