Messi wants Barcelona to sign €180 million superstar, Sergio Ramos wants former Barcelona superstar at Real Madrid and more: Transfer Roundup, 5 May 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 05, 2019 16:22 GMT

Lionel Messi has had his say on Barcelona's transfer plans

Sergio Ramos wants Perez to sign Thiago Alcantara

Thiago Alcantara (centre) in action against Liverpool

Real Madrid have an army of players who have proved themselves on the biggest stages. However, the deterioration of their performance levels this season is expected to force Zinedine Zidane to oversee a massive squad overhaul in the summer.

With some of their midfielders expected to depart in the summer, Real Madrid will be looking for quality additions in that department. While Paul Pogba and Christian Eriksen have been named as the likely candidates to take over, Sergio Ramos has reportedly now asked Florentino Perez to push for the signing of former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich.

Thiago struggled with injuries this season and hasn't been able to perform at the incredible standards he's set for himself over the past few years. However, he continues to be Kovac's go-to player in midfield whenever he is available.

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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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