Barcelona manager Xavi has asked the club to re-sign Lionel Messi from Paris Saint-Germain. Messi joined PSG on a free transfer from Barca last year but failed to reach the heights he reached in Catalonia. This comes after the Blaugrana drew 0-0 against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday with young strikers Robert Lewandowski and Rafinha both failing to get on the scoresheet. As a result, Xavi now wants to bring at least two more attacking players to the Nou Camp. And according to journalist Guillem Balague, the Spanish tactician wants his former team-mate Messi to return. Meanwhile, Newcastle have made Chelsea ace Conor Gallagher their top target in the final weeks of the summer transfer window, SunSport’s Dan King reports. The Magpies would also like to sign Leicester star James Maddison, but their hopes of landing him are slim. So the Toons will now step up their bid to convince the Blues to sell their £40m midfielder. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel insists he remains a “huge fan” of the England international. But Tuchel recognizes the challenge Gallagher faces to win a place in his starting X and admits every player has his price. And unheralded Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been offered to both Inter Milan and AC Milan this summer. But both Milan clubs have declined the option to sign Ronaldo ahead of the September 1 deadline. That would mean the star forward has now been rejected by at least nine clubs this summer. Chelsea, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and Atletico Madrid have bid for the Portugal captain. Finally, Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has hinted that he is willing to let Arsenal target Yuri Tielemans run out of contract and leave on a free transfer next summer. Rodgers told The Times: “It’s not ideal but it’s happened before — players have left here for free before. “He wouldn’t be the first, but at the moment it’s about watching the team and the team, making sure they’re ready. “The club will negotiate and discuss with the players’ representatives across the club. “So far, there is no change in Youri’s status, no offers. So he continues to work well and get it right in this first part of the season. “Youri is a top international so every game he plays, in fact every training session Youri plays, he tries to be the best player he can be. “There is a lot of speculation about him but he wants to prove a point in every game he plays”
