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Jun22020 by JBNo Comments

Five Barcelona players ‘tested positive for coronavirus’ but club kept it hidden

La Liga

Five Barcelona players reportedly tested positive for coronavirus but the news was not made public by the Spanish giants. Catalan radio station RAC1 made the claim this week as Barca prepare to finally return to football action on June 13. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The players were not named but it is believed they tested positive for the virus back when the Covid-19 crisis first started around Europe. Neither of the five players showed any symptoms of the disease and were only made aware to the fact they had the virus once they underwent tests for it. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Two members of staff at the club are also believed to have tested positive for Covid-19 but Barcelona felt it was the responsibility of...

Jun12020 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea plan to sign £58m Chukwueze if Jadon Sancho joins Man Utd

Premier League, La Liga

Chelsea are considering a transfer move for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze as an alternative to Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, according to reports. Chelsea are in the race to sign Sancho from Dortmund, although the Red devils are increasingly confident that the 20-year-old winger will join United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea are looking at other options to Sancho and according to Goal, Chukwueze is also on their shortlist. The report claims that the blues remain interested in Wilfried Zaha but unwilling to meet Crystal Palace’s £80m asking price. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chukwueze is considered as one of the brightest young talents in Spain, scoring four goals and providing four assists in 30 games for Vi...

Jun12020 by JBNo Comments

Valencia slam Atalanta manager for attending CL game with coronavirus

JB's Column, La Liga, Trending

Valencia have slammed Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini after he confessed to attending the second-leg of their Champions League game in Spain despite suffering from Covid-19. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gasperini said he was sick and scared the day before the match on March 10 but still attended and managed the team from the bench as they claimed a 4-3 victory to seal an 8-4 aggregate win. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While not tested for coronavirus at the time, tests since have shown the Atalanta manager now has coronavirus antibodies stemming from having had the illness at some point. The match in Spain was played behind closed doors as the virus began spreading around Europe but Gasperini's decision to attend the game has b...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

Man Utd target Saul Niguez announces he’s joining new club

La Liga, Premier League

Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez – who has been linked with a move to Manchester United says he will make an announcement about his new club on Wednesday. The Spain international, who has risen through the ranks at Atletico Madrid, signed a huge nine-year deal with the club in 2017. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Saul has become one of the first names on Diego Simeone’s starting XI and the manager made the midfielder one of his four captains for the current campaign. However, United have been heavily linked with a move for the player in recent weeks and a report claimed that discussions between the Red Devils and Atletico over a deal were “practically closed”. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Indeed, it has also been r...

May312020 by JBNo Comments

How Harvey Elliott snubbed Madrid & Sergio Ramos to sign for Liverpool

Premier League, La Liga

Harvey Elliott shocked Real Madrid officials when he rejected the chance to meet Sergio Ramos because he didn’t like him after his clash with Mohamed Salah in a Champions League final. Real Madrid made an attempt to lure Elliott to Madrid in the summer of 2019 when clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Chelsea were also interested in his signature. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool eventually won the race to sign the Fulham teenager, in part due to his life-long affiliation with the club as a supporter. Elliott was in Kiev when Mohamed Salah was forced to bow out of the Champions League final in 2018 with a shoulder injury after a collision with Ramos. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

May302020 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool move to sign Ousmane Dembele after Timo Werner move stalls

Premier League, La Liga

Liverpool have reignited their interest in Barcelona star Ousmane Dembele after their move for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner stalled over the club’s asking price, according to reports. Jurgen Klopp is eager to add more competition to his attack, with Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi expected to be allowed to leave Liverpool this summer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Werner has been a target for the Premier League side, with Klopp reportedly even speaking to him via Zoom, but RB Leipzig’s valuation is proving a major stumbling block. The Bundesliga team are adamant that any club who wants to sign Werner will need to pay his £50m release clause, but the Reds value him at around £30m. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); That has...

May282020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal respond to Barcelona’s offer to sign Coutinho

Premier League, La Liga

Arsenal have turned down Barcelona’s initial offer to sign Philippe Coutinho on loan, according to reports. The Brazil international has spent the campaign on loan at Bayern Munich but the Bundesliga champions are not looking to sign him permanently for £105 million. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Coutinho is one of several players Barcelona are looking to offload in the next transfer window and the Spanish side are already looking for interested teams. Earlier this week, reports claimed that Arsenal are preparing discussions with Kia Joorabchian, the agent who is in place to engineer the Brazilian’s move to the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But according to ESPN, while Barca have offered Arsenal the oppor...

May282020 by JBNo Comments

Real Madrid offer Man Utd four players including Odegaard to seal Pogba deal

La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Real Madrid could offer Manchester United four big-name players including Martin Odegaard in a desperate bid to sign Paul Pogba in the summer. The club maintain £89million record buy Pogba is not for sale but Real Madrid, also hit by coronavirus pandemic, feel a swap deal is a possibility. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And on top of Odegaard, those who could also be offered in part exchange of the deal are James Rodriguez, Lucas Vazquez and ex-City player Brahim Diaz. But Manchester United sources say manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to pair Pogba with January signing Bruno Fernandes — the duo trained together for the first time yesterday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Spanish club's intentions come as it was revea...

May242020 by JBNo Comments

Courtois: I had Madrid talks with Eden Hazard at Chelsea

La Liga

Thibault Courtois has conceded that he and Eden Hazard discussed the possibility of moving to Real Madrid while still at Chelsea. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Belgian moved to Spain in 2018 with the winger joining Real Madrid last summer, and the former has revealed that it was a deal both had in mind for a long time. Indeed, so keen were the duo to move join Zinedine Zidane’s team, they would speak about the prospect while in Chelsea locker rooms. Barcelona manager Quique Setien fires back at Lionel Messi claims I’m going to sign Costa: How Mourinho convinced Fabregas to join Chelsea “In the Chelsea dressing room, we spoke about the possibility of playing here,” Courtois told El Mundo. “’The White House, the White House...,’ we said. It wa...

May242020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona manager Quique Setien fires back at Lionel Messi claims

La Liga

Barcelona head coach Quique Setien has disputed Lionel Messi's claim that the club cannot win the UEFA Champions League. Messi conceded this month his search for a fifth title was going to be futile unless Barcelona could improve the standard of their performances. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Now, everyone has their opinion and they are all very respectable," Messi told Sport . "Mine is based on the fact that I was lucky to play the Champions League every year and I know that it is not possible to win it by playing as we have been playing." I’m going to sign Costa: How Mourinho convinced Fabregas to join Chelsea Barcelona drop Ousmane Dembele asking price to just £37m (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Argentin...