Barcelona transfer news LIVE: Luis Suarez pleads for £45m signing; Lionel Messi agrees

Barcelona transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from the Nou Camp

Wednesday June 6

Malcom update

Chelsea and Liverpool have been blown out of the water in their pursuit of Bordeaux star Malcom, reports in Italy suggest.

The Premier League duo, along with Spurs, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and Paris St-Germain, have been credited with interest in the 21-year-old.

But Sky Italia are claiming that Inter Milan have surged ahead of their rivals.

They report that Malcom, who Bordeaux value at £44million, “has said yes” to the Serie A outfit having turned down an approach from Wolfsburg.

Mohamed Salah swap…

Mohamed Salah could head to Barcelona in a stunning swap deal involving Ousmane Dembele, say Spanish news outlet Don Balon.

They claim Barca may up their interest in Salah in the coming weeks with president Josep Maria Bartomeu prepared to offer Dembele and cash for the Egyptian.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is a big admirer of France international Dembele and Bartomeu is hoping to use the German’s interest to sign Salah.

Don Balon add that Bartomeu’s first choice is Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.

However, if the Barca chief cannot land the striker, the Spanish giants are ready to use Dembele in a deal to secure Salah.

Florentino Perez’s dream team…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has an audacious masterplan.

And that plan involves creating a new front-three at the Bernabeu who are capable of closing the gap on runaway La Liga winners Barcelona.

Spanish website Don Balon claim the Real Madrid chief wants his new attack to comprise of Robert Lewandowski, Gareth Bale and Neymar.

The report says Perez wants to get Karim Benzema off the books and is prepared to sell Cristiano Ronaldo should the Portugal superstar object to Neymar’s arrival.

There has been plenty of speculation that Lewandowski, who scored 41 goals in 48 competitive games last season, could leave the Bundesliga champions.

And his interest in signing former Barcelona star Neymar to Madrid has been well documented, although PSG have made it clear they do not want to sell their world-record forward.

Thomas Lemar interest

Chelsea are reportedly poised to battle Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for Thomas Lemar this summer.

Spanish outlet Sport claim Chelsea are showing a keen interest in Lemar as they plan for the 2018/19 campaign.

While Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are also said to be eager to get the 22-year-old on-board as they look to strengthen.

Sport indicate Barcelona have been in touch with Monaco already regarding a potential deal for Lemar, who’s up for a new challenge.

And Monaco are apparently willing to do business for between £61-79m (€70-90m) - £9m (€10m) less than they quoted Liverpool last summer.

Luis Suarez wants Miralem Pjanic arrival

The transfer window is in full swing and we’ve already started to see a few familiar stories hit the headlines.

The latest involves Luis Suarez, who has supposedly asked Barcelona to sign Juventus playmaker Miralem Pjanic.

The 28-year-old scored seven goals and provided 14 assists for Juventus this season and is viewed as the ideal replacement for legendary midfielder Andres Iniesta.

Spanish website Don Balon, who are known for their outlandish transfer claims, report that Suarez believes Pjanic has the perfect “philosophy” for Ernesto Valverde’s side.

The report adds that Barcelona are prepared to offer £45million for his signature and will include Andre Gomes as part of the deal.

If this story feels familiar then it’s probably because Don Balon recently claimed that Lionel Messi would like to see Pjanic at the Nou Camp next season.

Telepathic thinking from the South American duo, right?

Jasper Cillessen verdict

Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has opened up on rumours linking him to Arsenal and Liverpool.

Both Premier League clubs are reported to be interested in signing the shot-stopper with doubts over their current keepers.

Cillessen has a release clause of £52million and has admitted Barcelona will not sell him for anything less, despite having been back-up to Marc-Andre ter Stegen last season.

"I think that I played well in the matches I had in the Copa del Rey,” Cillessen said. "I need to wait patiently. The only thing I know is that Barcelona won’t sell me.

“Arsenal and Liverpool aren’t bad clubs but if Barcelona say, ‘We love you,’ then I’ll accept their decision and continue there.

"I’ll wait until we return on July 16 to see what they’ve decided. I don’t know anything. If the club wants to keep me, I’ll accept that. I signed a five-year deal with them."