Manchester City tipped to sign Lionel Messi and three others in January transfer window

straight to your inboxManchester City are set to complete their second signing of the January transfer window with the purchase of Gremio midfielder Diego Rosa. The Blues have been tracking the 18-year-old for some time and have moved to secure a deal that sees them pay an initial fee of around £5.2m with the potential for it to rise all the way to £23m should he make the first team.

the squad is 'three or four light' in terms of bringing in fresh players. But the Bolton boss has reiterated that Wanderers will conduct transfer business in a responsible way to ensure the Trotters are kept sustainable.He said: “We are proactive.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, November 29. Gerard Pique has urged Manchester City transfer target Lionel Messi not to walk out of Barcelona when his contract expires at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxGerard Pique has urged Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona, insisting that the club will do everything it can to convince the superstar attacker to sign a new contract.The 33-year-old is out of contract in the summer and can discuss terms of a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs from January.He has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City and the Blues believe they would be at the front of the queue to land him were he to leave Catalonia.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has said he is not planning for any new arrivals at Manchester City in the January transfer window.The Blues have had a difficult start to the season and currently sit in the bottom half of the table after just three wins from their opening eight games.

straight to your inboxLa Liga president Javier Tebas admits the Spanish league are working on provisional plans to account for any drop in revenue if Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona.Messi came close to ending his long association with Barcelona in the summer, but decided to stay to avoid a costly legal battle with the club he loves. Manchester City were strongly linked with Messi's signature at the time and view themselves as front-runners to land the Argentine were he to leave Catalonia.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expecting a quiet January transfer window as football clubs continue to reel from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Up to 4,000 Premier League matchgoers will return for the first time since March for United's trip to West Ham United next week, but Greater Manchester was placed in Tier 3 of the regional restrictions and supporters may not return to Old Trafford until the New Year.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, November 20.Pep Guardiola's 'addictive' approach and winning style was enough to convince Manchester City to agree a new two-year contract for the manager. That is according to City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain, who predicted that the future is bright with Guardiola at the helm until 2023.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola wants Lionel Messi to finish his career in Barcelona, despite speculation linking Manchester City with a fresh move for the Argentine playmaker.

straight to your inboxWith the news that Pep Guardiola is extending his stay as Manchester City manager, the Blues are once again being linked with Lionel Messi.City fans were hopeful of completing a sensational move for Messi over a two-week period in the summer when he announced his intention to leave Barcelona, but the Argentine ultimately opted to stay to avoid a costly legal battle over his contract.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Tuesday, November 17.La Liga president aims Man City digLa Liga president Javier Tebas has taken another dig at Manchester City, claiming the club do not compete within the rules of financial fair play amid a potential deal for Lionel Messi. The Argentine star is in the final year of his contract with Barcelona and was linked with a move to the Etihad in the summer transfer window.

straight to your inboxManchester City are 'actively pursuing' a deal to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona ahead of the January transfer window, according to reports.The global superstar had a very high-profile fallout with the Catalan giants over the summer and pushed for an exit, though he eventually agreed to remain at the Nou Camp.However, the saga is far from over as Messi is still expected to leave Barcelona in 2021 as his contract comes to a close at the end of the season.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have prioritised player sales in the January transfer window in an attempt to trim their bloated squad.The MEN understands United have earmarked possible transfers for Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones in the New Year and Timothy Fosu-Mensah is also considering his future at the club.United currently have a 31-man squad and senior club sources say the deadline day arrival of Edinson Cavani means United will not have to secure a

straight to your inboxIt's no surprise that as the January transfer window approaches, Manchester City are once again being linked with Lionel Messi.City fans were hopeful of completing a sensational move for Messi over a two-week period in the summer when he announced his intention to leave Barcelona, but the Argentine ultimately opted to stay to avoid a costly legal battle over his contract.When confirming his decision to stay, Messi made it clear he remained unhappy with Barcelona and that he

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have named Aleks Zinchenko, Benjamin Mendy and Eric Garcia as the three players they want to see leave the club in the January transfer window.January tends to be a quiet month in the transfer market for City, both in terms of incomings and outgoings.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is reportedly closing in on a new contract at Manchester City. The 49-year-old's current deal runs out at the end of the season and he has strongly been linked with a return to Barcelona.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United could be tempted to look into the transfer market in January as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to push his side into the top four.This season it's been a very mixed start for Solskjaer's side, with back-to-back defeats against Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir recently, but the victory over Everton on Saturday took some of the pain away for United supporters.It was a relatively busy summer transfer window for Ed Woodward and the United board -