Napoli leave Kalidou Koulibaly out of first team amid Man City transfer interest

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be happy if they end the transfer window with their current squad - despite the club still trying to bring in at least another defender. Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres were secured early in the summer and both are in contention to play in the Premier League opening game with Wolves.

straight to your inbox Diego Carlos has no plans to leave Sevilla this summer, despite reported transfer interest from Manchester City. Carlos is one of the names supposedly under consideration by City as an alternative to Kalidou Koulibaly, as negotiations drag on with Napoli.

straight to your inboxNapoli are targeting Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos as their replacement for Kalidou Koulibaly, amid Manchester City's interest in the player, the latest transfer reports claimDespite already bringing in versatile defender Nathan Ake from Bournemouth, City are looking to strengthen their defence further this summer with the signing of another top quality centre-back.It's of little surprise as the Blues' struggles at the back last season played a major factor in

straight to your inboxFali Ramadami, the agent of Kalidou Koulibaly, has reportedly travelled to Manchester to negotiate a transfer to Manchester City.City are looking to make major improvements to their defence this summer after frailties at the back last season saw them lose their Premier League title to Liverpool and only win one piece of silverware.The Blues were already short on numbers after failing to replace departed captain Vincent Kompany and the problem was further exasperated due to

straight to your inboxLiverpool defender Andy Robertson has admitted he is one of the few who do not want to see Lionel Messi in the Premier League.After Messi communicated his desire to leave Barcelona this summer, the eyes of the footballing world are on the Argentine great's next destination.Manchester City are thought to be leading the race to secure the 33-year-old's signature should he follow through on his decision to leave the Camp Nou.

straight to your inbox Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has once again commented on the future of Kalidou Koulibaly, this time confirming that the defender will be sold if the transfer market allows. Koulibaly is Manchester City's top transfer target this summer as the club looks to drastically improve their defensive options, having already signed Bournemouth's Nathan Ake.

Lionel Messi in the Premier League. The Argentina forward has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club this summer and is yet to report for pre-season.Messi is trying to leave the Nou Camp for free although La Liga have supported Barcelona's case that any departure would have to be triggered by paying his £630million release clause.Manchester City are the favourites amongst most bookmakers to sign Messi and reunite with Pep Guardiola.

straight to your inboxThe president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has urged Lionel Messi to reject a potential move to Manchester City in favour of joining Newell's Old Boys.Messi failed to report for coronavirus testing at Barcelona's training complex yesterday as he continues his battle to leave the club.The Argentine’s decision not to attend means he will be unable to participate in Ronald Koeman's first training session today.Messi has told the Barcelona hierarchy last week that he wants

straight to your inboxBarcelona will demand £250m for Lionel Messi and have identified the player they want to replace him, according to the latest reports.Manchester City continue to be linked with Messi, who failed to attend pre-season testing at Barcelona on Sunday as the dispute over his contract continues.

straight to your inbox Lionel Messi could have a similar effect on Manchester City to the Robinho signing 12 years ago.

straight to your inbox Barcelona have not given up on keeping Lionel Messi despite the player’s dramatic transfer request on Tuesday. The club’s new football director Ramon Planes – who replaced Eric Abidal last week – said that they are working long hours to try to head off the crisis and persuade Messi to stay, with Manchester City seen as favourites to land him.

straight to your inbox Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick admits Kingsley Coman might have finally turned a corner in his career amid interest from Manchester United. The 24-year-old wrote himself into the history books on Sunday night as he scored a brilliant header to win the Champions League final for Bayern against Paris Saint-Germain.

straight to your inboxBorussia Dortmund expect Manchester United target Jadon Sancho to stay at the club for "at least one more season", according to club director Sebastian Kehl.Sancho remains a priority target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but United have been unable to reach an agreement with the Bundesliga side thus far.MEN Sport understands United are becoming increasingly frustrated with the slow pace of negotiations and have not reached a resolution with his agent over salary expectations.