City owner Sulaiman Al Fahmi has admitted he would like to bring Messi to the club, says The Sun.
Al Fahim said: “I’ve never worked with Maradona and I am not sure if he will be a good coach for Argentina.
“But I want to work with Messi soon, because he makes me love Argentina again.”
The Arab billionaire missed out on AC Milan superstar Kaka just six weeks ago.