“The head coach will make the decision,” Bartomeu said.
“If he continues next year, he’ll play with us.”
“Messi is untouchable and non-transferable,” he said. “He knows it, we all know it. But there are non-transferable players like Ter Stegen, Lenglet, Semedo, De Jong, Griezmann, DembeleArray… players we have in the future.
“He has a contract until 2021, I communicate a lot with Leo and more with his father. He’s number one in the world. There is no doubt that Messi can be counted on in Koeman’s new project.”
Messi to end his career at Barcelona and Koeman sees it as a basic component of his project.”
We’ve entered the moving season now and things are warming up in both the Premier League and Europe.
At home, Chelsea continues to intensify their efforts to secure Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen while Frank Lampard looks at the Blues as contenders for real names.
Liverpool champions need to climb Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara into their ranks, while Manchester United is still looking for a deal for Jadon Sancho, even though Borussia Dortmund insist that the England striker is not on sale.
But the story of movements that made the language vibrate is that of Lionel Messi. Leaving it for Barcelona is unthinkable, and the club insists that that will not happen, but the murmurs of discontent do not go away.
Could Manchester City and Pep Guardiola fall into the temptation of a coup?
To know all the news of his movements as it happens today, with us here on Mirror Football.
Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has the club to target Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani and Napoli Kalidou Koulibaly central defender this summer.
Cavani, 33, is an indefinite agent after the expiration of his contract with PSG, while Koulibaly is one of Europe’s most sought-after defenders following his very good performances in Serie A.
United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is known to need his team before next season, with Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish in the crosshairs.
But in addressing the Football Index podcast, Saha warned that Cavani could be a much less expensive option for the Red Devils’ attack.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be forced to sign for one of the seven players if he wants to point out Thiago Alcantara this summer.
Bayern Munich midfielder is still connected with a transfer to Anfield, but Liverpool has the budget for a transfer.
The 29-year-old is valued through his club at 27 million pounds, as he has less than a year left on his current contract, Liverpool’s finances are tight.
To raise the money, Klopp will have to sell one of the seven midfielders already at the club, according to The Times.
This can become an enigma for Klopp, as only Marko Grujic would be thought of as disposable that Liverpool is suffering to find a bidder.
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Brentford made Northampton Town defender Charlie Goode his first signing of the summer.
Goode, who also searched through QPR, signed a four-year contract with the bees.
Barcelona has presented Ronald Koeman as the new manager for a two-year contract.
The dead Spanish giants named Quique Setien’s replacement after the head coach was fired on Monday.
The 61-year-old coach left after Friday’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Setién, who replaced Ernesto Valverde in January, had signed a contract to remain in the La Liga team until the summer of 2022, but left after only seven months in command.
And, in fact, former player Koeguy has now been named as the type to oversee a new one at the club.
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Leeds remains connected to a resolution via former Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
The Belgian played white coach Marcelo Bielsa in Marseille, but our boy, David Anderson, believes the deal is not a starter.
Luis Suarez would possibly have played his last match for Barcelona as the hypothesis grows that he would possibly be able to sign for his former club, Ajax.
The Uruguayan striker is Barca’s third most sensible goalscorer of all time with a very good 198 goals in six seasons at Camp Nou since arriving from Liverpool in 2014.
However, she has recently had injury disorders and at age 33 has surpassed her best level.
President Josep Bartomeu admitted on Tuesday that there will be a primary review this summer after the club’s sad season, culminating in the embarrassing 8–2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals last week.
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Willian tells how David Luiz played an important role in his resolve to move to Arsenal after begging the striker to replace him in London.
The Brazilian duo were teammates at Chelsea before Luiz did the same last summer.
With the end of his contract, Willian had many concessions on the table, but sought to remain in the nation’s capital.
And after talking to his compatriot and former Blues colleague, he convinced that Arsenal was the right position for him to continue his career.
“He [Luiz] is very happy,” Willian said on the Gunners’ official website: “We played in a combination as a national team, we play in a combination at Chelsea and now back at Arsenal.
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The change from Chelsea to Kai Havertz is expected to come a little closer to reports in Germany.
Bild claims that an official written offer to Germany’s foreigner is imminent (by football.london), it is unclear whether Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen have approached their respective trials of the player.
Leverkusen would have paid about 90 million pounds for the 21-year-old, and Chelsea valued it less.
