Football rumours from the media
Manchester City could make a sensational move to activate Lionel Messi’s release clause at Barcelona.
What the papers say
Barcelona have already seen one of their star name players leave in a world-record transfer deal against their will, and it could be about to happen again.
The Daily Record reports that Manchester City officials have met with representatives of Lionel Messi as they consider activating his £275million release clause.
It could be the end of an era at Barca, as the Daily Mail reports Andres Iniesta is yet to sign a new deal with less than 12 months left on his current contract.
Arsenal have offered Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain a new contract to ward off interest from Chelsea, according to the Daily Star.
Online/Social round-up
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@talkSPORT – “Diego Costa turned down huge £13m deal to move on loan to China until November”
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