Ivan Rakitic has left Barcelona to return to Sevilla.

Rakitic joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2014.

Rakitic played 310 games for Barca in his six years there, winning 13 trophies, although his involvement was noticeably reduced last season.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined AS Roma after terminating his contract with Arsenal.

Mkhitaryan joined Roma at the start of last season after a disappointing 18-month spell at Arsenal following a swap deal in January 2018 in which Alexis Sanchez went to Manchester United.

"Micki leaves us following his season-long loan in Italy. We have agreed to terminate his contract with us by mutual consent to allow him to join Roma in a permanent move," Arsenal said in a statement.

Josep Maria Bartomeu is requesting a meeting with Lionel Messi's father and agent, Jorge, and will present an extension offer through 2023.

The salary would be similar to what Messi currently earns, close to €100 million ($119 million) gross annually.

Barcelona is not optimistic Messi will sign the extension given his desire to leave the club.

Barcelona believes the only way Lionel Messi can legally leave the club for free is if he commits to not playing soccer next season.

Messi is attempting to exercise a clause in the contract he signed in 2017 that allows him to leave for free at the end of each season. The deadline for the clause was in June, but Messi believes it should be pushed back to the end of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reports in Spain over the weekend claimed Messi's €700 million buyout clause is no longer active, causing further confusion. Barcelona insists that is not the case.

Manchester United and Ajax have agreed to a $53 million fee for attacker Donny van de Beek.

United are set to discuss personal terms with the 23-year-old. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly tracked Van de Beek for over a year.

Van de Beek was also on Barcelona's radar. 

Lionel Messi is set to miss COVID-19 testing on Sunday and the start of Barcelona's preseason training on Monday.

Messi informed that club last week that he wants to leave, with Manchester City one of the favorites to land his signature. 

There is a sense that Messi attending training could impact his legal situation. 

Barcelona players are set to begin working with new manager Ronald Koeman on Monday. 

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid discussed a possible swap of Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix.

The idea was quickly dismissed with clubs blaming the other for initiating the conversation. 

Barcelona suggested the idea as Griezmann makes five times as much as Felix. 

The two clubs found themselves in precarious financial positions this summer, with Barcelona looking to bring in €70 million in player sales, and Atletico also needing to sell before strengthening their squad.

Griezmann's camp remain confident that he will find his best form in his second season at Camp Nou.

Manchester City have become confident Lionel Messi would snub any other club's effort to sign him. Paris Saint-Germain have also expressed interest in signing Messi with Neymar speaking to him this week.

Sources have told ESPN that Messi has requested a meeting with the Barca board to facilitate his exit.

There is still no agreement between City and Messi, but the club speak almost daily with his father, Jorge, and are working on a number of possible formulas.

City know the option of signing Messi for free is remote. City would be willing to pay between €100 million and €150 million for Messi, which is substantially less than his €700 million buyout clause. 

Jurgen Klopp ruled out the possibility of Liverpool signing Lionel Messi.

When asked at a news conference whether he would be interested in signing Messi, Klopp replied: "Interest? Yeah, who doesn't want Messi in their team.

"But no chance. The numbers are absolutely not for us. But....good player. It would make it even more difficult to beat them [Manchester City].

"For the Premier League, it would be great. I would like to see it but I'm not sure if I will."

Thiago Silva has signed a one-year deal with Chelsea after leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.

"I am so happy to be joining Chelsea," Silva said. "I am delighted to be a part of Frank Lampard's exciting squad for next season and I'm here to challenge for honors.

"See you soon Chelsea fans, I look forward to playing at Stamford Bridge very soon."

helsea director Marina Granovskaia said: "We are delighted to be able to add a player of Thiago Silva's proven world-class credentials to our squad.

"Having performed at the highest level for many years, we have no doubt his experience and quality will complement the many exciting talents we already have here. Thiago will be an excellent fit and we hope he can add some new trophies to his impressive list of honors."

Thiago, 35, believes he has three or four years of top European soccer left.