Man City target and Spain hero Dani Olmo was left 'unhappy' by Lionel Messi request

Manchester City transfer target Dani Olmo revealed that he once tried to refuse a picture with Lionel Messi back in his younger playing days.

The high-flying winger – who scored the opening goal in Spain's 2-1 win over Germany and set up their winner in extra time – is currently linked with a move to the Premier League champions with the club considering activating his €60million (£50.7m) release clause at RB Leipzig.

The Spaniard met six-time Ballon D'or winner Messi as a youngster and wasn't too happy at the time to have his game interrupted to take a picture with the elite player. Olmo joined Barcelona's famous La Masia academy in 2007 and spent seven years there before joining Dinamo Zagreb.

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However, Olmo actually met Messi while his dad was managing a football game at Castelldefels, and he actually tried to refuse the photo opportunity.

During an interview with The Players' Tribune, Olmo said: "One time, before I even joined La Masia, I accompanied my father while he was managing a game at Castelldefels.

"I was eight years old. I was playing happily by myself with a ball, when someone — I think it was a friend of my dad’s — came over and told me, ‘Hey, Dani, come here! You’re not going to believe this. You’re going to have your picture taken with Lionel Messi’!"

Olmo jokingly claimed the snap was taken "against his will" and he actually felt like he was doing Messi a "favour" by stopping his game time to pose for a picture. He said: "Apparently, Messi had a friend playing in the Castelldefels game and had come down to see