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

Lionel Messi wants Barcelona to sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG

Ousmane Dembele's move from Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona was celebrated nearly as much as Kylian Mbappe's move to PSG from AS Monaco. However, while Dembele has only impressed in fits and starts, Mbappe has already become a world beater of sorts.

Now, according to Diario Gol, Messi wants Barcelona to sign Kylian Mbappe whose current transfer market value stands at a whopping £162 million. Mbappe, who will turn 20 this December, could go on to be the star of the new generation and by signing him, Barcelona can ensure that Lionel Messi has a worthy successor when he leaves.

Neymar has also been linked with a move back to Barcelona but chances of that happening are very slim with the relationship between the player and his former club waning over the circumstances of his move to France.

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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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