Messi Urges Barcelona To Buy 6th Best Player In The World: Zlatan Ibrahimovic:

"European champs Barcelona are planning a major bid for Inter Milan striker Ibrahimovic.

Corriere dello Sport says Barca star Lionel Messi has urged president Joan Laporta to bring the Swede to the Nou Camp.

And Laporta is ready to meet Messi's request by offering £17 million cash plus Samuel Eto'o in exchange for Ibra." (Source)

Such a move, if it ever materialized would give Barca 3 of the top 6 Best Players In The World and immediately turn the team into Spain's next Galacticos at a time when Florentino Perez is attempting to do the same with Real Madrid.

Such a move would also give Barca another Nike Athlete - not that marketing matters for anything in football...

Here are the current Best Players In The World as of 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Saturday May 30, 2009:

Lionel Messi 44% (615 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 24% (331 votes)
Steven Gerrard 8% (107 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (46 votes)
Andres Iniesta 3% (39 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2% (34 votes)
Kaka 2% (33 votes)
Wayne Rooney 2% (24 votes)
Ronaldinho 2% (21 votes)
Frank Lampard 1% (20 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (17 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (14 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (11 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (9 votes)
Arjen Robben 1% (8 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (9 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (5 votes)
David Villa <1% (5 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (4 votes)
Xavi Hernandez <1% (5 votes)
Samuel Eto'o <1% (6 votes)
Robinho <1% (5 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (5 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (6 votes)
Iker Casillas <1% (5 votes)
Luka Modric <1% (5 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (2 votes)

Total Votes: 1391