Sergio Aguero wants Barcelona star Lionel Messi to join Manchester City

Sergio Aguero has said he plans to try to convince his
Argentina teammate Lionel Messi to join him at Manchester
City.
Messi's future at Barcelona has been the subject of much debate
recently, especially after the 27-year-old suggested in an
interview with Argentine publication Ole that he could
potentially leave the Camp Nou in the summer due to
differences with some at the club.
Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu played down any
differences with his star player, amid claims that the real issue
was annoyance in the Messi camp over continuing investigations
into his tax affairs.
However, Messi's father has said a move would be considered
if Barca's directors accepted a bid from another club, leading
to speculation that Europe's richest clubs -- a list that includes
City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea and
Real Madrid -- would be able to afford the 250-million-
euro release clause in the four-time Ballon d'Or winner's
contract.
City boss Manuel Pellegrini subsequently played down talk of
interest from the Premier League champions as "rumours," but
Aguero hopes to convince his compatriot to join him at the
Etihad Stadium.
"It will be difficult to convince him, but I will try," Aguero is
quoted as saying in Mundo Deportivo after winning the
Player of the Year prize at the 2014 Football Supporters'
Federation Awards awards. "It would be good if all the
great players were in the Premier League."
Aguero and Messi are firm friends, having first played
together in the Argentina youth ranks, with City right-back
Pablo Zabaleta also known to be close to the forward. The
trio won the 2005 Under-20 World Cup and then the
Beijing Olympics in 2008 together, and are now all key
members of the current Albiceleste senior side.