Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been told he must make a transfer decision about Lionel Messi.

Off contract in June, the Barcelona captain is a confirmed target for City. However, City owner Sheikh Mansour has told Guardiola he must decide between signing Messi or adding three new additions to his squad.

That's according to Okdiario's chief pundit Eduardo Inda, while speaking on the El Chiringuito.

"The Manchester City Sheikh has told Guardiola that he has to choose: either sign three players or just Messi," said Inda.

"In addition, at City they have doubts with the performance that Messi is giving this season."

Messi will turn 34 next June and had a submitted transfer demand rejected by Josep Maria Bartomeu last summer before he resigned as Barca president.