Friday’s TIBS Newsbytes: Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic staying in Italy but Lionel Messi is still looking for a transfer!

Top ten pieces of today’s gossip are:

1) Lots of links relating to Argentina forward Lionel Messi going to Manchester City. It is understood he contacted Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola last week about his desire to leave Barcelona.

2) In an effort to sign Messi, Manchester City are open to using Spanish defenders Eric Garcia and Angelino as part of the deal if they cannot sign him on a free transfer.

3) Reports in Spain are that Manchester City are preparing an offer of £89.5m plus Garcia, Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva, 26 and Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus.

4) Barca’s rivals Real Madrid want more than 20 million euros for 23-year-old Spanish left-back Sergio Reguilon. He is wanted by Manchester United, Tottenham, Juventus and Inter Milan.

5) Having completed the singings of Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Ben Chilwell, Chelsea are now looking to finalise the £90m move for 21-year-old Germany and Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz.

6) Arsenal are prepared to sell Hector Bellerin to Juventus as their new manager Andrea Pirlo has made the Spain 25-year-old his top priority. Previously he had been linked with a move to PSG.

7) Swedish legendary striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed a new one-year contract at AC Milan – it is believed that the 38-year-old’s deal is worth about £6m.

8) Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he is staying with the Italian champions for a third season.

9) Leeds United are trying to sign Lazio’s 23-year-old Brazilian centre-back Luiz Felipe – but after the Italian club finally returned to the Champions League it is unlikely the Serie A club will sell.

10) With Watford trying to lower their wage budget they have offered their captain Troy Deeney to West Brom.

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