Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester City have both submitted significant offers to sign Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez, according to reports in Spain. Barcelona had been leading in the race to sign the Argentina international as the Spanish side look to freshen up their frontline this summer. However, Chelsea and City have tabled […]
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Barcelona are hoping to strike a part-exchange deal for Neymar that would see Antoine Griezmann join Paris Saint-Germain this summer window. The Catalan side are prepared to let Griezmann go after just one year to help fund the key signings of Neymar and Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, as the […]
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says Lionel Messi always advocated for the team to cut their salaries after the forward was left furious with the portrayal of the team. The first-team squad agreed to take a 70% wage cut during the coronavirus pandemic, reducing their own salaries in order to […]
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has continued his rise to the top of the game after having praise heaped upon his shoulders by none other than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Mount was enjoying a breakthrough campaign at Chelsea before the coronavirus shutdown, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed throughout Europe. Barca superstar Messi, widely renowned as the best […]
Lionel Messi has attacked Barca’s hierarchy for putting pressure on the players after the team agreed to take a 70 per cent wage cut during the coronavirus crisis. Players at Camp Nou have agreed to reduce their salaries in order for the club’s non-playing staff to continue earning their full […]
Barcelona manager Quique Setien has apologised to his players for his assistant’s behaviour during their 2-0 loss to Real Madrid. Setien’s assistant Eder Sarabia was seen on the touchline making disparaging comments about Barcelona players by Spanish tv show Vamos. A lip reader claimed he criticised Griezmann for missing an […]
Sergio Ramos hit back at criticism from Barca defender Pique after Real Madrid beat Barcelona to get back to the top of the table. Real won the game 2-0 thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano – but Pique said their first-half display represented “the worst Madrid” he has ever faced. In response, […]
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes his side lost to the ‘worst Real Madrid he has faced at the Bernabeu’ as the Catalans fell to a 2-0 defeat in El Clasico on Sunday. Goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz earned Madrid a win with three points allowing the home side to leapfrog Barcelona into outright […]
Eibar head coach Jose Mendilibar believes Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi doesn’t need to miss any games because he can rest while on the pitch. Before the Catalans’ Champions League game against Napoli on Tuesday, Barca face Eibar in La Liga on Saturday with question marks over whether Lionel Messi will be involved from the start. Mendilibar is adamant however that the Argentina attacker […]
Pep Guardiola has fired back at Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu after he praised the sanctions levied against Premier League side Manchester City by UEFA. In the aftermath of that ruling, both Pep Guardiola and City have defended the club, with all involved saying that the club is innocent. Bartomeu, meanwhile, defended his […]