Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has revealed that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi often asks him about the Premier League club.
The duo have known each for a number of years and play together for the Argentina national team.
"I remember when we were in Barcelona, we were very close friends," The Mirror quotes the full-back as saying. "We had known each other for a number of years - I was just starting out at Espanyol and Lionel was at Barca.
"When I signed for City, I think two days later the news broke that Sheikh Mansour had bought the club and Lionel always recalls that I joined at such a fantastic time.
"He asked me a lot about City, but I couldn't tell him much because I didn't know much myself. It's something we often talk about, plus the fact that I'm still here."
Zabaleta joined City from Espanyol in 2008.
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Subhankar Mondal
Subhankar Mondal
