Tag: Barcelona
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Messi contacts Guardiola over Man City move
Wantaway Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is in talks with Pep Guardiola about a move to Manchester City. It was revealed on Tuesday that Barca legend Messi, who has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp, has told the club he wants to move on. Radio Cataluyna reports Messi has already contacted former boss Guardiola…
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Barca president, coach clash over Depay move to replace Suarez
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is facing an early clash with president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Koeman only took charge of Barca last week after the sacking of Quique Setien. Mundo Deportivo says Koeman was tempted to return with the promise of full control of transfers. However, there is already a disagreement between the coach and his…
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Everton defender a shock target for new Barca coach Koeman
Everton defender Michael Keane is a shock target for new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman. Okdiario says Koeman is planning a surprise move to bring Keane to Barcelona. The Dutch boss was officially named as the Catalans’ new head coach on Wednesday after signing a two-year deal at the La Liga giants. Koeman brought the England…
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Barcelona confirm Koeman as next manager
Spanish entrepreneur and the current president of FC Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta has revealed that Ronald Koeman will be Barcelona’s coach next season. The club will turn to the former defender in the wake of an embarrassing Champions League defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich. Koeman will be brought in to replace Quique…
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Barcelona sack coach Setien after horrible loss to Bayern Munich
FC Barcelona have sacked coach Quique Setien and brought presidential elections forward to March 2021, the club said on Monday. This has come three days after the Spanish side were hammered 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Setien, 61, was appointed in January after the club sacked two-time league winner Ernesto…
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Let me leave, Messi tells Barca board
Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona directors he wishes to leave this summer. Messi cut a disillusioned figure as the Catalan giants crashed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage in Lisbon after suffering an 8-2 hammering by Bayern Munich. Esporte Interativo says he is demanding an immediate exit having grown frustrated at the…
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Barca refusing to release Arthur to Juventus
Barcelona are refusing to consider releasing Arthur Melo to Juventus. The midfielder has already signed for Juve in a deal worth €10m plus Miralem Pjanic, but that is only active from the 2020-21 season. Arthur is demanding he be released immediately by Barca. But Sport says Barcelona won’t let him leave without some compensation from…
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Transfer: Luis Suarez in contact with Al-Arabi
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is being offered a bank-busting move to Qatar. Bein Sport reports Al-Arabi are keen to tempt the Uruguay international to Qatar’s competition. Contact with Suarez has already been established. Now 33, Suarez has a contract with Barca to 2021, though a 12 month option will be triggered should he meet certain…
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Ronaldo offered to Barca in move to join Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered to Barcelona in a sensational move that would see him play alongside Lionel Messi. With the Serie A champions hit hard financially by the Covid-19 pandemic, the club is looking to get rid of Ronaldo’s mammoth contract and have contacted Barcelona about their interest, according to Spanish journalist Guillem…
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Davies misses Bayern Munich training ahead of duel with Messi
Left-back Alphonso Davies missed Bayern Munich training on Wednesday, but coach Hansi Flick expects him to be fit for Friday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against FC Barcelona. Flick said that the 19-year-old was rested as a precaution because he was suffering from “light adductor problems.” Asked whether Davies could miss the game, Flick said:…