Paul Pogba wants to renew his contract with Manchester United but the 28-year-old France midfielder is demanding he overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo to become the Premier League’s highest-paid player. (L’Equipe, via Metro)external-linkBarcelona are preparing to bolster their forward line in January with Manchester City’s England forward Raheem Sterling, 26, Manchester United’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, 34, and 25-year-old German international Timo Werner of Chelsea all being considered. (Marca, via Mirror)external-linkSix-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, 34, could be set for a move back to Barcelona despite the Argentina forward having only quit the La Liga giants for Paris St-Germain three months ago. (Star)external-linkLeicester City manager Brendan Rodgers, who has been linked with replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, is believed to have a release clause in his contract that allows him to leave if a club in the Champions League makes a move for him. (Star)external-linkNewcastle are eyeing up a move for Juventus’ France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 26, in the January transfer window. (Calciomercato, via Mirror)external-linkBut Newcastle may find it difficult to buy or loan players from Premier League clubs in January because some top-flight teams do not want to do business with them. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-linkEngland keeper Dean Henderson, 24, wants to leave Manchester United at the end of the season if he cannot overtake Spain stopper David de Gea, 31, as the first choice at Old Trafford. (Mail)external-linkLiverpool are lining up a triple January transfer swoop to cover for Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita when… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Transfer rumours: Pogba, Messi, Sterling, Cavani, Werner, Ramsey
