Gossip: Man City offered to treble Messi's wage
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Manchester City reportedly offered Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 31, triple his current wage to sign for them. (Mundo Deportivo via Sun)[1]
Argentina legend Diego Maradona claims Messi is not a “leader” because he “goes to the toilet 20 times before a match”. (La Ultima Palabra via Standard)[2]
Messi could leave Barcelona in 2020 but his contract reportedly states that if he did so, he would not be able to join another “elite” side. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)[3]
Real Madrid have reportedly made signing a new centre-back a “priority” for next season. (Marca)[4]
Stoke and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 25, is to join the agency that guided Wayne Rooney’s career in a bid to return to Premier League football. (Sun)[5]
Borussia Dortmund want to sign Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden, 18. (Mail)[6]
Juventus will only make a move for Arsenal and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 27, if they fail to land Paris St-Germain’s French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 23. (Express)[7]
Arsenal want to sign two of Europe’s top young talents – Rennes and Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 20, and Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Kai Havertz, 19. (Mirror)[8]
Manchester United have reportedly made a 60m euros (£53m) bid for Fiorentina and Serbia’s 21-year-old defender Nikola Milenkovic. (La Nazione via Metro)[9]
Chelsea have offered French midfielder N’Golo Kante, 27, a new deal in a bid to keep him at Stamford Bridge amid interest from Paris St-Germain. (Mirror)[10]
Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool must pay 60m euros (£53m) if they want to sign Genoa and Poland forward Krzysztof Piatek, 23. (Football.London)[11]
Tottenham have offered Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen a new deal, with Real Madrid considering a move for the 26-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)[12]
Manchester United are searching for a Spanish feeder club to avoid any problems the UK’s exit from the European Union could cause. (Marca via Mirror)[13]
La Liga president Javier Tebas wants to see Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho back in the Spanish top flight. (Mail)[14]
Napoli and former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has been honoured by a pizzeria in Naples, who have imprinted a likeness of the Italian’s face on to a pizza. (Gazzetta dello Sport via 90min)[15]
Former Crystal Palace midfielder Shaun Derry says it would be “immense” if the Eagles signed Chelsea and England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 22. (Love Sport Radio via Football.London)[16]
Bolton owner Ken Anderson says he has received offers of £30m from two foreign investors to buy the club. (Bolton News)[17]
Saturday’s gossip column[18]
References
^ (Mundo Deportivo via Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
^ (La Ultima Palabra via Standard) (www.standard.co.uk)
^ (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish) (www.mundodeportivo.com)
^ (Marca) (www.marca.com)
^ (Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
^ (Mail) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ (Express) (www.express.co.uk)
^ (Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ (La Nazione via Metro) (metro.co.uk)
^ (Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ (Football.London) (www.football.london)
^ (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish) (www.mundodeportivo.com)
^ (Marca via Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ (Mail) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ (Gazzetta dello Sport via 90min) (www.90min.com)
^ (Love Sport Radio via Football.London) (www.football.london)
^ (Bolton News) (www.theboltonnews.co.uk)
^ Saturday’s gossip column (www.bbc.co.uk)
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