Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney reacts to the possibility of facing Lionel Messi in the Premier League
Kieran Tierney has opened up on the nightmare prospect of having to defend against Lionel Messi for two games a season if he makes the switch from Barcelona to Manchester City this summer.
The Argentine has handed in a transfer request to leave the Catalan club after almost two decades at Camp Nou.
Barca’s fortunes have taken a turn for the worse in recent years and their 8-2 loss against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals further highlighted their decline.
The club and La Liga both maintain that any teams interested in signing him must pay his £632million release clause.
Should his exit be sanctioned, Manchester City is touted as his most probable destination given the connection with his former boss Pep Guardiola.
Arsenal left-back Tierney came up against Messi while playing for Celtic, but by his own admission, he didn’t fare too well.
‘I kinda played him before, I was marking him but I was nowhere near him I was miles off it,’ the Scotland international told Sky Sports.
‘I don’t know what’s going to happen with him, I see the links to Manchester City.
‘It would be the biggest challenge of my career playing against him a couple of times a season hopefully.’
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