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

Real Madrid contact Aaron Ramsey as they plot a sensational January move

Aaron Ramsey is set to leave Arsenal at the end of the season

Aaron Ramsey, who is all set to depart Arsenal at the end of the season, has attracted interest from a whole bunch of top European clubs. Arsenal decided to call off contract talks and Ramsey ca enter into a pre-contract agreement from January.

It is in this backdrop that Real Madrid have upped their interest in the midfielder. According to Daily Mail, Real Madrid appear to have stolen a march on Bayern Munich and Juventus and have contacted Aaron Ramsey pondering over the possibility of a January move.

Another factor that helps Real Madrid's cause is Ramsey's interest in linking up with fellow countryman Gareth Bale. Ramsey has spent 11 years at Arsenal and has been one of their most effective midfielders over the past few years.

However, Unai Emery has deemed him surplus to requirements and as a result, the Gunners' beloved midfielder is certain to depart at the end of the season or maybe even before that.

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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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