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Lionel Messi reportedly met with Pep Guardiola last summer to try and line up a transfer to Manchester City .

The Argentina star felt 'trapped' at Barcelona after he was handed a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud, according to a new documentary in Spain.

Messi and his former boss Guardiola initially spoke on the telephone and then met face-to-face in Spain to discuss a move.

The documentary called 'Jocs fiscals' aired on Catalonia channel TV3 and claims that Messi's father and agent Jorge spoke on the telephone to City executive director Ferran Soriano to pave the way for a deal.

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That call was said to have taken place in July 6, with Messi calling Guardiola four days later.

The City boss then cut a short a family holiday to meet with his former player in Barcelona.

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Messi's sentence for tax fraud reportedly left him felling 'trapped' at the Nou Camp, but any hopes of an exit were dashed when Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu told Messi's father he would not let him leave the club.

The 30-year-old eventually signed a new deal at the Catalan side this summer, which has seen him commit his future until 2021.