Transfer rumours: Messi, Donnarumma, Wijnaldum, Doherty, Mane, Rice

Lionel Messi's father has told Paris St-Germain that the Barcelona and Argentina forward, 33, wants to join Manchester City. (L'Equipe, in French), external

Messi called Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola last Tuesday - before telling Barcelona he wants to leave - and told him: "I want to win the next two Ballon d'Or awards, and I can only do that with you." (Marca), external

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has rejected a meeting with Messi to negotiate his departure and is clinging to a £624m termination clause. (El Periodico, in Spanish), external

Chelsea are interested in signing 21-year-old Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who is valued at nearly £50m but has entered the final year of his contract at AC Milan. (Football Insider), external

However, Milan are in talks over re-signing Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic after having the 33-year-old Bosnian on loan as cover for Donnarumma for the second half of last season. (Telegraph, subscription required), external

Meanwhile, Chelsea could also push their summer spending over £250m after considering making £80m offer for West Ham United and England midfielder Declan Rice, 21. (Sun), external

Liverpool and Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 29, is wanted by Barcelona. (Goal), external

Republic of Ireland right-back Matt Doherty, 28, will have a medical with Tottenham on Saturday after they agreed to pay an initial £12m to Wolves. (Football London), external

Senegal forward Sadio Mane, 28, is open to leaving Liverpool and rejoining former Southampton boss Ronald Koeman at Barcelona. (Mundo Deportivo, in Spanish), external

Freiburg and Germany defender Robin Koch, 22, has agreed personal terms with Leeds United. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United are close to completing deals for young Spanish full-backs Marc Jurado, 16, and Alvaro Fernandez, 17, who would join from Barcelona and Real Madrid's youth set-ups respectively. The pair have already been pictured in United training gear with squad numbers 88 and 90. (Sky Sports), external

Aston Villa are set to beat Sheffield United and Fulham to a £12m deal for Nottingham Forest's English right-back Matty Cash, 23. (Telegraph, subscription required), external

Real Betis are closing in on the signing of 37-year-old Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who has been released by Manchester City. (Marca), external

Inter Milan are in the final stages of negotiating a £1.34m deal to sign Roma's Serbia left-back Aleksandar Kolarov, 34. (Gazzetta dello Sport, in Italian), external

Spain Under-21 midfielder Brahim Diaz, 21, is close to joining AC Milan from Real Madrid. (Marca, in Spanish), external