MESSI ON THE WAY TO BARCELONA! TALKS WITH XAVI HAPPENED! Chelsea to give £100m for Osimhen!

MESSI ON THE WAY TO BARCELONA! TALKS WITH XAVI HAPPENED! Chelsea to give £100m for Osimhen!

Messi discusses his Barcelona return with Xavi and players
Ara
Reliability: 4

Breaking news from Catalan newspaper Ara: Lionel Messi is in direct contact with several Barcelona players, discussing the possibility of his return, as well as speaking directly to Xavi.

The club's board is keen on seeing Messi's second arrival at Barca, though Joan Laporta is expected to cautiously approach the potential signing of the Argentine in the next few months.

Barcelona are going to monitor the development of Messi's relationship with PSG and their negotiations regarding a new contract.

Barcelona ask Olmo not to renew his contract with RB Leipzig
Mundo Deportivo
Reliability: 3.5

Interestingly enough, Barcelona manages to deal not only with the case of Messi's return! The Catalans have also asked Leipzig midfielder Daniel Olmo not to renew his contract with the Red Bulls.

The Spaniard's agreement with the German side runs until 2024 and taking into account Leipzig’s desire to extend the player, Barcelona held an informal meeting with the player's closest circle, attended by Barca employees and head coach Xavi himself.

Barcelona are looking to bring back Olmo, who trained in the club's academy, and are offering him not to pen a new deal with Leipzig in order to become a free agent in a year's time and rejoin his former club.

Chelsea set to pay £100 million for Osimhen
Football Insider
Reliability: 3

Chelsea are going to offer Napoli £100m for their stellar striker Victor Osimhen, making him the Pensioners' top transfer target in the summer.

Earlier on, the Italian side had announced that they will reportedly consider only those approaches for the Nigerian that will start off with 150 million euros, but first, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly wants to know how the Partenopeans can withstand the first bid.

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