TRANSFER GOSSIP Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi, 27, is ready to listen if Chelsea or Manchester City offer a staggering £500m package for him to quit the La Liga giants this summer. (Sun - subscription required) Manchester United are set to launch a £35m bid for defender Mats Hummels, 26, as boss Louis Van Gaal looks to take advantage of the Borussia Dortmunds perilous league position. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool are considering a move for Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 22, as boss Brendan Rodgers considers replacements for Simon Mignolet. (Daily Star) Newcastle are expected to speak to former Lyon coach Remi Garde about becoming the clubs new head coach next week. (Daily Telegraph) Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, 23, has given both Arsenal and Liverpool a boost in their pursuit of the striker as he reveals he wants to play in Spain or England. (Daily Express) Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic, 21, is poised to wrap up his move to Schalke over the coming days. (Daily Mail) Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 36, is the latest Premier League star to be targeted for a move to Major League Soccer, with Portland Timbers revealing their interest in the Ivory Coast international. (Metro) Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 24, has no interest in joining Olympiakos on loan after the Greek side offered to pay his wages in full until the end of the season. (Daily Star) Manchester United could delay a decision on a new contract for goalkeeper David de Gea, 24, until the summer with the club facing the distraction of prioritising a decision on 28-year-old striker Radamel Falcaos long-term future at Old Trafford. (Daily Telegraph) De Gea has been offered a double your money, £140,000-a-week deal to extend his Manchester United contract. (Daily Star) The Spanish goalkeeper is holding out for a switch to Real Madrid at the end of the season. (Metro) Tottenham are struggling to offload flop midfielder Paulinho, 26, because neither Inter Milan nor Schalke will match the £17m Spurs paid for the Brazilian in 2013. (Daily Express) OTHER GOSSIP New Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew believes managing Newcastle will be difficult for his successor at St James Park because of the clubs financial and transfer policies. (Daily Express) Former Barcelona coach Henk Ten Cate says that playmaker Lionel Messi, 27, is still at the Catalan side because of a deathbed promise to former coach Tito Vilanova. (Daily Mirror) Everton boss Roberto Martinez vows to rectify problems that have led to a number of players picking up hamstring injuries with the club already replacing some of its medics. (Daily Mirror) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Manchester City fan and former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton was among those to wish the clubs Spanish playmaker David Silva a happy 29th birthday. All the best amigo, he signed off on Twitter. AND FINALLY... Dennis Wises son Henry has signed a one-year deal to play for Arsenal where the 15-year-old midfielder will team up with all three of David Beckhams sons - Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz - as well as Frank Lampards nephew. (Daily Mail) Former Portugal star Luis Figo admits it is a tough choice for this years Ballon dOr, describing playmakers Barcelonas Lionel Messi and Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, as the truffles and caviar of the football world. (Goal) West Ham striker Andy Carrolls career to date has been dogged by injury, but the 26-year-old ended up inadvertently injuring himself again off the pitch - while making lunch. (Metro)
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