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Even in elite clubs it is impossible to avoid curious mistakes: for instance, once they accidentally offered 38 million euros for the star Lionel Messi.
In a newly released book presenting the history of the Manchester team, it is revealed that this incident was caused by a misunderstanding among the team's leaders.
In 2009, when "Man City" was taken over by billionaire Sheikh Mansour, presenting his desires to the board members during phone calls, the phrase "It's all getting messy" turned into "Get Messi."
Soon the request was fulfilled: an offer was made to the "Barcelona" team, which the Spaniards, of course, immediately rejected.
Furthermore, it was revealed that earlier "Man City" tried to attract Fernando Torres and prevent "Man Utd" from acquiring Tottenham's striker Dimitar Berbatov. Finally, "Man City" shook hands with Real Madrid's Brazilian Robinho a few days later.
