January 6 transfers and rumors: Did L. Messi want to move to England?

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inter transfer window has begun, and the most popular football news portal in Lithuania "Eurofootball.com" will review the most interesting player transfers and rumors of January 6th.

The press in Spain and England announces that Lionel Messi is not satisfied with the current situation at Barcelona and is considering the possibility of leaving. It is said that he has attracted the interest of Manchester City and London's Chelsea teams, which are willing to pay up to 250 million euros.

"Daily Mail" reports that Wesley Sneijder has finished negotiations with Turin's Juventus and for 11.5 million euros he will leave Istanbul's Galatasaray. The Dutch player also attracted interest from Southampton.

Borussia Dortmund is not satisfied with the sporting form shown by Ilkay Gundogan and promises not to extend his contract ending in 2016 ("Kicker").

The "yellow-blacks" led by Jurgen Klopp are interested in Leipzig Red Bull's prolific forward Yussuf Poulsen, according to "Bild."

Milan continues to show interest in Roma striker Mattia Destro. According to "Corriere dello Sport," "Rossoneri" promise to pay 20 million euros for the 23-year-old footballer.

Sunderland is preparing to attract Glasgow Celtic and Dutch national team defender Virgil van Dijk to the English Premier League, who is valued at 8 million pounds ("Daily Mail").

Southampton will try to acquire Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi this winter. The English team's coach Ronald Koeman showed interest last summer ("Daily Mail").

Bafetimbi Gomis wants to leave Swansea in January. Newcastle and Crystal Palace are interested in the player, with a buyout clause of 7 million pounds in his contract ("Daily Mirror").

London's Tottenham plans to make a £3 million offer to Aston Villa for midfielder Fabian Delph, whose contract with The Villa ends this summer ("Daily Mirror").

According to the "Daily Telegraph," Wilfried Bony has informed Swansea that he wants to play in the UEFA Champions League team. Manchester City, Liverpool, and Real Madrid are interested in the Ivorian national team striker.

Manchester United has decided to sell on loan Javier Hernandez to Real Madrid this summer, but it is doubtful whether the "Whites" still want the services of the Mexican ("Daily Telegraph").

Juventus should also soon finish negotiations with Man Utd for the transfer of Juan Mata for a price of 25 million euros ("Futbol Mercado").

According to the "Daily Express," Man Utd and Chelsea could force Real Madrid to sell center-back Raphael Varane for 25 million euros.

Potential replacements for Ezequiel Lavezzi at Paris Saint-Germain may include Kevin De Bruyne, Nicolas Gaitan, Paul-Georges Ntep, and Memphis Depay ("L'Equipe").

Liverpool is aiming to sign Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto, who is valued at around 4 million euros. It is speculated that Lithuanian Giedrius Arlauskis will replace him at the Florentine club ("Daily Mail").

Madrid Real's assistant coach, Paulo Clement, has appeared on Newcastle's list of desired coaches ("Daily Mirror").

OFFICIAL: Malaga's first winter purchase is BATE's defender Egor Filippenko.

OFFICIAL: Moscow Spartak is sending Argentine Tino Costa to Italy on loan to "Genoa" until the end of the season.

OFFICIAL: Hatem Ben Arfa has officially left Newcastle and joined the Nice team, signing a four-year contract.