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Earlier today, Lionel Messi agreed a two-year deal to join Paris St-Germain following his shock exit from Barcelona, said BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague.

The deal, which has the option of a third year, is subject to a medical.

Meanwhile, PSG have tweeted another teaser, will Wednesday be there day when Messi signs on the dotted line?

Join us in the morning to find out.

BBC Radio 5 Live

La Liga presenter Semra Hunter on BBC Radio 5 Live: "There's been so much going wrong with the club for a long period of time now I think this is the icing on the cake for so many fans that are really angered and frustrated with the way things have been handled. In particular now losing the greatest player of club history. So there certainly has been a full spectrum of emotions. A lot of people at first trying to deal with the shock of the announcement that he wasn't going to be re-signed by the club or re-registered with La Liga.

"Disbelief, denial, grief as if somebody was leaving the family. They take it really personal here of course because so many people week in week out they would go to the Camp Nou. They have been following his career since the day he stepped foot in Barcelona when he was 13-14 years old. So they have grown up with him in a lot of ways so it really does feel like one of the family members is leaving. Not just leaving because he wants to but because he's been forced out.

"So it's been so difficult for fans in Barcelona to take the news and grapple with it. They have no other choice but to accept the reality because he is now a PSG player. it's going to be unveiled officially tonight or tomorrow so now it's time to plan for the post-Messi era and a new way forward for Barcelona."

We end the day where we began, with news of Lionel Messi's impending move to PSG.

Brentford

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Brentford have signed DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa from French side Lorient.

Wissa, 24, has signed a four-year deal with the option of an extra year.

He scored 37 goals in 128 games for Lorient, helping the club win the Ligue 2 title in 2019-20 and avoid relegation from the French top flight on the final day of last season.

"He had one good season in Ligue 2 and one very good season in Ligue 1, and now we look forward to developing him further," said Bees boss Thomas Frank.

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Couple of transfers to let you know about before we depart for the evening...

Southampton have signed striker Alan Armstrong from Blackburn for a fee which could be worth more than £20m with add-ons.

The 24-year-old scored 28 goals in 40 Championship games in 2020-21, the second-highest figure in the division last season.

Southampton were in need of a striker after selling 29-year-old England international Danny Ings to Aston Villa for £25m earlier this month.

Armstrong said: “It’s unbelievable to be here – such a massive club with a great fanbase and it’s just something that I’m really looking forward to.

“I thought it was perfect as my next step. I wanted to get back to the Premier League from what I’ve done for Blackburn, so I’m over the moon.”

La Liga is falling apart.

Spanish La Liga

Real Madrid will launch lawsuits over a deal that will see a private equity company get a 10% share of future La Liga television rights.

The club will begin civil and criminal action against La Liga president Javier Tebas and CVC Capital Partners' chief Javier de Jaime Guijarro.

La Liga said clubs could vote on the 2.7bn euro (£2.3bn) deal on 12 August.

But Real Madrid said it would take "any appropriate legal action" to nullify any agreements reached.

La Liga said Real Madrid were using "coercive and threatening" methods to stop clubs having their say on the deal.

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Manchester United

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has tweeted after undergoing shoulder surgery...

And that concludes Chelsea's news conference before Wednesday's Super League meeting with Villarreal in Belfast.

Thumbs up if you think the Blues will lift the trophy.

Thumbs down if former Arsenal boss Unai Emery's side will be successful.

Chelsea

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic: "Chelsea is a club that is used to winning trophies and every year is competing.

"This young team showed in the last year we can achieve great things and I am sure we will not stop there. We are hungry for titles and need to concentrate tomorrow to lift the first one of the season."

Chelsea

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on potential signing of Romelu Lukaku: "He is a beast, someone who is very strong and showed that in Italy. He did very well for his national team too and is a top striker.

"Last season was a great season for a us and we want to build on that starting on Wednesday."

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel on future of striker Tammy Abraham, who has been linked with a move to Roma: "Like with players coming in as well, I will not comment on actual situations of players going out.

"Tammy is in the squad, he did some good preparations matches, clearly not happy with the last half of the year and has reason. Maybe it was also my fault not to push him and trust him on the level as other players and he wants minutes.

"Does he fight his way back into the team where he ended last season or does he want to change club to be a regular starter? I can absolutely understand that. It is a normal situation until the transfer window is closed. We will evaluate the situation."

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is asked if the European Championship players will feature: "They could start, can they finish? No. Eight days of training after European final is pretty demanding. We have to find a mix and the guys who came in early deserve to start. The majority will start. Some of the guys will maybe start but will need a scenario who ends for us.

"It is a competitive match, it is not only about sharing titles, it is the first title we want to win."

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: "It is not about collecting players, but about the character we are adding to the group and keeping players on their toes. Not wanting to have players in their comfort zone where you cannot reach your level.

"We need to keep them in insecurity but a chance to fight for the place and to have a role in the team."

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: "I am happy if we have the same group again and start the new season with the same group, I will be happy.

"We have fantastic scouting, clear structure at the club and everyone shares the ideas. We always try to improve the squad but at the same time we believe in development of the squad.

"We are in discussions with the board, no hectic, no stress and we go from there."

Moving on from Messi, here is Chelsea's news conference before Wednesday's Uefa Super Cup meeting against Villarreal...