Thiago Alcantara to Liverpool ‘a better signing than Lionel Messi at Man City’ – Stunning Wayne Rooney trans

Liverpool signing Thiago Alcantara would trump Manchester City sealing a deal for Lionel Messi, according to Wayne Rooney. City are one of the favourites to sign Argentine great Messi after Barcelona confirmed this week he has requested to leave the club this summer. According to reports in Spain, Man City is one of just two clubs in the world that can afford to land Messi, with the other being Paris Saint-Germain. AFP OR LICENSORS Global superstar and all-time great Messi is set to end his Barcelona career – where’s next for the Argentine maestro? If they do manage to secure a stunning reunion for Messi and manager Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium, it would surely give City a huge boost in the Premier League title race, as they look to unseat Liverpool as champions and win back their crown. However, Rooney isn’t so sure, and believes the title will be Liverpool’s for the second straight season if they complete a move for Thiago despite his belief that Messi is a shoe-in for a seventh Ballon d’Or if he moves to England. The Reds have been linked with a strong interest in the Bayern Munich midfielder, with reports claiming personal terms have been agreed and all that now stands between the transfer is the two clubs agreeing a fee. getty Thiago helped Bayern Munich claim their stunning 8-2 win over Messi’s Barcelona on the German giants’ route to Champions League glory “I think it is City or Liverpool [for the title],” he said in an exclusive chat with the talkSPORT Breakfast on Thursday. “Chelsea are making a lot of signings, some good signings. “Man United have a lot of potential in the players they have got but I still think they are a year away. “Chelsea with the new signings will possibly need a year to get everyone on the same songsheet. “So I do think it is between City and Liverpool. And if Liverpool get Thiago from Bayern Munich, I think it is done [the title]. “That is a better signing than Messi going to Man City.” getty Rooney and Ronaldo won seven major titles in five years together at Man United… and yet Rooney is ‘Team Messi’ in the GOAT debate Quite a stunning claim from Wayne, who probably banked himself a strongly-worded text from former Man United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo as he weighed in on the never-ending GOAT debate. Rooney spent five seasons playing alongside the Portuguese great, winning three Premier League titles, one Champions League, one FA Cup and two League Cups during their time together at Old Trafford. But he told talkSPORT why his vote, perhaps quite shockingly, goes to Messi, who he says is the greatest of all time. “I know Messi getting older but he’s a player who no one has seen before,” Rooney said. “Man City have insistently tried to persuade Messi, the other is PSG” – Graham Hunter on where Messi could go after leaving Barcelona “Messi has everything – he can create goals, score goals, dictate the game and is the best player of all time. “If he can come to the premier league, whatever team it is and I believe it’s only Manchester United and Manchester City that can sign him… well, I’d take Messi at United. “He’s one of the only players I’ve sat there and watched and just been in awe of. “Don’t get me wrong, I played with Cristiano and the two of them have set a standard I don’t think we’ll ever see again. “But, for me, Messi is just different level.”,
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