Chelsea prepare £86m Omorodion bid - Monday's gossip

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Lionel Messi appears set to continue playing for Chelsea after the club makes a big-money move for striker Samuel Omorodion, while an UAE consortium is preparing to buy Manchester United.

Samuel Omorodion, 21, from Spain, will cost Chelsea more than 100 million euros (£87 million) when he joins them from Porto in the summer of next year. (Fichajes – Spanish)

Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney, and David Beckham, former players of Manchester United, have been contacted by an unidentified consortium from the United Arab Emirates to lead a takeover bid for the club. (Guardian)

Lionel Messi, 38, is expected to resign from Inter Miami after signing a new contract. (Romano-Fabrizio)

Premier League clubs interested in Saint-Etienne’s 17-year-old French striker Djylian N’Guessan include Tottenham and Arsenal. (Caught Offside)

Luis Milla, 31, a Spanish midfielder for Getafe, has been attracting interest from Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone and Aston Villa manager Unai Emery this year. (Fichajes – Spanish)

At the weekend, Barcelona scouts watched former England international Mason Greenwood, 21, score four goals for Marseille. (TBR Football)

Marco Silva of Fulham is the club’s first choice to replace Ange Postecoglou, but he is reluctant to leave in the middle of the season. (Times – subscription)

In upcoming transfer windows, Bournemouth are prepared to receive additional offers for Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25. Football Insider

Joel Ordonez, 21, from Club Brugge, has emerged as the favorite to sign from Ecuador. (Caught Offside)

Casemiro will be given a new contract at Manchester United, but any change will require the 33-year-old Brazilian midfielder to receive a significant pay cut. Football Insider

If Manchester United don’t improve, Bruno Fernandes, their captain, may leave at the end of the season. The 31-year-old Portugal midfielder is a target for Bayern Munich. (Fichajes – Spanish)

In the January transfer window, Sheffield United, a championship struggler, won’t take any offers for 28-year-old Dutch international Gustavo Hamer, who Leeds United want to target. Football Insider