Transfer rumours: Guardiola, Koulibaly, Neymar, Messi, Mbappe

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Manchester City will offer boss Pep Guardiola a lucrative new long-term deal after the club's Champions League ban was overturned. (Mirror)external-link

Guardiola will be given about £150m to bolster his City squad. (Guardian)external-link

Napoli's Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, could form the centrepiece of Guardiola's plans to reconstruct his defence. (Telegraph - subscription only)external-link

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Inter Milan and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 22, Bayern Munich and Austrian defender David Alaba, 28, and Valencia's Spanish forward Ferran Torres, 20, are all linked with Manchester City. (Mail)external-link

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has rejected the possibility of Paris St-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar, 28, returning to the Nou Camp but says the club are considering a move for Inter Milan and Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez, 22. (TV3 via Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

Bartomeu also says he is "sure" Argentine forward Lionel Messi, 33, will remain at the Nou Camp beyond next year. (TV3 via Evening Standard)external-link

Real Madrid are confident France striker Kylian Mbappe, 21, will be negotiating a transfer to them from Paris St-Germain in a year's time. (Marca)external-link

Liverpool are looking to sell Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 31, despite seeking to extend his contract. (Goal)external-link

Nice have made an offer for 24-year-old Spanish midfielder Rony Lopes of Sevilla. (RMC Sport - in French)external-link

Norwich City's sporting director Stuart Webber says the bidding for the club's best young talent this summer starts at £20m each. (Norwich Evening News)external-link

Brentford are targeting Portsmouth's 24-year-old Irish winger Ronan Curtis to replace 24-year-old Algerian Said Benrahma if he leaves the Bees. (The News, Portsmouth)external-link

Bournemouth's Dutch defender Nathan Ake, 25, might not play again this season after hobbling off with a groin problem against Leicester. (Bournemouth Echo)external-link

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