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      Barcelona legend Hristo Stoichkov appears to confirm Georginio Wijnaldum transfer from Liverpool is on

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      BARCELONA icon Hristo Stoichkov has dubbed Georginio Wijnaldum “the next No8” of the LaLiga giants.
      The Dutch midfielder has been linked with a move to the Camp Nou, with just a year left on his Liverpool contract.

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      Hristo Stoichkov posted a photo of himself and Georginio Wijnaldum from after the 2019 Champions League finalCredit: Instagram @hristo8oficial
      Reports suggest personal terms have been agreed between the player and Barcelona.
      There is not said to be any movement in negotiations over a transfer fee with the Premier League champions.
      On Saturday night, however, Stoichkov appeared to welcome Wijnaldum to his old side.

      Accompanying an Instagram photo of himself with the 29-year-old, he wrote: “The next number-8 of my dear Barca.”

      Stoichkov, 54, spent seven years with the Catalan club over two spells in the 1990s.
      He won five LaLiga titles and a European Cup as well as the 1994 Ballon d’Or.
      New Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman is thought to have enjoyed a good relationship with Wijnaldum during his time as Netherlands boss.
      The Blaugrana are hoping to improve their squad after the expected sales of Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal, following Ivan Rakitic out the exit door.

      And it is said a £17.7million bid may be enough to tempt Liverpool into a sale, with Jurgen Klopp reportedly happy to accept Wijnaldum’s departure if he wants a new challenge.
      The Reds could use the transfer as a means to free up space for Thiago Alcantara.
      Touted as a long-term target for a £27m move from Bayern Munich, the Spaniard’s future remains far from certain amid rival interest from Manchester United.

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      AC Milan in pole position to land Real Madrid flop Luka Jovic as back up to Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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      AC MILAN have reportedly bid to take Luka Jovic on loan from Real Madrid after the Serb’s nightmare debut season in Spain.
      A tally of just two goals in 27 appearances was hardly befitting of a striker who cost over £50million when signing from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer.

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      Luka Jovic may not stay in Madrid after struggling in his debut campaignCredit: Getty – Contributor

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      Zlatan Ibrahimovic turns 39 in October and will need back-upCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And Jovic’s future is up in the air as Real consider shuffling their pack for the new season.
      According to Tuttosport, Los Blancos are pondering a loan offer from Milan.
      The two clubs have recently been in contact over Brahim Diaz’s temporary switch to the San Siro, allowing Milan to discuss Jovic’s situation.
      Having first been keen on the 22-year-old when Ralf Rangnick was set to take over as coach, coach Stefano Pioli is now thought to also be interested in bringing him in.

      A forward such as Jovic is seen as key for Milan to challenge on both the domestic and European front next season.
      Particularly with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic turning 39 in a month.

      The Swede returned to the club in January and extended his contract for another year in the week.
      After forking out for Brescia starlet Sandro Tonali, the Rossoneri are expected to resort to loan deals for the rest of the window.

      Former Chelsea loanee Tiemoue Bakayoko is reportedly on their radar, as well as Federico Chiesa of Fiorentina.

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      Man Utd fans claim ‘agent’ David De Gea is hinting at Sergio Reguilon transfer with Instagram post on Spain duty

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      DAVID DE GEA teased Manchester United fans by posting a selfie with transfer target Sergio Reguilon on Instagram.
      The Red Devils are reportedly chasing the Real Madrid star after his promising loan spell at Europa League conquerors Sevilla.

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      David De Gea and Sergio Reguilon took a moment for a selfie during Spain’s Nations League campCredit: Instagram
      Together on Spain duty, the pair posed for a snap that both posted online.
      De Gea started his country’s 1-1 draw with Germany on Thursday and Reguilon will hope to make his debut against Ukraine on Sunday.
      And the left-back’s apparent friendship with De Gea led to some fans dreaming of the goalkeeper acting as his club’s transfer agent.
      Twitter user Prakhar commented: “Reguilon to Man Utd I beg. Agent De Gea make it happen. Shaw is a liability being injured most of the time, Williams isn’t a footballer.”

      One fan wrote: “He’s teasing us United fans!”
      Another joked: “De Gea knows exactly what he’s doing with that picture of him and Reguilon as well. I said I wasn’t going to get overly involved in transfers this window but here I am imagining Reguilon singing glory glory Man United with Micky Phelan on the trumpet.”
      While one Red Devils supporter tweeted: “De Gea knows something we don’t when he teased and took a photo with just him and Reguilon. I will hang my hope on that.”
      And another remarked: “Rashford posting photos with Sancho on his Insta. De Gea posting photos with Reguilón on his Insta. If you think I’ll get hyped by this. Then you’re absolutely right.”

