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'PROVE YOUR GREATNESS' - RAIOLA TELLS MESSI TO LEAVE BARCELONA With La Pulga yet to put pen to paper on a contract extension at Camp Nou, the super-agent believes he should seek his fortune elsewhere Agent Mino Raiola has some advice for Lionel Messi: Leave Barcelona to prove your greatness. Messi has agreed a new deal with Barcelona but that contract remains unsigned amid uncertainty over the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's future at Camp Nou. With the 30-year-old yet to put pen to paper, Manchester City – managed by former Barca boss Pep Guardiola – have emerged as a possible destination. Raiola does not represent Messi but the Italy-born Dutchman – whose list of clients includes Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku, Marco Verratti, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – believes the time is right for a change. "A player like Messi must try another experience with a different club and prove how great he is," Raiola said via  Marca . "Barcel

Real Madrid 'set to announce contract extensions for five stars' including eye-watering £644m Isco release clause According to reports in Spain, Isco, Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Dani Carvajal and Raphael Varane are set to pen fresh terms at the Bernabeu Real Madrid are reportedly set to announce contract extensions for five first-team stars. According to Spanish outlet  Marca,   Isco, Marco Asensio, Marcelo, Dani Carvajal and Raphael Varane are set to pen fresh terms at the Bernabeu. And midfielder Isco's new deal, until 2021, will apparently come with an eye-watering buyout clause of €700million, around £644million. It continues Zinedine Zidane's trait of tying his biggest-name players to contracts, with  Cristiano Ronaldo,  Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric all inking new deals last term.             Asensio has had a blistering start to the season   (Image: AFP/Getty Images)     Marcelo's new deal will take him to 34   (Image

Real Madrid Transfer News: Latest Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea Rumours Cristiano Ronaldo  is reportedly "ready to quit  Real Madrid " while  Manchester United  goalkeeper David De Gea is said to have an "unwritten agreement" with Los Blancos that will see him join the club next summer. According to  El Pais  (h/t Charlotte Duncker at the  Mirror ), Ronaldo is still angry at his five-game ban received for pushing the referee during the club's Spanish Super Cup win over Barcelona. Per the report, Manchester United are on "red alert" over the situation, with a source close to the player insisting there is no guarantee Ronaldo will stay at Real Madrid. The Portugal international was back in action for Madrid on Wednesday, scoring one and assisting another, as the Spanish champions beat  Fiorentina  2-1 to win the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy. He underlined his importance to the side once again with his performance, and his goal in parti

Barcelona confirm that Di Maria announcement was fake Barcelona fans thought they had finally made a big name signing on Tuesday evening when the club tweeted that they had agreed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain for Argentine play-maker Angel Di Maria. In a post that came through via the club’s official twitter account, the Catalan giants announced “"Welcome Angel Di Maria to FC Barcelona!" A further post then appeared which a message that read; “"Hi FC Barcelona, it's OurMine (Security Group), please contact us - ourmine.org -> Contact Us, and sorry for the hoax. Let's get #FCBHoax trending on Twitter!" The club confirmed this morning that their account had been hacked last night and stated that they were working to get the problem resolved. Another false alarm in a summer that has been littered with them.

Report: Barcelona complete £110m signing of Dortmund star Barcelona have completed the signing of Borussia Dortmund’s star winger Ousmane Dembele, reports in France claim. BeIN Sports AR claim that the Catalan giants have finally agreed a fee with BVB said to be around £110million. Barca have been searching for a wide man to replace Brazil star Neymar, who left the Nou Camp for Paris Saint-Germain in a £198million deal earlier in the summer. According to the report, they see 20-year-old Dembele as the ideal man to replace Neymar, and they have been trying to persuade the Bundesliga club to sell their star man all summer. Dembele himself is allegedly desperate to complete a move to Barcelona and even went missing from the club two weeks ago in an apparent attempt to force a move. It was believed that BVB would only allow Dembele to move to La Liga for the eye-watering sum of £128m. However, it appears that the Blaugrana have managed to secure their man for a little less t

Di Maria agrees to €50M Barcelona move but on one condition 24 August at 13:55 Argentine midfielder  Angel Di Maria  is ready to make a move from Paris Saint-Germain to Barcelona but on one condition; and that is that he is a guaranteed starter in Ernesto Valverede’s new-look side. Aware that he was not the Blaugrana’s first-choice target this summer, the 29-year-old Di Maria wants regular first-team action as we build up to next summer’s World Cup in Russia and wants this confirmed before he makes the reported €50M switch from the French capital. Di Maria has an important ally at the Camp Nou in international team-mate Lionel Messi who has been championing his cause with the new coach. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star is effectively Valverde’s third-choice option after losing out on Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele and Spanish portal  Don Balon  writes that the player does not intend to head to Catalonis to spe

