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  • Juve outbid Barca in Aguero pre-contract battle

    Juve outbid Barca in Aguero pre-contract battle

    Juventus are threatening Barcelona plans for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

    With his deal expiring in June, Aguero is free to discuss terms with foreign clubs and it emerged this week that Barca have tabled a two-year pre-contract offer to the Argentine’s minders.

    Aguero is impressed and had told family members that he was to join Barca next season.

    However, Cuatro says Juve have made their pitch to Aguero and with a superior offer.

    While Barca’s deal is worth €7-8m a year, Juve’s proposal is a clear €10m-a-year and has Aguero rethinking his position.

  • EPL: Don’t ask me about summer signings – Koeman

    EPL: Don’t ask me about summer signings – Koeman

    Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has rejected questions about summer arrivals.

    For tomorrow’s clash with Getafe, Koeman was asked about talk of a deal for Lyon striker Memphis Depay.

    But he insisted: “I’m not talking about the signings or the players we want to sign, or the players who won’t continue next year.

    “These are the last weeks, this is not the time to talk about players who are not here.”

  • Sergio Aguero informs family of Barca plans

    Sergio Aguero informs family of Barca plans

    Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is ready to declare he plans to join Barcelona this summer.

    La Porteria reports Barca tabled a pre-contract offer to Aguero this week and the Argentine is impressed.

    The deal is for two-years and Aguero has now informed friends and family that he will be playing for Barca next season.

    Aguero will leave City after ten years with the club and always planned to continue his career in Europe.

    The 32 year-old’s arrival is expected to strengthen Barca’s hand in negotiations with good friend Lionel Messi about a new contract.

  • I want to coach at Barca – Yaya Toure

    I want to coach at Barca – Yaya Toure

    Former Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has declared he wants to work in the La Masia academy.

    Toure has said he would like to return to Barcelona one day in an interview with Cadena SER.

    “I am finishing my coaching badges,” he explained. “Barcelona, for me, is the team where I want to end up. I don’t know if in Barça B, in the academy, but I want to work at Barcelona. I would love to work at La Masia — I still have a home in Barcelona.”

    Toure played for Barça between 2007 and 2010 before moving to Manchester City, although in other circumstances he would like to have stayed at Camp Nou.

    “I know that in Barcelona they love me a lot,” he added. “It was a very difficult decision for me to leave. I had everything there — football, life, climate. I had the best by my side, Xavi, Iniesta – that’s why I always want to end up in Barcelona.”

  • Liverpool see Barca attacker as Mane’s replacement

    Liverpool see Barca attacker as Mane’s replacement

    Premier League club Liverpool are being linked with Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele.

    Fichajes.net says Liverpool are prepared to spend big to sign Dembele as a replacement for Sadio Mane.

    It’s been a disappointing season for Mane, who has scored just 12 goals in all competitions and only five since the turn of the year as Jurgen Klopp’s side fell out of contention for every trophy.

    Reports suggest that Liverpool are considering cashing in on the Senegal international, 29, in the summer despite his contract still having two years to run.

    Dembele is the man being lined up to replace him.

    The France international, 23, has just a year remaining on his Barcelona contract but recently admitted that talks over a new deal at the Nou Camp still haven’t started.

  • Barca president offers Lionel Messi contract update

    Barca president offers Lionel Messi contract update

    Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists talks with Lionel Messi over a new contract are on track.

    Laporta made a key part of his election campaign his ability to convince Messi to sign a new deal and stay. The Argentine’s current agreement expires in June.

    Speaking with RAC1, Laporta has explained that “with Messi everything progresses adequately”.

    The Barca president answered several questions from journalists at El Prat airport, with the Messi answer used as a preview by RAC1 this morning.

  • We were betrayed by Vinicius Jr – Ex-Barca chief

    Former Barcelona chief Andre Cury has recalled how they missed out on the signing of Vinicius Junior.

    Vinicius left Flamengo for Real Madrid in 2018, though Cury insists a deal had been agreed with Barcelona.

    He told Sport: “Their agents, Frederico Penna and Stefano Hawilla, who had reached a compromise with Barcelona, betrayed us. The client of their company was us and not Madrid. I had a gigantic friendship with them, to the point of being the best man at their wedding and their children.

    “At the key moment of the operation, they stabbed us. Fifteen days before signing for Madrid, here in Brazil, Vinicius said that he was a Barça fan, that his idol was Neymar and affirmed that Messi was better than Cristiano. Then he said what he wanted when he was already in Madrid.

    “His agents and Vinicius’s father were in Barcelona. Wagner Ribeiro called Florentino advising him. And he invited them to go to Madrid on Saturday. They told us that they would go, but that nothing would happen because the footballer was already going to Barcelona. There was a verbal commitment.

    “Juni Calafat himself said that it was almost impossible to close it because he knew the relationship I had with the player’s environment. The agents returned to Barcelona, closed the final agreement with us, shook our hands … And then they disappeared and betrayed us.”

  • Real Madrid go top of La Liga after thrilling El Clasico win

    Real Madrid go top of La Liga after thrilling El Clasico win

    Real Madrid moved top of La Liga with thrilling victory over Barcelona in an El Clasico played in torrential rain at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium.

    Karim Benzema broke the deadlock with a sublime near-post flick – his ninth goal in his past seven La Liga games.

    Real doubled their lead before half-time through Toni Kroos’ deflected free-kick.

    Oscar Mingueza pulled one back for Barca before Madrid’s Casemiro was shown a late red card.

    The result takes Real level on points with Atletico Madrid and Real go ahead of their city rivals because of their superior head-to-head record.

    Atletico, who led La Liga by 10 points as recently as 31 January, can reclaim top spot with victory at Real Betis on Sunday.

  • Barca has special place in my heart – RB Leipzig player

    Barca has special place in my heart – RB Leipzig player

    RB Leipzig wing-back Dani Olmo says he’ll always be grateful to formative club Barcelona.

    Olmo left Barca at 16 for Dinamo Zagreb before leaving in January 2020 for RBL.

    He told the Players’ Tribune, “Barça will always have a special place in my heart.

    “It was a privilege to have played there. It is a point of reference for the rest of the football world and any child would give anything to play there, where so many greats have come and learned the trade.”

    “Nobody leaves Barcelona for Croatia. Nobody. It just isn’t done. But I did. As soon as my father told me about the offer, I said, ‘I’m leaving’. As simple as that. I needed to get out of my comfort zone, and this felt like the natural step, even if I was only 16 years old.”

  • Super agent Raiola, Haaland spotted in Barcelona

    Super agent Raiola, Haaland spotted in Barcelona

    Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland’s prime representatives have been spotted in Barcelona.

    Agent Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge Haaland were seen at Barcelona airport, sparking speculation that a meeting is being held today with Barca officials about a summer deal for the BVB star.

    Haaland is expected to be sold by BVB this summer amid reports they’re seeking €180m to part with the Norway international.

    Sport says Haaland Snr and Raiola were seen leaving Barcelona airport, having been collected by Barca officials in a private car.

    Barca president Joan Laporta enjoys a good relationship with Raiola, so strengthening their chances of burning off competition for Haaland’s signature this summer.