      United were said to have offered £27million to sign Reguilon from Real.
      However, the LaLiga giants have not yet decided whether to keep hold of the 23-year-old, with Marcelo and Ferland Mendy comfortably ahead in Zinedine Zidane’s pecking order.
      The latest reports suggest Madrid are open to loaning out Reguilon once more, after he made 38 appearances for Sevilla last campaign.
      PSG, Juventus, Napoli and Tottenham have also been named as interested parties.

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      Lionel Messi urged to stay at Barcelona by team-mate Antoine Griezmann after incredible transfer U-turn

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      ANTOINE GRIEZMANN wants Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona after the Argentine’s sensational transfer U-turn.
      Messi revealed he will STAY at the Nou Camp on Friday after a huge transfer saga.

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      Antoine Griezmann (right) hopes Lionel Messi will stay at BarcelonaCredit: Reuters
      The 33-year-old superstar previously told club bosses he wanted to leave sparking mass hysteria in the football world.
      But the club captain had a change of heart after his kids burst into tears and a costly legal battle over the release clause in his contract looked to be the only way out.
      And Barca team-mate Griezmann has joined the voices backing Messi to continue in Catalonia.

      Griezmann told M6: “We are trying to stay updated with the issue, but it is between him and the club.

      “We only hope that he stays.
      “I am trying to stay focused on the national team and prepare well for the next two games.
      “We have heard a little of everything but we don’t know anything else about all this affair.”
      The Barca pair were previously hit with reports of a training ground bust-up and Griezmann put their relationship under the microscope last year after admitting Messi barely speaks to him.

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      The six-time Ballon d’Or winner took aim at Barca president Josep Bartomeu for not allowing him to leave for free.
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      Gary Lineker accuses old club Barcelona of ‘wriggling out’ of Lionel Messi transfer and brands whole saga a ‘shame’

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      GARY LINEKER has branded the Lionel Messi transfer saga a “shame” after accusing his old club Barcelona of wriggling out by not allowing the Argentine to leave.
      The 33-year-old Nou Camp legend stunned Barca bosses at the end of last month after telling them he wanted to leave following 16 seasons.

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      Lionel Messi refused to take Barcelona to court in order to force his way out of the clubCredit: EPA

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      Gary Lineker expressed his disappointment at his old team’s treatment of the ArgentineCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Just caught up with the extraordinary Messi interview. After all he’s done for the club, over almost 2 decades, it’s such a shame that @FCBarcelona wriggled out and didn’t grant him his wishes. An amicable and satisfying finale of the Messi/Barça era is now difficult to envisage.
      — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 5, 2020

      But the summer saga ended when Messi confirmed he will stay at the club in order to avoid a dragged out court battle.
      The six-time Ballon d’Or winner opened up about about the saga which sparked a “brutal drama” in his household that left his family in tears.
      Reacting to the forward’s public address, Lineker tweeted: “Just caught up with the extraordinary Messi interview.
      “After all he’s done for the club, over almost 2 decades, it’s such a shame that Barcelona wriggled out and didn’t grant him his wishes.

      After all he’s done for the club, over almost 2 decades, it’s such a shame that Barcelona wriggled out and didn’t grant him his wishes
      Gary Lineker on Lionel Messi

      “An amicable and satisfying finale of the Messi/Barca era is now difficult to envisage.”
      Messi’s contract runs out next summer when he will be available on a free transfer, with Manchester City waiting in the wings.
      It became clear that this summer, Barca would insist their captain left for nothing less than his £623million release clause.
      And one fan replied to Lineker by saying: “Barcelona have done plenty for Messi too. Surely they can’t be expected to write off over £600m as a gesture of goodwill?”

      Yet Match of the Day host Lineker hit back to tweet: “You or I have no idea as to the conversations between Messi and the president about his free release clause.
      “We’ve now heard Messi’s side. Be interesting to see if the president gives his. It’s just a shame it’s come to this.”
      Messi is expected to return to Barcelona training on Monday – which will be the first time he links up with the squad since it was revealed he wanted to force a transfer away.

      Messi revealed he would be staying in an interview with Goal

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      Luis Suarez snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo from five best strikers of all-time list… but is now set to link-up at Juventus

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      LUIS SUAREZ may have to re-think his top strikers of all-time list as he edges closer to joining Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus.
      The 33-year-old is poised to leave Barcelona after he was told by new boss Ronald Koeman that he is not in his plans at the Nou Camp.

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      Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is reportedly close to joining JuventusCredit: Getty – Contributor

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      Cristiano Ronaldo was not named in Suarez’s top five strikers list of all-timeCredit: Icon Sport – Getty
      Andrea Pirlo is said to be a huge fan of the Uruguayan marksman – who has one year left on his deal in Catalonia.
      Juve are looking to bring him to Turin on a free transfer, where they will pay the Blaugrana performance-related bonuses.
      Personal terms are understood to have already been agreed, with Suarez to pocket £256,000-a-week in Turin.
      And with the player set to link up with old rival Ronaldo, he may be wishing he didn’t omit the Portuguese legend from his top five forwards of all-time.

