Pep Guardiola reportedly has a three-year plan to make Manchester City the best team in world football.
The Spanish tactician will leave Bayern Munich this summer and is widely expected to replace Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium at the end of the current season.
According to The Sun, City chiefs want Guardiola to make them the biggest club on the planet and have asked him to lure some world-class stars to Manchester.
It is believed that negotiations over the past three months have Guardiola sold over City's plans for European and World domination and the former Barcelona boss is set to bring with him some of his star players, both past and present.
Barca ace Lionel Messi is the number one target for Pep while there are three other key ingredients that City want.
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who has not played under Guardiola, remains at the top of City's wish-list and could quite possibly be convinced by the two-time Champions League winner to move to the blue side of Manchester following his controversial Manchester United exit.
Bayern left-back David Alaba and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique are also highly sought-after as the 2012 and 2014 Premier League champions look to flex their muscle on the world stage with a man who has won more titles (19) in his coaching career than the club has won in its entire 136-year history.