Lionel Messi joining Manchester City would be a "surreal" moment for the club but will not fix all of their problems, it was claimed on Thursday.
The six-time Ballon d'Or winner stunned the footballing world on Tuesday when he told Barca of his desire to leave the club he joined at the age of 13.
City are one of a small number of sides believed to be interested in Messi, who reportedly intends to activate a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave for free.
Messi has scored 634 goals in 731 appearances during his time at Camp Nou.
David Mooney, host of the popular and long-running Blue Moon Podcast, is excited about the prospect of City signing the prolific Argentinian.
"I think it's all a bit surreal at the moment. The idea that City could sign who I think is the best player in the world is just mind-boggling, even after what we've seen over the past 10 or 12 years or so," Mooney told Stats Perform News.
"We're talking about the best player in the world moving to the Etihad. It's still very much a 'I'll believe it when I see it', no matter how strong the rumours get, no matter how much pace the story gathers.
"Until Lionel Messi is sitting with [director of football] Txiki Begiristain, holding up a City shirt, I'm not going to believe that he's on his way to the Etihad.
"You have to do that or you'll drive yourself mad with excitement and you've got that potential of being crushed like never before."
