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Jul152020 by JBNo Comments

Diego Simeone responds to Chelsea’s interest in Jan Oblak

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is ‘not surprised’ by Chelsea’s reported interest in Jan Oblak though hopes to keep the keeper at the club. Lampard looks set to raid the market this summer for a new number goalkeeper, having become concerned by Kepa Arrizabalaga’s recent poor form – and even briefly dropping the Spaniard from the team. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Both Lampard and technical advisor Petr Cech know only too well the importance of having a keeper that the rest of the defence can rely on if they are to challenge for title next season. Oblak is widely seen as the best goalkeeper in the world and the blues are prepared to spend up to £90m to land him – while they could use Kepa as part of the deal. Simeone has often had to fend off ...

Jul142020 by JBNo Comments

Zidane responds to Gareth Bale fooling around on Madrid’s bench

La Liga

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says he has ‘no complaints’ about Gareth Bale after he continued to mess around on the bench during their 2-1 victory over Granada on Monday. Just last week, the Welshman pulled his face mask over his eyes and pretended to be sleeping while he sat on the bench during Madrid’s win over Alaves. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The former Tottenham forward, who is on a £600,000-a-week contract at the Bernabeu, has now been left on the bench for the third match in a row and hasn’t featured for Madrid in their last five games. And during Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory over Granada, Gareth Bale was seen joking around again on the bench as he made a binoculars gesture with a roll of medical tape. When asked about the player aft...

Jul132020 by JBNo Comments

La Liga president blasts decision to overturn Man City’s two-year ban

La Liga, Premier League

La Liga chief Javier Tebas has slammed the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after Manchester City’s two-year ban from the UEFA Champions League was overturned on Monday. City were suspended from the competition for the next two campaigns this year after discovering the club broke Financial Fair Play rules. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Man City then appealed to CAS and successfully had the ban overturned. CAS also reduced their £25m fine to just £9.8m after seeing that City failed to co-operate with UEFA’s investigation. CAS will reveal more details of their ruling this week, but the panel found most ‘most of the alleged breaches were either not established or time-barred’, meaning it happened more than five years ago. La Liga president Tebas w...

Jul122020 by JBNo Comments

Barca confirm Griezmann could miss rest of La Liga season with thigh injury

La Liga

Barcelona have confirmed Antoine Griezmann has suffered a muscle injury and is set to miss the rest of their La Liga season. The 29-year-old started for Barcelona as they beat Real Valladolid 1-0 on Saturday, but he had to be taken off at half-time, with Luis Suarez coming on to replace him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Barca are just one point behind league leaders Real Madrid - who have a game in hand - in the title race, but could now be without the Frenchman for their last two games. Griezmann had to undergo scans on his right leg which revealed he had suffered an injury and the club are unsure how long he will be out of football action. "Tests this morning have shown that first-team player Antoine Griezmann has a muscle injury in the quadriceps...

Jul62020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona chief accuses VAR of favouring Real Madrid & also addresses Messi exit talk

La Liga

Barcelona chief Josep Maria Bartomeu has slammed the VAR for always favouring the same club as he hinted the system was stacked in favour of the La Liga current leaders Real Madrid. Bartomeu said this after Barcelona's 4-1 win over Villarreal, which saw them move four points behind Real Madrid with four matches still left to play. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Barcelona president made reference to watching Real Madrid's 1-0 win against Athletic Club on Sunday before revealing his unhappiness at the decisions made by the video technology in favour of Madrid. Madrid's winning goal came after the referee through VAR awarded a penalty which was scored by the club's skipper Sergio Ramos, while Athletic were unlucky not to receive a late penalty of thei...

Jul42020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona respond to claims Lionel Messi is ‘fed up’ & wants to leave

La Liga

Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has responded to claim Lionel Messi is ‘fed up’ at Camp Nou and is preparing to leave the club in the summer of 2021. Messi has spent his entire career at Barcelona, establishing himself as one of the greatest players in the history of football by scoring a total of 630 goals in 724 games and winning ten La Liga trophies and the Champions League four times. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Reports emerged on Friday that the 33-year-old forward had pulled out of contract discussions with the club and is now preparing to leave when his current contract expires next year. Although the source of Messi’s unhappiness appears to be the club president Josep Bartomeu, the possibility of seeing La Liga fall into Real Madrid’s hands...

Jul12020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal step up talks with Atletico over Thomas Partey transfer

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Thomas Partey is interested in signing for Arsenal and the Gunners have intensified their push to sign the midfielder from Atletico Madrid, according to reports. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta wants to strengthen his midfield in the summer window and Partey is at the top of his targets. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, the Gunners are likely to have a restricted budget for the upcoming transfer window as their finances have been affected following the coronavirus crisis, while they are also on course to miss out on another season in the Champions League. Saint-Etienne blast Arsenal for unacceptable demands over William Saliba Frank Lampard breaks silence on Chelsea’s interest in Angel Gomes & Declan Rice According to The Athletic, Arsenal...

Jun302020 by JBNo Comments

Diego Simeone responds to Messi-Setien feud rumours ahead of Barca clash

La Liga

Diego Simeone tried to sidestep a question which relates to reports Quique Setien has lost the support of key players at Barcelona but revealed the importance of managing the emotions of a squad. Barca will play Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, with media reports suggesting Setien and his coaching staff are no longer in good terms with key players. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A video from Barcelona's draw with Celta Vigo on Saturday went viral online as it appeared to reveal Lionel Messi ignoring the club’s assistant manager Eder Sarabia. Man City to use Sane funds to sign Man Utd target Jack Grealish Barcelona star set to join Man Utd after confirming exit on Instagram Barcelona to sack Setien after furious bust-up with players following Celta d...

Jun292020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona star set to join Man Utd after confirming exit on Instagram

La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Barcelona youngster Marc Jurado is set to sign for Manchester United after confirming his exit from the Camp Nou on his Instagram page. The 16-year-old posted a farewell message on his social media on Monday to thank the Catalans for helping his development since he joined them at the tender age of seven. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The defender is considered one of the brightest stars in the club’s La Masia academy and Metro claim United agreed personal terms with him earlier this year over a move to the club. Barcelona had been desperate to keep him and even offered him a lucrative, long-term contract to stay at the club but his head was turned by Manchester United’s offer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Though, Unite...

Jun292020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona to sack Setien after furious bust-up with players following Celta draw

La Liga

Barcelona are set to sack Quique Setien as manager unless results improve and they win the Liga title or Champions League this campaign, according to reports. The former Real Betis manager, who only took the Barca job in January as replacement for Valverde, has lost the confidence of the dressing room, while the board are also unhappy with recent poor displays. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unless the club's displays for the rest of the 2019-20 season have a significant improvement, it is believed that Setien will leave his post this summer. Setien was signed on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January, however as things stand the Barcelona coach may not be able to see out more than a few months of this contract. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ...