Tag: Barcelona
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Transfer: Barca slash €100M off Dembele price
Barcelona are listening to offers for Ousmane Dembele. TMW says Dembele wants to stay at Barcelona and finish his contract but the Catalans want to sell him. They want to lower their salary bill and get some money in for him. PSG are a possible destination. Barca would be willing to sell him for €42m…
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Transfer: Lautaro Martinez warned against Barca move
Fabio Capello praised Inter star Lautaro Martinez, but warned the forward it was better to be starting at the Serie A club than being on the bench at Barcelona. Lautaro has been linked with a move to the La Liga giants, having scored 16 goals in 31 games for Inter this season. While Capello is…
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Transfer: Rakitic shot at Barca president over future
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has fired a barb at president Josep Maria Bartomeu. The Croatia veteran has made it clear he wants to stay at the Nou Camp next season – and is unhappy about press speculation that he’s offered to clubs across Europe. Rakitic told Cadena COPE: “When we sign a contract, it’s with…
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Transfer: Barca slash price for Arsenal, Liverpool target
La Liga giant Barcelona have slashed their asking price for Ousmane Dembele. The France World Cup winner is being linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, despite an injury plagued season. Marca says Barca are prepared to take a massive hit to offload Dembele. Dembele, 22, arrived at the Nou Camp from Borussia Dortmund for an initial…
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June 12 too early for La Liga return – Pique
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has said he would like to see La Liga’s return pushed further back than June 12, the date the league’s president Javier Tebas suggested on Sunday. Defending champions Barca were two points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid through 27 matches when the season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic…
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’09 UCL semifinal: Only time I thought match could’ve been fixed – Hiddink
Former Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has again questioned their 2009 Champions League semifinal defeat to Barcelona. The Blues were denied a place in the final after the official Tom Henning Ovrebo made a series of blunders. Hiddink told Ziggo Sport: “The referee performance surprised me, because in the past he’d had perfect performances. Is it…
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Liga Iberdrola: Oshoala celebrates as Barca women’s team are declared champions
Asisat Oshoala took to her twitter handle @asisatoshoala to celebrate her Barcelona’s Women team as they were declared champions of the 2019/2020 Spain’s Liga Iberdrola. “21 games played, 19 won, 2 draws, 0 defeat, 86 goals for, 6 goals against. Top of the league since game day 3,” the four time African Football Player of…
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Barcelona releases COVID-19 test results of first team players
All first team players of Spanish giants FC Barcelona have tested negative for COVID-19. The results of the mandatory tests they took on Wednesday returned negative. The players will now start training on Friday, as it’s been planned. The first sessions will be held in small groups. Highly reliable RAC1 report that all Barcelona players…
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Barca player to join Man Utd after rejecting three-year contract
Barcelona defender, Marc Jurado, is set to join Manchester United in the summer transfer window. According to Sport, Jurado is expected to be named among Man United’s academy intake for next season after he rejected a three-year professional contract at Barcelona. The Spanish newspaper reports that the 16-year-old’s transfer was decided earlier this week after…
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Barca players to have COVID-19 test before training
Barcelona players will be tested for Covid-19 at the club’s training ground on Wednesday before resuming individual work “in the coming days”. La Liga teams have been given permission to return to training this week following the easing of some restrictions by the government. Barca say the league “gave the go-ahead” for testing after inspecting…