Manchester City ready world record bid for Messi and other transfer news and rumours of the day- 9th October, 2017

Ligue 1

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PSG want David De Gea

Real Madrid will need to wake up from their slumber and make a decision on De Gea as the big spending PSG is now the latest ones who have arrived on the block for the Manchester United goalkeeper, according to Le10 Sport.

PSG were linked with Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak but his hefty price tag of £100m has become a deterrent. However, Manchester United will try their very best to keep De Gea who has been one of the best goalkeepers in the world for a while now.

Mbappe wants Griezmann to join PSG

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According to Don Balon, Mbappe has asked PSG to bring Antoine Griezmann to the French capital next summer. Griezmann will be an illustrious addition to an already spectacular side that boasts of names like Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe, Verratti, Di Maria and Dani Alves.

Mbappe and Griezmann are both regulars in the French national squad and have experience playing together.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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