However, according to Bild, Les Bleus are the only ones still on the market for Havertz despite the past interest of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Leverkusen’s hand may be weaker after failing to qualify for the Champions League next season, a situation that was demonstrated through his elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Inter Milan this month.
Read the gossip about Chelsea here.
Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson is reportedly about to put a pen on a new four-year contract of 100,000 euros a week at Old Trafford, increasing the pressure on the fire of his teammate David de Gea.
Henderson has been inspired on loan at Sheffield United for more than two years, helping the Blades to an impressive ninth position in their first season in the Premier League.
The 23-year-old, a ubiquitous league as Chris Wilder’s team won promotion in 2018-19 and only missed games opposed to his elite parent club last season.
And, according to The Sun, its form will be rewarded with an exceptional new contract.
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Rhian Brewster has made it clear that he would fight for game time at Anfield instead of going on loan, but that hasn’t stopped many Premier League groups from asking.
The striker, who finished last season on loan at Swansea City, spoke on the Beautiful Game podcast about his preference to perform at his parent club.
However, according to the Mirror, Brewster is searched through the six most sensitive clubs, and Aston Villa joins Brighton: Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Newcastle United to publicize their intentions.
Burnley is interested in a loan for Brewster, which has interested several champion teams.
The 20-year-old, who made his Liverpool debut last season, scored 11 goals in 22 appearances at Swansea to make Steve Cooper’s appearance triumph in the championship play-offs.
He has yet to open his Reds account in normal play, changing his penalty in the penalty shootout win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup last season.
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Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre has clarified his preference for Jadon Sancho at Signal Iduna Park amid Manchester United’s long-term interest.
The English striker teamed up with his teammates for his pre-season friendly Austria Wien, scoring an 11-2 win, and Favre hopes to have him on board when the 2020/21 Bundesliga season begins.
“He’s staying with us,” Favre told Der Westen (via MEN Sport), adding that the player “still has a lot to learn.”
United and Dortmund have not yet reached an agreement on the England striker’s fees, which helped his club finish the moment in the Bundesliga last season.
However, despite the Reluctance of the German team to sell, Sancho would remain a primary target for the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer team.
Read United’s gossip here.
There have been many pioneers in the race for Gabriel Magalhaes, but the Brazilian is now destined for Arsenal.
The centre-back has been connected to Manchester United, Napoli and Everton, Arsenal is now favourite according to the Mail.
Gabriel was a regular player in Lille last season, helping the French club defeat Nicolas Pepe with a Europa League spot, but a 22 million pound offer deserves to be enough to take him to north London.
He was Arsenal’s 3rd defensive signing in 2020, following measures to convert Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares’ loans into permanent agreements.
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Chelsea maintained interest in Brighton’s Lewis Dunk with an official offer, Reporta Argus.
The Blues will raise defensive recruits this summer and Seagulls star is on his radar.
Frank Lampard’s defense proved to be a major challenge last season and will be a domain to address.
Southampton has submitted a $10 million offer for Darwin Nunez of Almeria to The Sun.
The Saints are expected to face a festival because of the striker’s signing, which could raise the price.
Lazio is aiming for a lap for Philip Anderson of West Ham, according to the Daily Star.
The Brazilian left The Stadio Olympico in 2018 for 36 million pounds, but now he can return to the Italian capital.
The 21-year-old has been associated with a season at Stamford Bridge and has asked the Bundesliga to approve his departure.
Everton has made their selection for Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure, valued at 25 million pounds.
Carlo Ancelotti is back for the Frenchman after the club had a rejected offer last summer.
Watford is resigned to the 27-year-old and is expected to reach an agreement soon.
But they probably wouldn’t let the Frenchman pass cheaply, as Ancelotti seeks to revitalize midfielder Toffees.
Mirror Football Three weeks ago the Hornets faced a match to retain their stars and Everton would have a four-year contract at Goodison for Doucoure.
Could the loop?
Unwanted in Barcelona for about 12 months, could Coutinho be back now under Ronald Koeman?
Turns out the door is open, according to President Bartomeu.
“The head coach will make the decision,” Bartomeu said.
“If he continues next year, he’ll play with us.”
Now it’s your turn, Ronald.
West Ham United’s central defender, Issa Diop, courted Manchester United last summer before Harry Maguire’s arrival, and may be available back this summer.
