Transfer rumours and paper review – Sunday, February 19: Manchester City ‘confident’ of £100m swoop, Liverpool in Mario Gotze talks
Here are the top transfer-related stories in Sunday's newspapers...
Manchester City bosses are confident of signing Lionel Messi in the summer, in a world-record £100million deal from Barcelona. The Argentine forward’s current deal at the Catalan club has just 16 months to run. (Mirror)
Jose Mourinho will be offered a new five-year deal this summer to oversee the £1BN transformation of Manchester United. (The Sun)
Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a £30m target for Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. (Sunday People)
Liverpool are lining up a summer move for Borussia Dortmund's World Cup winner Mario Gotze. Jurgen Klopp wants a reunion with the attacking midfielder and initial talks about an end-of-season switch are understood to have taken place. (Mirror)
Klopp, though, is on Barcelona’s wanted list as under-fire Luis Enrique prepares to exit the Nou Camp. (Mirror)
The LaLiga side are also eyeing a move for Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino. (Express)
Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has distanced himself from speculation linking him as a possible successor to Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. (London Evening Standard)
Defiant Wenger wants to manage for four more years, whether he is at Arsenal or not. (Sunday People)
Man City have ruled out selling Joe Hart to their Premier League rivals. The England number one is believed to favour a return back home, despite impressing during his season-long loan with Serie A outfit Torino. (Daily Star)
Liverpool will take advantage of uncertainty about who will manage Arsenal next season by hijacking their move for highly-rated Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell. A £10m offer is being prepared. (Express)
Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon has caught the eye of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. The left-back, still only 16, is one of the hottest properties around and City could plot £8million summer move with Spurs also keen. (The Sun)
Chelsea have initiated discussions over the transfer of Portugal international Bernardo Silva. French club Monaco would like to secure a minimum of £68.4m for Bernardo, who is comfortable operating on either the left or right wing or as a number 10. (The Times)
Liverpool are poised to beat Manchester United and Southampton to France youth international Yasser Larouci. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder played for Paul Pogba's former club Le Havre but has rejected their offer of a contract and is a free agent. (Daily Mail)
Newcastle are set to join a number of clubs, including Liverpool and Arsenal, in the race to sign Chelsea starlet Dominic Solanke this summer. (The Chronicle)
Jose Mourinho wants to bring two of his old Chelsea stars to Manchester United. Nemanja Matic and Willian helped Mourinho win the Premier League title in 2015 and the duo are the Red Devils manager’s first choice picks for summer transfers. (Daily Star)
Bayern Munich are lining up a massive £30million offer for Celtic’s in-demand attacker Moussa Dembele. (Mirror)
Leicester City, Everton and West Ham checked on Cafu - that’s Jonathan Cafu - in midweek. The Premier League trio sent scouts to watch the Brazilian winger, 25, play for Ludogorets in their Europa League defeat to Copenhagen. (Daily Mail)
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