Barcelona and Croatia international midfielder Ivan Rakitic will have to wait and see if he will be offered a new contract next season. The Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has made it clear that the Croatian midfielder will have to wait for next season if he wants to get a new contract. He said that …
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Barcelona boss pleased with the involvement of summer signings
Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde has admitted that he is pleased with the involvement of the club’s summer signings during the recent friendly game against Tottenham Hotspur. The trident of Clement Lenglet, Malcom, and Arthur featured during the 2-2 draw versus Spurs which they won on penalties and Valverde was particularly pleased with the efforts …
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ABIDAL – MALCOM HAS BARCELONA PROFILE
Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidalinsists that new club addition Malcom has the profile required to succeed at the Catalan side. This is coming amid backlash in some quarters that it was a panic buy unlike how the club historically buys players it fancies and which follow their pattern. Abidal said the club looked at the …
Messi Demands Barcelona Don’t Sell Mascherano
Lionel Messi has demanded that Barcelona don’t sell long-time star Javier Mascherano, according to reports in Spain. Mascherano, 33, is likely approaching the tail end of his career, but Spanish outlet Diario Gol claim Lionel Messi is determined that his Argentina teammate should not be let go from the club. Barcelona let veteran defender Dani …
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Valverde Defends Resting Messi
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has defended his decision to not use Lionel Messi in the penultimate game of the campaign. Barcelona’s unbeaten tag came to a conclusion after the 5-4 defeat against an unlikely opponent in the form of Levante. Even though Barcelona came up with four goals going forward, they were unable to keep …
VERMAELEN REGRETS BARCELONA SUMMER MOVE
Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen admits regrets over staying at Barcelona last summer. Numerous sides were interested in his signature including Everton and Crystal Palace. The Premier League sides wanted him for his experience playing at the top level at Arsenal and in Europe. Ernesto Valverde, who was just taking over the reins, convinced him to …
LA LIGA REJECT PAYMENT FOR NEYMAR
La Liga have rejected the payment for Neymar as lawyers of the star seek to trigger his release clause of £198 million. The 25-year old is expected to move to Paris St-Germain in a record shattering move this summer. The player has informed the club of his decision to exit and even his teammates. However, …
DE GEA’S STOCK KEEP RISING
It was the start of an important season and Manchester United were in dire need of making a comeback statement after a recent pause of their title winning spree no thanks to Manchester City and Chelsea. The once dominant traditional contenders where now at full fledge war with Arab and Russian billions. Something else troubled …
Eusebio is not going to be the successor of Luis Enrique
Earlier in the season, Luis Enrique announced that he will step down as the head coach of Barcelona when the end of the season arrives and this has sparked rumors to spread around in relation to who is going to step up and become next manager of Barcelona, one of the candidates that was being …
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Neymar not Frustrated about Ballon d’Or award
Neymar is not frustrated at not being able to have his hands on the Ballon d’Or award yet in his career. In the opinion of Neymar, personal awards are not the biggest prizes in the game and even though he has aimed for Ballon d’Or in the past couple of years, it has not affected …
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