      In an interview with Bleacher Report in December, the former Liverpool star spoke of his favourite attackers – with all the entrants coming from South America.
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      Unsurprisingly, his team-mate Lionel Messi sits at the top of the list in what he described as an easy choice.
      Suarez said: “Number one for me is Messi. Because he is one of the best in the world.
      “It’s an easy decision for me.”

      In second place is Argentine legend Gabriel Batistuta – who banged in 54 goals in 77 appearances for the national team.
      Number three is Suarez’s former international team-mate Diego Forlan, with the pair both scoring in the 2011 Copa America final win against Paraguy.

      Brazilian icon Ronaldo is fourth, with Suarez saying: “The fat one. The first Ronaldo. The Brazilian Ronaldo.
      “He’s really good. He’s so quick. He’s an intelligent guy. He’s a nice finisher. He had it all.”
      Completing the list is Ronaldo’s 1994 World Cup-winning team-mate Romario.

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      Tottenham transfer blow as Barcelona block Jose Mourinho’s move for Lucas De Vega after £1.8m bid rejected

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      TOTTENHAM have reportedly pulled out of the race for Lucas de Vega after Barcelona rejected a £1.8million bid.
      The 20-year-old impressed on loan at Cartagena last season and has been eyed for a regular spot in the Catalans’ B team.

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      Lucas de Vega is set for a starring role with Barcelona’s B teamCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Jose Mourinho had also picked up on de Vega’s ability and tested the water with a bid in the week.
      However, according to Sport, Barcelona have asked for around double the £1.8m offered – in the knowledge Spurs would pull out of the deal.
      Barcelona have struggled to keep their top prospects in recent years with Manchester United newboy Marc Jurado and Instagram-famous midfielder Xavi Simons just two youngsters to leave.
      La Masia did send teen sensation Ansu Fati to the first-team last year but star talents have been few and far between lately, contributing to the angst around the crisis club.

      With next season’s third-tier Segunda B season coming ahead of a rejigging of the Spanish lower-league system, the club are desperate for Barcelona B to achieve promotion.
      Therefore coach Garcia Pimienta has been allowed to keep de Vega and make him a focal point of the Blaugrana reserves.

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      Joe Hart, Matt Doherty and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg have all signed up, plus Wigan youngster Alfie Devine.

      Milan Skriniar has reportedly been identified as a fifth summer buy.
      The Inter Milan centre-back could replace Juan Foyth after the Argentine was transfer-listed by Mourinho, along with Serge Aurier and Tanguy Ndombele.

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      Messi breaks social media silence with photo of his boys after revealing they cried at thought of his Barcelona transfer

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      LIONEL MESSI has broken his social media silence by posting a picture of his three boys.
      It comes after Messi, 33, confirmed he would be staying at Barcelona, having pushed to leave this summer following 16 seasons at the Nou Camp.

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      Lionel Messi announced he will stay at Barcelona this season

      The Argentine superstar opened up about about the transfer saga which sparked a “brutal drama” in the Messi household because the family did not want to leave their home.
      Messi has three sons with wife Antonela Roccuzzo, Ciro, two, Mateo, aged four, and Thiago, aged seven.
      And in his first social media post since the entire saga began, the forward uploaded a picture of his kids.
      The news their dad wanted to leave the Spanish giants came as a devastating reveal for the brothers, who cried at the thought of him moving elsewhere.

      Speaking to Goal, Messi said: “When I communicated my wish to leave to my wife and children, it was a brutal drama.
      “The whole family began crying, my children did not want to leave Barcelona, nor did they want to change schools.
      “But I looked further afield and I want to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League.
      “You can win or lose in it, because it is very difficult, but you have to compete.

      “Mateo is still little and he doesn’t realise what it means to go somewhere else and make your life a few years elsewhere.
      “Thiago, he is older. He heard something on TV and found out something and asked.
      “I didn’t want him to know anything about being forced to leave, to have to live in a new school, or make new friends.
      “He cried to me and said ‘let’s not go’. I repeat that it was hard, really.
      “It was understandable. It happened to me. It is very difficult to make a decision.
      “I love Barcelona and I’m not going to find a better place than here anywhere. 
      “Still, I have the right to decide. I was going to look for new goals and new challenges. And tomorrow I could go back, because here in Barcelona I have everything.

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      “My son, my family, they grew up here and are from here. There was nothing wrong with wanting to leave. 
      “I needed it, the club needed it and it was good for everyone.”
      Having gone on strike previously to miss training, Messi is still yet to link up with new manager Ronald Koeman. 
      According to TyC Sports, Messi has not had a Covid-19 test, which prohibits him from linking up with his team-mates. 
      He is expected to return on Monday – when he will have had his results back
      It will allow him to join up with Barca for the first time since it was revealed he wanted to force a transfer away.

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