Reports: Chelsea close to signing £32 million English Premier League star Chelsea will certainly be strengthened if they get this star. Conte wants at least 3 more signings this summer What's the story? English Premier League champions Chelsea successfully rejuvenated themselves last season as they went on to lift the coveted league title and subsequently returned to the UEFA Champions League. The Blues face an uphill challenge as they will try and defend their title, while simultaneously attempting to mount a challenge on the European stage. Antonio Conte is aware of the need for reinforcements, and reportedly wants to make at least 3 more signings this summer. Latest reports from  The Sun  suggest that Chelsea are indeed closing in on one of their targets - Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater. In case you didn't know... Chelsea have already pursued the midfielder earlier this summer, but to no avail. Despite submitting multiple bids, the Stamford Bridge ou

£88.2Million Superstar ‘determined’ to join Man United — Mourinho Considering to Place Offer August 24, 2017 According to reports carried out by  the Daily Mirror , Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann is keen on making a move to Manchester United in the foreseeable future. Manchester United had identified Griezmann as their number one target at the start of the summer transfer window but with Atletico Madrid being handed a transfer ban, the Frenchman decided to stay loyal to the La Liga side. However, Jose Mourinho remains keen on signing Griezmann and according to respected Spanish journalist Guillem Balague, even the French international is said to be determined to make a move to Old Trafford in the not-so-distant future. The Daily Mirror have now reported that United are already plotting a move to sign the Atletico Madrid star next summer and are confident of landing his signature as the Spanish giants will not be burned by a ban at the time. Earlier this year,

Messi’s father meets with Premier League club to discuss stunning 2018 free transfer Lionel Messi’s father has met with Manchester City about his son making a remarkable move to the Premier League. Jorge Messi is believed to have met with City director of football Txiki Begiristain, who was at Barcelona until 2012, regarding a possible move to the Etihad, according  the Sun . City have been keeping close tabs of the availability of Messi, who’s contract with Barcelona ends in 2018. Messi’s current buyout clause is £275m, and Barcelona are aware that Man City have the financial muscle to finance such a deal. Yet City are aware that Messi has so far refused to extend his contract with Barcelona, and could wait until next summer to complete a remarkable free transfer. Messi is believed to have become unhappy at Barcelona’s failure to replace Neymar, who left the club after PSG activated his release clause. The club have so far failed with bids for Liverpool’s Coutinho an

Fans are convinced Barcelona star Lionel Messi has just dropped a massive transfer hint on social media He wouldn't actually leave the mighty Barcelona for a Premier League team, would he!? Things aren't going too well for  Barcelona  at the moment. This summer they lost one of the world's best players in  Neymar  for £199million when he decided to leave for  Paris Saint-Germain. They were then battered 5-1 on aggregate over two legs of the Spanish Super Cup by bitter rivals Real Madrid. This prompted Barcelona legend Gerard Pique to admit: "We are not in the best moment, as a team or a club. "This a long process and there is room for improvement, we must stay as close as possible and keep moving forwards." But before you get the violins out take a step back and remember all the glory they have enjoyed over the past ten years. And then consider the fact they have a man named Lionel Messi in their ranks, and well, thinks aren't too

Manchester United  on to something good as goals from Bailly,Lukaku, Pogba and Martial blow Swansea away. Pogba: 'We've had a very good result, 4-0 again with a clean sheet, We want to carry on on this road' Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku, centre, celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Swansea City with teammates. Three late goals helped Manchester United to a flattering win against Swansea City. Eric Bailly’s first for his club a minute before the break was followed by one apiece from Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and the hugely effective Anthony Martial as Jose Mourinho’s men made it two straight 4-0 wins at the start of their Premier League campaign. "We've had a very good result, 4-0 again with a clean sheet, We want to carry on on this road," French midfielder Pogba told Sky Sports. "We are more confident [than last season]. We know each other more. We work for each other and I think that is easier for us." A United

3 Reasons Real Madrid Don’t Want or Need Kylian Mbappe It's a good thing we appear to be passing on the Monaco star Even though the rumor-mill seems to be churning with PSG as the front (only) runner in the chase for Kylian Mbappe, the transfer window isn't quite closed. As such, the rumors around the Madrid camp, albeit not much more than a murmur recently, still have Uncle Flo pulling some last minute strings to secure the versatile attacker. I know we've covered the could he/should he/will he plenty on this blog, but fresh off the heels of the  ABSOLUTE FREAKING DRUBBING  of Barcelona over the two Spanish Supercup legs, my feelings on the potential Mbappe transfer matter solidified to the extent that I felt the need to resurrect one, hopefully final piece on young Kylian. I give you my three reasons why we don't want us some Mbappe. 1. The dollars This first point might seem silly, particularly since Florentino continues to brilliant