La Liga
Marco Verratti seen dining with Lionel Messi
It is widely reported that Marco Verratti of Paris Saint-Germain is Barcelona's number one target this summer. To add fuel to the fire, Goal.com now claimed that Verratti was seen dining with his agent in Ibiza in a restaurant which had Lionel Messi and Javier Pastore already present.
The rumour mongers claim that Messi was there on the club's call to influence Verratti. The Catalans are ready to offer £88 million for securing the Italian midfielder's services.
Marco Asensio's release clause revealed
Real Madrid's Marco Asensio is regarded as one of the brightest talents in Europe which prompted Liverpool to bid £50 million for the forward last month. But Marca claims that Real Madrid see Asensio as the club's future and to fend off interest for the youngster, Madrid has made Asensio sign a one-year extension to his current deal.
This means that Asensio has a deal with Real Madrid till 2023 and has a release clause of a massive £308 million. Yes, you read that right!
