Lionel Messi ‘doubts’ Barcelona future, Thiago Alcantara to Liverpool hottest and Guy Utd try to hijack Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes offer

It’ll be the signing of the summertime and maybe the signing of the century as Lionel Messi proceeds to have “doubts” over his potential inspite of meeting with new Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman. The 33-calendar year-outdated earns up to €100 million for each year pre-tax, when his €700 million launch clause could confirm prohibitive. The Dutchman is eager on compatriot and Liverpool star Gini Wijnaldum as one particular of his initial signings at the Nou Camp.

Somewhere else there could be monster moves for Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz, who could abide by compatriot Timo Werner to Stamford Bridge. When Gareth Bale has emerged as an choice for Jose Mourinho at Tottenham Hotspur with his Serious Madrid upcoming not just uncertain but all but around with his sour connection with Zinedine Zidane and the board.

Then there is Manchester United and their ongoing negotiations with Borussia Dortmund for Jadon Sancho, with particular conditions also a sticking place among the Pink Devils and the England worldwide. We’ll have all the are living updates and latest speculation appropriate listed here.

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The sound surrounding a proposed go for Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara to Liverpool intensifies, but officers on Merseyside insist the chatter is extra superior than the truth.

There is no ambiguity that Jurgen Klopp is a good admirer of the midfielder, and whilst he jars with the club’s usual method in conditions of age, phase of occupation and injury history, the 29-calendar year-outdated is a planet-class, push-resistant participant with supreme ball retention and progression characteristics.

Given his pedigree and technological rareness, Liverpool are substantially interested in Thiago. It would be remiss of them not to investigate the possibility of recruiting him.

He is in the closing 12 months of his contract at the Allianz Arena, and by natural means talks have taken position with his camp.

The Spain worldwide is enthused by a transfer to Anfield and when his price of close to £30m and major-bracket wages would be weighty in a coronavirus-impacted industry when there is even now so considerably up in the air close to earnings up coming time, finance is not the essential determining element in excess of a deal.