manager Pep Guardiola will be able to lure superstars to Manchester City and a move for Lionel Messi is not out of the question, according to former City striker Darius Vassell.
Bayern Munich head coach Guardiola has agreed a three-year deal to take over from Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season despite City remaining in the running to win thequadruple this season.
Vassell, who played for City between 2005 and2009, feels the former Barcelona boss’ arrival will take the club to a new level and thinks the likes of Messi will want to come to play for him.He told Omnisport:
“It is going to be the new manager comes in and all these superstar players are going to be signed. This is what I envisage.
“City do need a few players to be really competing with the top teams in the world andhopefully in the next couple of seasons we willsee that happen.
”Asked if Guardiola could bring in stars like Messi, Vassell said: “Yes, I think so.“I think that (Guardiola’s move) is a great incentive for those kind of players to cross whatever ocean it is.
But more than that, I think the respect. He has played football at thehighest level, managed football at the highest level and won a lot of trophies.
”Vassell is extremely confident that the status of Guardiola will ensure City’s star players are at their best for him and deliver silverware.
The ex-England man added: “I don’t think that there will be players in the team unwilling to work for him. So that can only sparkle things for Man City in the future.
