8pm Transfer news LIVE: Messi denies MLS interest, Pukki linked with Man Utd, Neymar to Barcelona LATEST

CLUBS are preparing for a winter spending spree, with Chelsea hoping to join the party after being forbidden to sign anyone other than Mateo Kovacic in the summer.

Lionel Messi has spoken out on Neymar, saying he had hoped would return to Barcelona over the summer – while Manchester United could return to Leicester City to sign another £80m star in James Maddison.

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