Kick Off: Messi denied City's triple-salary offer; Zidane 'might leave Madrid'

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TOP HEADLINES

Man City chief: We tripled the salary trying to sign Messi, but he didn't accept

Manchester City President Mubarak said in an interview with the media today that the team tried to invite Messi to join, but he did not accept, Goal reported.

The failure to sign Pogba puts Zidane on the verge of resignation (El Pais)

Diego Torres, a journalist for Spanish newspaper El Pais, said Zidane was "on the verge of resignation".

OFFICIAL: Messi, Ronaldo & Van Dijk shortlisted for 2018-19 UEFA Men's POTY

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk have been nominated for the 2018/19 UEFA Men's Player of the Year award.

Barcelona line up THREE PLAYER swap deal for Neymar (RAC 1)

FC Barcelona are set to launch another audacious bid to bring Neymar back to the Camp Nou.

TRANSFER NEWS

PSG director insists transfer of Barcelona-linked Neymar has gone NOWHERE

PSG director Leonardo insisted Neymar's transfer has gone nowhere when he interviewed by RMC.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren 'near agreement' to depart in £23m transfer

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is close to completing a £23million move to Roma, according to reports in Italy.

Barcelona offered Vidal during Tuesday's meeting with PSG (Le Parisien)

Barcelona have always wanted Neymar, they are constantly updating their offer.

Pogba’s brother fires warning to Man Utd and says Madrid move could still happen

Paul Pogba's brother Mathias claims the midfielder is 'waiting' to leave Manchester United and believes a move to Real Madrid could still happen before the end of the Spanish transfer window.

Florentino 'gets IMPORTANT LOAN so that Madrid could complete Neymar transfer'

Real Madrid president Florentino has secured a major loan to sign PSG star Neymar.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi ruled out of Barca La Liga opener squad as Griezmann & De Jong included

Barcelona squad for La Liga opener to face Athletic has been revealed, Messi, Arthur and Neto are not in because of injuries, new boys Griezmann, De Jong and Junior are included in, Coutinho who is in transfer rumours recently is also in the squad list.

Hazard purchases a mansion in Madrid for an eye-watering €11m

New Real Madrid signing Eden Hazard has purchased a mansion in the Spanish capital for an eye-watering 11 million euros.

De Ligt & Felix lead Golden Boy 2019 60-man nominees as Vinicius & Mount in

Tuttosport whittled down the shortlist of candidates for 2019 European Golden Boy award  to 60 and De Ligt, Vinicius, Hudson-Odoi, Felix, Todibo & Mount all included.

Emery advised to make David Luiz Arsenal new captain after summer transfer

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn has urged Unai Emery to name new recruit David Luiz as the club's new captain for this season.

Dalbert questions Lukaku's age: You were born in 1983 or 1993?

Despite having just arrived at Inter for just a few days, Romelu Lukaku is fully integrated within the team and he is enjoying fully the company of his new teammates.

'No.6, Europa League!' - Dortmund troll Man Utd fan over Sancho on Twitter

Borussia Dortmund pulled no punches on Twitter when responding to a Manchester United fan who was eager to see their club secure the services of winger Jadon Sancho.

Like couple quarreling... Mane & Firmino in arguement over 'copied' celebration

Mane has been accused of imitating team-mates' goal celebrations before but last year he claimed that they in fact are copying his ideas.

Dreams come true! Kepa finally becomes a manager in FIFA 20

CHELSEA keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga can finally become a manager in FIFA 20... and he has already won the Champions League with Juventus!

Abraham’s tweet about Gerrard’s slip has come back to haunt him

 The Reds emerged victorious from a penalty shootout after the respective Champions League and Europa League winners ended extra time locked at 2-2.

WHAT THEY SAY

Solskjaer: Any successful team build from the back

With the addition of Wan-Bissaka and Maguire, Manchester United's defense strength has improved this season. In an interview with the team's official website, coach Solskjaer also stressed the importance of defense.

Schurrle: My wife says there are so bad words in Russian

Spartak midfielder Andre Schurrle talked about moving to the Moscow club and about Russia.

Emery: Whether our new signings are ready to start depends on training on Friday

But will they - or indeed David Luiz - be selected to start against Burnley?

Nicolas Pepe, Dani Ceballos and Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to make their debuts for us at Newcastle last weekend.

Man City chief: We tripled the salary trying to sign Messi, but he didn't accept

Manchester City President Mubarak said in an interview with the media today that the team tried to invite Messi to join, but he did not accept, Goal reported.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Five things noticed from Man Utd training ahead of Wolves clash

Manchester United's players trained hard at Carrington today. Here are five things we noticed from the training session:

La Liga Preview: New-look Madrid & Atletico try to challenge title-holders Barca

Spanish football is finally back! The new La Liga season starts tonight with the game between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.

Ribery, Balotelli, Sturridge... Best FREE XI still available for European clubs

Premier League transfer window may have slammed shut, but EPL clubs and teams from other European leagues still have the freedom to dabble in the free agent market.

How to do a bicycle kick on the pitch: Ronaldo, Zlatan & best overhead goals

We all want to emulate our heroes on the football pitch, but figuring out how to score a bicycle kick takes plenty of practice and luck.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Colombian prodigy dribbles past SEVEN rivals to hit Maradona-like stunner

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

Bundesliga  

20:30 Bayern vs Hertha BSC 

La Liga

21:00 Athletic vs Barcelona