Barcelona striker Lionel Messi said yesterday the Arsenal captain would become the best midfielder in the world if he moved to the Nou Camp and club’s president Joan Laporta is a huge admirer of the player who left Catalonia to join the Gunners as a 15-year-old.
Messi told The People: “I understand that Arsenal means a lot to Cesc. But there comes a point in your life when you have to think about winning the biggest prizes in football, and I think it has got to that point for him. He has given Arsenal great service, but he should be winning league titles and European Cups. I played for him with the youth team at Barcelona and you could tell he was a special player – he had great vision and passing range even then.” from thisislondon.co.uk
   
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