Transfer Talk: Messi to leave PSG and sign with Miami after the World Cup?

The summertime transportation model is closed for the large leagues successful Europe. However, with an oculus connected January, there's plentifulness of gossip swirling astir who's moving where. Transfer Talk brings you each the latest buzz connected rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!

TOP STORY: Messi to Miami aft the World Cup?

Lionel Messi is being linked erstwhile again with a determination to Major League Soccer broadside Inter Miami CF, with the Times of London reporting it could hap up of adjacent season.

According to the report, Messi volition denote the woody aft the World Cup and volition go the highest-paid subordinate successful MLS past erstwhile helium makes the determination connected a escaped transportation erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain's run ends adjacent summer. The Times besides states that Miami is eyeing moves for Messi's erstwhile Barcelona teammates Cesc Fabregas and striker Luis Suarez.

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The Times adds that the Argentina skipper has already acceptable up roots successful the Miami country -- wherever helium often holidays -- up of the move.

Messi would instrumentality a wage chopped from his estimated play wage of €1.4 cardinal astatine PSG to articulation Miami, which is co-owned by David Beckham. The highest paid MLS subordinate is Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne with an yearly basal wage of $14 million.

However, Messi's campy has denied immoderate pending woody to Miami, with typical Marcelo Mendez telling CNN that: "It's false, it's fake news. There is nary dialog for Lionel to articulation Inter Miami adjacent season."

Messi, 35, has truthful acold scored doubly for Argentina astatine the World Cup. The ex-Barcelona antheral has scored 23 goals successful 53 appearances for PSG since joining successful 2021.

PAPER GOSSIP

- Manchester United are closing successful connected a determination for Netherlands prima Cody Gakpo successful January, according to Dutch outlet NOS. The 23-year-old PSV Eindhoven prima has scored 9 goals and added 12 assists successful 14 Eredivisie appearances truthful acold this play and is present attempting to occurrence the Netherlands into the past 16 astatine the World Cup. United spot Gakpo arsenic the cleanable replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, who parted ways with United past week.

- Internazionale are lining up a £20 cardinal bid for the transportation of United States defender Antonee Robinson successful January, according to the Sun. The Italian broadside are successful the marketplace for a caller full-back to adhd contention alongside Federico Dimarco. Robinson, 25, astir joined AC Milan 2 years agone earlier moving to Fulham.

- RB Leipzig left-back David Raum could articulation Real Madrid, according to Mundo Deportivo. Raum, 24, was linked with Juventus past twelvemonth but alternatively made the power to Leipzig from Hoffenheim. The study states that Raum's transportation could request a interest for €40m.

- Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is keeping tabs connected Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, according to Mundo Deportivo. Xavi attended Sunday's World Cup lucifer betwixt Germany and Spain, wherever helium saw Gundogan spell up against existent Barcelona stars Sergio Busquets, Pedri and Gavi. Gundogan's declaration astatine Manchester City ends successful June 2023 and though helium remains an important portion of Pep Guardiola's side, playing 26 times truthful acold this season, the 32-year-old has not committed his aboriginal beyond adjacent June.

- Barcelona are are proposing a caller five-year woody and accrued wage for defender Alejandro Balde, according to Fabrizio Romano, who adds that immoderate caller woody volition besides incorporate a merchandise clause of up to €1 billion, successful enactment with that of Gavi, Pedri, Jules Kounde and Ferran Torres. Balde had been linked with Manchester United successful caller days aft the 19-year-old defender revealed successful an interrogation that they were the lone different nine helium would see playing for.