Lionel Messi can leave Barcelona for free next summer – Euro Paper Talk
Worldwide football has taken centre stage but there is still a lot going on at club level throughout Europe.
So we asked our friends at Football Whispers to round up news and all of the latest gossip from across the continent.
Real Madrid strategy to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe within the next two decades and Zinedine Zidane has convinced that the World Cup winner to move to the capital. (Sport)
Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona at the end of this year for nothing, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has verified. However, he added:“I have no doubt that he (Messi) would want to continue until 2021 and we expect after that another year.“ (Sport)
Bartomeu has ruled out Barcelona signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain in January. The Catalan club are expected to renew their attempts following summer to attract the Brazilian back. (Sport)
Barcelona wanted to Finish an Ivan Rakitic-Federico Bernardeschi market with Juventus but that the deal fell through when the Serie A side demanded an added #20m for the Italian international. (Mundo Deportivo)
Eden Hazard could create his Real Madrid debut against Levante next weekend later he returned to training. The Belgian has overlooked the beginning of the season due to a leg injury. (Marca)
Chelsea are prepared to offer Emerson that is left-back a contract. The 25-year-old’s present deal expires in 2022 but the Blues need to extend it and provide the guardian a pay rise after he ousted Marcos Alonso from the starting XI. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
Matteo Darmian doesn’t regret his move despite his lack of routine game time in Old Trafford. He said:“This is a source of pride and responsibility to put on the top. It’s an experience I’d do all over again, on and off the field.“ (Sky Italia)
Andr?? Villas-Boas claims he turned down an approach from PSG while in charge of Tottenham. „Nasser Al-Khela??fi was able to call me every day,“ that the Portuguese explained. „However [sporting manager ] Leonardo and I didn’t have a fantastic conversation, there wasn’t any feeling . So I took my call and I told Nasser which I will not come in.“ (RMC)
Claudio Marchisio is in discussions with Monaco. The Juventus amazing is without a team after Rangers and Flamengo abandoned Zenit this summer and also want him. (RMC)
Former Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri is currently in discussions to become the director of Guinea, that sacked Paul Put from the African Cup of Nations after their removal. (France Football)
La Liga president Javier Tebas expects Jose Mourinho along with Cristiano Ronaldo return to the Spanish top flight later on. „I would like to have Cristiano Ronaldo back and for Jose Mourinho to be training a Spanish team,“ he explained. (Canal 11)
Bruno Fernandes could depart Sporting in January following a summertime movement failed to materialise. Paris Saint-Germain, real Madrid and many Premier League sides are interested in the midfielder, who has just two goals and four assists this year. (O Jogo)
Krystian Bielik has verified before he joined Derby County from Arsenal, AC Milan were interested in signing him. „I received an offer from Milan, but things changed and nothing more was done,“ he explained. (Sportowe Fakty)