The French under-21 international, a record signing when he joined West Ham toulouse in 2018, has been a regular starter with Premier League appearances in two seasons.
However, Sky Sports reports that West Ham would be willing to pay attention to donations of around ’45 million pounds’ to the 23-year-old, twice what it cost.
The defender is said to have attracted interest from at least two Premier League clubs, having played each and every minute for the Hammers after England’s resumption of football in June, helping to keep United quiet in a 1–1 draw in July.
Ethan Ampadu has been on loan for a season outside Chelsea after suffering to join the RB Leipzig team, but the Wales foreigner would be willing to stay and fight for his place in west London.
According to Goal, Frank Lampard is a fan of the young flexible, whose loan change to the Bundesliga was agreed before the coach took office at Stamford Bridge.
As a result, it is idea that Ampadu needs to show the boss what he can do before embarking on the loan move, and Goal suggests that the player has not yet been encouraged to seek a transitional move.
The 19-year-old has played seven times for RB Leipzig, but secured a 90-minute punch for the Bundesliga’s appearance against Tottenham in the Champions League.
However, other fringe players are expected to pass on loan, and Goal reported that Armando Broja will register for Vitesse for the new season, while Trevoh Chalobah is expected to spend a year in France at Lorient.
Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri for Juventus is now questionable, following the Italian club’s cracking off From management duties.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport (via Sport Witness), Inter Milan would probably have jumped to the front of the line on the left side while Juve waits to find out if new boss Andrea Pirlo needs to take Emerson to Turin.
The Italian publication suggests that the value charged to Chelsea will fall if they win a resolution for Ben Chilwell of Leicester City, and potential suitors will not be short of spending 30 million pounds for a player they know will not be the first pick at Stamford Bridge.
Emerson was signed by Chelsea through Conte, now director of Inter, while playing with Sarri during Bues’ race to Europa League glory in 2019.
However, the Italian foreigner was embarrassed under Lampard, betting 108 minutes of the championship in 2020.
Leicester is in talks to sign ajax, Nicolas Tagliafico, to CalcioMercato to the left-back.
They have beaten Inter Milan and Napoli to point out the Argentine exterior and would update Ben Chilwell.
England Chilwell is closely associated with a change to Chelsea this summer, but the Foxes expect 80 million pounds for their services.
“Messi is untouchable and non-transferable,” he said. “He knows it, we all know it. But there are other non-transferable players like Ter Stegen, Lenglet, Semedo, De Jong, Griezmann, DembeleArray … players we have in the future.
“He has a contract until 2021, I communicate a lot with Leo and more with his father. He’s number one in the world. There is no doubt that Messi can be counted on in Koeman’s new project.”
Messi to end his career at Barcelona and Koeman sees it as a basic component of his project.”
So that’s it. Well, maybe.
It has been a busy window for Southampton, which has signed Kyle Walker-Peters and Mohammed Salisu, as well as club captain James Ward-Prowse, to a new five-year contract.
The Saints are ahead of giving another star a new contract and Ryan Bertrand will receive a new three-year contract, talkSPORT reports.
England’s left-back made 35 appearances in the season, scoring once.
Bayer Leverkusen gets out of Borussia Dortmund’s playbook.
They’ve set a deadline for Chelsea to take Kai Havertz to the line.
Full story here
Liverpool star Rhian Brewster is in demand.
Jurgen Klopp has a series of investigations for the striker.
But do you lend it? Or does he make room for his first team?
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Hello Xavi!
He’s the new kid from Norwich with his on his new T-shirt.
In case you missed it, Xavi Quintilla joined the previous day of the season.
The wolves are interested in signing Sporting Braga Paulinho striker To Sky Sport Italia.
The 27-year-old made a great campaign, scoring or 34 goals and Braga won the Portuguese League Cup last season.
Paulinho is believed to be valued at 23 million pounds and has three years left on a contract with La Liga NOS.
Everton will compete with Arsenal to take over Watford Abdoulaye Doucoure this summer, Sky Sport Italia reports.
The 27-year-old midfielder scored 4 goals in 37 Premier League appearances last season.
Doucoure is committed to Vicarage Road until 2023, while Toffees coach Carlo Ancelotti is also interested in Napoli midfielder Allan and Roma side and winger Alessandro Florenzi.