LaLiga Transfer News: £220m offer for Lionel Messi revealed, Real Madrid interested in Premier League star, and more - 3rd November 2018  

With the winter transfer window not too far away, clubs across Europe's leagues will look to reinforce their respective teams with new additions. The transfer mills are already churning out bucketloads of transfer rumours.

In LaLiga, Real Madrid have struggled so far this season, and face a dire necessity to bring in a new face or two in order to help revive their season and title aspirations. On the other hand, Barcelona seem to be steady at the moment, but could also look towards the market for some refurbishing.

According to reports and rumours, LaLiga could witness a number of transfer deals this winter. On that note, among the plethora of transfer rumours that have emerged over the last 24 hours, here is a look at some of the top transfer news and rumours of the day, pertaining to LaLiga:

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Barcelona begin to look for long-term replacements for Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez is almost 32 years old.

Barcelona's superstar striker, Luis Suarez, is currently in his 5th season at the Catalan club and has scored 159 goals in 212 matches across all competitions for the Blaugrana. However, the Uruguayan turns 32 in January.

According to reports from Marca (via Sky Sports), Barcelona have begun to look for long-term replacements for the striker, with several young and promising strikers believed to be on their radar - players that can be brought in and groomed for the long-run.

Among Barcelona's alleged targets, are Genoa's break-out striker, Krzysztof Piatek, as well as RB Leipzig's Timo Werner. The Spanish giants are also reportedly monitoring the likes of Lille's Nicolas Pepe, Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez.

Notably, Paco Alcacer, who has set Bundesliga alight with his performances with Borussia Dortmund, has only been loaned out and could be recalled after a string of impressive performances.

Real Madrid interested in signing Manchester City starlet Brahim Diaz

Brahim Diaz seems to have caught the eyes of Real Madrid

Caught in quite a crisis, Real Madrid will be expected to flex their muscles and loosen their purse strings this winter transfer window as they look to alleviate their situation. The European champions have already been linked with a multitude of top superstars.

However, they may fail to lure any of those top targets in the middle of the season and might have to wait until the summer. Meanwhile, latest reports from Marca suggest that Los Blancos are keeping an eye on Manchester City's 19-year-old Brahim Diaz.

The Spaniard has impressed at almost every chance he has been given at City and could be a long-term solution to a number of Real Madrid's problems. With his current deal set to expire in June, Madrid will have a fairly decent opportunity at acquiring him if they're really interested.

Lionel Messi snubbed enormous £220m offer from Manchester City

Lionel Messi could have been playing in the Premier League

According to revealing new reports from The Daily Express, during the peak of the political crisis surrounding Catalonia, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City did, in fact, try to lure Lionel Messi out of Spain.

The report suggests that Guardiola, who oversaw Messi's tremendous growth at Barcelona, made a "serious approach" to sign the Argentine sensation.

City were reportedly willing to dig deep and pay a staggering fee of £220 million to make the move happen. Additionally, Messi's father would have reportedly received £44 million. Further, Messi himself would've earned £220m as salary over the duration of 5 years.

However, Messi refused to indulge the now defending Premier League champions and opted to remain at Barcelona before eventually signing a new contract by the end of 2017.