FC Barcelona scout Premier League duo worth £260 million and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 19th October, 2017

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Kylian Mbappe wanted to join FC Barcelona

Football agent Josep Maria Minguella has today revealed that before joining PSG, Kylian Mbappe had his heart set on playing with Lionel Messi and joining FC Barcelona. Minguella told Cadena Cope, “Mbappe said that he only wanted to sign for Barcelona when he found out that Neymar was going to PSG. Barca had Mbappe for €120m plus €30m in add-ons. I spoke with his father and he only wanted to come to Barca, that he would love to play with Lionel Messi. He did not want to go to Real Madrid because the BBC are there.”

Ramires wants a return to Europe

Gazzetta Dello Sport has reported that former Chelsea midfielder, Ramires is eyeing a return to European football with Inter Milan being his favoured destination. With the Chinese Super League set to get over next month, Ramires wants to play in Europe to have a chance of making it to the Brazil squad for next year's World Cup.

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