Lionel Messi wants £162 million superstar at Barcelona, Real Madrid set to beat Juventus and Bayern Munich to Premier League superstar: Transfer Roundup, 2 December 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 19, 2018 13:42 GMT

Lionel Messi has made it clear who he wants to team up with at Barcelona

Manchester United to launch £70 million move for Jordan Pickford

Jordan Pickford is the current England no.1

Despite the reinforcements regarding De Gea's contract situation that Jose Mourinho provided in the build-up to the Red Devils' Saturday game against Southampton, Manchester United are keeping a back-up plan ready, as per Express.

De Gea has reportedly been approached by PSG and wants £350,000 a week to stay put at Old Trafford. In the light of these circumstances, Manchester United are plotting a £70 million move for Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

De Gea's departure will be a hammer blow to Manchester United and they will want to sign one of the top goalkeepers in the business to replace him and Pickford looks like a worthy contender given that the other big names all seem pretty well settled in their club setups.

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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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