Pablo Zabaleta has revealed Barcelona star Lionel Messi is a HUGE Manchester City fan! Zabaleta claims his Argentina pal has followed the Blues' recent rise and asks about them when they meet up on national duty.
"I remember when we were in Barcelona, we were very close friends," said Zabaleta. "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."
