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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's latest transfer news and rumours roundup. Today's stories feature the latest update on some of the major happenings in world football which may change the complexion of a few clubs. So let's head right in and take a look at the major happenings across Europe that made headlines on October 12, 2017:
La Liga
Messi to get £80m signing bonus at Barcelona
La Blaugrana are desperate to get Lionel Messi to extend his contract and stay at Nou Camp. In order to get it done, they are willing to offer a whopping £80m as a signing bonus, according to Daily Star.
According to reports, Messi had agreed to terms earlier this year but after the club encountered a few stumbling blocks on the transfer business front among others, Messi hasn't been too keen and has stayed reluctant to put pen to paper.
Now that Manchester City are willing to break the bank and spend as much as £357m to bring Messi to Etihad, Barcelona are ready to get their act together and offer a huge amount to motivate Messi to sign.
Barcelona will try to sign Philippe Coutinho in January
Barcelona CEO Oscar Grau said in a press conference that the club will buy long-term transfer target Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool in January. Barcelona went all out in the pursuit of the Brazilian playmaker but had as many as four offers rebuffed by the Scousers.
Speaking at a press-conference, Grau revealed,
"We are ready to buy Coutinho in the winter market, or any player the technical staff request. But it is important to adjust ourselves, so if there are to be arrivals, there must be exits as well.
"We must forget about the price paid for Neymar last summer. After taxes we received about €188m in income and a direct financial impact on the club's treasury of €144m."
Real Madrid willing to sell Gareth Bale for €100m
Los Blancos are willing to offload the Welshman given they get back the €100m they paid to sign him in 2013.
Bale's time at Madrid has been plagued by injuries and manager Zinedine Zidane feels like he cannot count on the winger given his intermittent unavailability. Manchester United are reportedly frontrunners for Bale.
However, it will be interesting to see whether or not Manchester United are going to be willing to take the risk of signing an injury prone Bale for €100m when they could invest it elsewhere.
Premier League
Arsene Wenger says Sanchez and Ozil could possibly leave in January
The Arsenal boss has said that it is possible that the duo, who will be out of contract next summer, could leave in January.
Goal had revealed last week that Alexis Sanchez has no intention of signing a new contract. Mesut Ozil has also garnered interest from the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Speaking about the possibility of extending their contracts, Wenger said,
“I hope the situation can be turned around. At the moment, we are not close enough to announce anything.”
Manchester United to swap Martial for Rakitic
Jose Mourinho, who is a fan of the Croatian playmaker, has expressed interest in signing him next summer. In order to force Barcelona to sell him, Manchester United is ready to let go of Anthony Martial, according to ESPN.
Barcelona are reportedly interested in Anthony Martial and a swap deal will cater to the interests of both parties.
No clubs are willing to meet Ozil's wage demands
According to The Sun, Mesut Ozil's wage demands stand at £330,000 per week and this is the reason why clubs such as Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Manchester United snubbed him in the summer transfer window.
Ozil will be out of contract next summer and will be available for free. However, only a handful of clubs have the financial capability to pay their players such staggering amounts. But their reluctance to do the same for Ozil has cast a shadow over the player's future.
Jose Mourinho set to sign new 5-year contract at Manchester United
According to The Sun, The Red Devils are ready to offer £65m to the Special One to extend his tenure at Manchester United. The deal reportedly includes high incentives for finishing high up the table and for winning trophies.
Jose Mourinho is happy at Manchester United and he is expected to sign the new contract and stay at the club for years to come.
Ligue 1
PSG ready to sell Angel Di Maria
Paris Saint-Germain, who bought Neymar and Mbappe in the summer transfer window is ready to offload Argentine winger Angel Di Maria, according to TuttoMercatoWeb.
The former Manchester United and Barcelona winger is surplus to requirements at the French capital and could be sold in January.
Barcelona were frontrunners for Di Maria in the summer but now that their interest has cooled off, he is rumoured to be heading to China.
Dani Alves wants Alexis Sanchez to join PSG
Dani Alves wants his former Barcelona teammate Alexis Sanchez to join him at PSG. Sanchez is out of contract at Arsenal next summer and will be available for free. Talking to the RDN Radio the PSG right-back said,
"It's a possibility, but there are several teams that want him. I want him to be happy wherever he goes, but if that's with us, it's better."
Bundesliga
Aubameyang says Dortmund were ready to sell him in the summer
The Gabon striker has confirmed that Dortmund were open to selling him in the summer. Earlier, Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc had suggested the same when he said,
"There was a time in the window when I could have changed. We [Aubameyang and the Dortmund board] agreed on this together in all openness but nothing happened."
But despite the agreement being in place, Aubameyang remained in Dortmund. However, the prolific striker says he still feels at home at Dortmund.
"I have always felt very comfortable in Dortmund, in the team and at BVB, and that is true today, too. BVB is my family!"
RB Leipzig could have signed Mbappe
Sporting director Ralph Rangnick has said that RB Leipzig had the chance to sign the teenage sensation 2 years back.
Talking to Bild, he said,
"We almost signed Mbappe. The problem was back then we just separated from our coach Alexander Zorniger. It was shortly after the winter break 2015, so at that moment we didn't know who our next manager would be and how everything would continue."
"Kylian's father said to me that if I could say for sure that I would become the new manager, he would entrust his son to me immediately.
"But in February (2015), I could not give him that promise yet."
Rest of the world
Juan Mata snubs Chinese Super League offer
Juan Mata has snubbed an offer from the Chinese Super League, according to The Daily Mirror.
Manchester United are reportedly set to extend the Spaniard's contract by one year. Mata will earn £165,000-per-week once he signs the extension.
Napoli to rival Chelsea to sign Federico Chiesa
According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli are also admirers of Fiorentina youngster Chiesa and are ready to launch a bid next summer to sign him. They will have to compete with Premier League champions Chelsea for the 19-year-old's youngster.
Chiesa, who was impressive for Fiorentina in the 2016-17 campaign is valued at €40m. Napoli chairman, Aurelio de Laurentiis confirmed the club's interest in the teenager.
Liverpool target Samir Handanovic says he might leave next summer
Liverpool have been given a major transfer boost by long-term transfer target, Samir Handanovic.
The Inter Milan goalkeeper, speaking to Inter Milan's website revealed that he might not end his career at the club. He said,
“I don’t know if I’ll end my career here."
“My only objective is to play until I am 40, then we’ll see what happen in the future. Now is it time for Inter to step up and make this club return where it belongs.
“We’ve made some improvements but the next month will be decisive, Inter have done nothing yet.”
