Messi wants €220 million superstar at Barcelona, Real Madrid superstar set for shock exit to join Barcelona and more: Transfer Roundup, 19 May 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 21, 2019 07:36 GMT

Lionel Messi has decided who he wants to partner up with

Lionel Messi wants Mohamed Salah at Barcelona

It's been only a couple of days since Antoine Griezmann posted his farewell message to Atletico Madrid fans. However, in these couple of days, we have seen all kinds of rumours ranging from those that suggested that Barcelona are excited to sign him to those that claimed Messi and co. don't want anything to do with the Frenchman.

Neymar Jr. is yet another big name that has been heavily linked with La Blaugrana. However, Lionel Messi has now asked the Barcelona top brass to roll the dice and launch a bid for none other than the Liverpool talisman, Mohamed Salah.

Salah has won the Premier League Golden Boot in consecutive seasons after joining from AS Roma and ensured that the departure of Philippe Coutinho did not have a negative impact on the club.

Klopp wants €220 million for the attacker. That's almost €100 million more than what Barcelona will have to play for Griezmann. But since Messi is not getting any younger and because next year could be the last year in which he can dominate teams like he did this season, Barcelona may be tempted to give him the team that he wants.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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