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. Coutinho is one of several players Barcelona are […]
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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. “Now, everyone has their opinion and they are all very respectable,” […]
Barcelona are accelerating their attempts to sell Ousmane Demebele, and would be willing to part with the player for only £37m – a third of the £130m they splashed out to sign him from German side Dortmund. More than three years after arriving at the club, Demebele has failed to impress, […]
Barcelona are closing in on a record deal for Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez with just the final details of the transfer yet to be completed, according to reports in Argentina. The Spanish giants have been heavily linked with a move for the striker – who has 11 goals in […]
Barcelona made an enquiry into signing Tottenham striker Harry Kane last year, only to see their advances rejected by chairman Daniel Levy, according to reports. Barca have long been seeking out another player to lead the line for them, with Luis Suarez now 33, and Lautaro Martinez has been closely linked with a move […]
Alex Song has conceded he left the Emirates to join Barcelona for the money and ‘didn’t give a f***’ about his playing time at the club. The 32-year-old spent seven years with Arsenal, making over 200 appearances for the Premier League club. Song made the move to Barca for £15m […]
Wayne Rooney has explained how Gerard Pique’s poor performance against Bolton led to his exit from Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson concluding he wasn’t suited to the Premier League. The Spaniard spent four years with United, joining from Barcelona’s academy in 2004, though struggled to get into the team […]
Lionel Messi has said Lautaro Martinez possesses the perfect qualities to help Barcelona’s front line once the summer window opens. The Argentine forward, who turns 33 in June, remains the driving force in the Barca team which was on course to win the Spanish league title before the campaign was suspended due […]
Andy Robertson has revealed his regret at having ruffled the hair of Lionel Messi during Liverpool’s Champions League comeback against Barcelona. The Scottish full-back tangled with Messi early on. As both men ended up on the deck, Robertson could not help having a sly pop at the Argentine forward as he got back to […]
Thibaut Courtois says Barca should not be crowned La Liga champions should the campaign be cancelled because Real Madrid are the better team. Barcelona sit two points ahead of their rivals at the top of the league table after 27 games, but it is yet to be decided if the remainder of the season can […]