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Transfer rumours and paper review – Tuesday, January 17: Manchester City in £100m Messi move, United targeting Griezmann AND Celtic star, Atletico want Costa

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Here are the top transfer-related stories in Tuesday's newspapers...

Manchester City have told Barcelona they are prepared to pay £100million to sign Lionel Messi. Negotiations between executives of both clubs were held at the end of last month to determine if a world record transfer is possible. City did not make a formal bid for the five-time World Player of the Year, but made it clear they were not afraid of topping the global high of £89m that Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last summer.