Barcelona Complete Memphis Depay Free Agent Signing

The 27-year-old winger has joined on a free transfer after running down his contract at Lyon. The attacker is the fourth player to join the Spanish side this summer, following Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia, who were both signed after leaving Manchester City, and Emerson Royal. How long has Depay signed for? The former PSV and Manchester United player had long been linked with a move to Camp Nou....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 288 words · Mattie Evans

Barcelona Fans Worldwide Vote For The Signing Of Sevilla Superstar

The 20-year-old has been with Sevilla since the age of 10. After he made his debut for the club two seasons ago, he went on to make 13 appearances for the Seville-based club that season. Gil is currently on loan at Eibar after spending the second half of last season on loan at Leganes. Gil has been one of the standout players for Luis Mendilibar’s men this campaign, scoring three goals while providing as many assists as Eibar battle to beat the drop....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 319 words · Crystal Brown

Barcelona Finally Have A Dani Alves Replacement In Nelson Semedo

The Blaugrana had originally targeted Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin, but were put off by the Gunners’ high valuation of their former youth product and signed Semedo instead from Benfica for a fee of around €30 million. Barcelona 9/1 to beat Girona 1-0 The Portuguese made his debut in the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu as a substitute, coming on to replace Gerard Pique for the final 40 minutes as Barca switched to four at the back and improved notably after starting with 3-5-2....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 419 words · Nicki Johnston

Barcelona Great Xavi Concedes Real Madrid Have Laliga In Their Grasp

Zinedine Zidane’s side won 4-1 at Balaidos on Wednesday to move three points clear of Barca at the top of the table ahead of the final round of matches on Sunday. A point against Malaga at La Rosaleda will be enough for Madrid to secure a first league triumph since 2012, although Barca will hold out hope for a similar shock to that of the 1991-92 season, when Tenerife beat Los Blancos to allow the Catalans to snatch the title....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 344 words · Joseph Cooley

Barcelona Loss At Granada Seals Worst Start In 25 Years

The Spanish champions have taken a single point from their three away games this season, failing to win any of their past seven matches on the road in all competitions. Ramon Azeez and Alvaro Vadillo struck to condemn Barca to defeat at Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday, a stunning result that moved newcomers Granada top of the table on goal difference. Barca, meanwhile, are lagging behind in seventh spot with seven points from as many games....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 145 words · Maria Arias

Barcelona News Lionel Messi Feared Neymar Would Move To Real Madrid When The Blaugrana Failed To Sign Him This Summer

In case you didn’t know… Neymar was at the centre of the longest-running transfer saga of the summer, with a return to Barcelona heavily tipped as his next move. It was believed that the Catalans giants’ arch-rivals, Real Madrid, were prepared to hijack the move in the hopes of benefitting from the PSG forward’s star power on and off the field. The battle for the Brazilian star ultimately ended without a transfer as the Blaugrana were unable to agree to a price with the Ligue 1 giants....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 230 words · James Asencio

Barcelona News Roundup Bartomeu Discusses Messi Situation And Future Barca Board Issues Statement On Var And More 27 October 2020

Former Barcelona advisor says club snubbed Haaland Ariedo Braida, former Barcelona advisor, claims that he had recommended Erling Haaland to Barcelona during his stint with the Catalans. However, Barcelona snubbed him saying that he was not the right fit for them. Ariedo Braida said, Haaland joined Red Bull Salzburg and was mighty impressive for them before being snapped up by Borussia Dortmund. Barcelona board issues statement on VAR Barcelona have slammed the VAR for the decisions made in their El Clasico defeat via a statement....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 155 words · Anthony Harris

Barcelona News Roundup Ronald Koeman Wants New Signings In January Barcelona Presidential Candidate Vows To Extend Messi S Contract And More 7 December 2020

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barceloina from 7 December 2020. Laporta says Messi deserves new big-money contract Joan Laporta, one of the Barcelona presidential hopefuls, wants to hand Lionel Messi a new big-money contract and has also backed current manager Ronald Koeman despite a string of bad results. Laporta believes that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world and brings in more money than he costs....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 234 words · Leon Smtih

Barcelona Outcast Could Still Leave Club To Help Reduce Wage Bill Reports

The Blaugrana were in deep financial crisis this summer. That prompted the club to ask some of their players, including Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, to reduce their wages for the club to register new signings - Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia. Barcelona managed to reduce their wages by €125 million this summer, but are now planning to reduce it even further by offloading Pjanic, who is deemed surplus to requirements by manager Ronald Koeman....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 361 words · Ricardo Macintyre

Barcelona Rumour Lionel Messi All Set To Extend Barcelona Contract Until 2022

The report also adds that Messi is likely to earn a whopping £30 million per year should he sign the new contract. In case you didn’t know… There have been a lot of speculation regarding the Argentine’s future at the Catalonian club over the past few weeks. With only 18 months remaining on his contract, there was some amount of uncertainty around Camp Nou regarding Messi’s future. Several reports had emerged claiming that Messi had rejected a new contract in 2016 and wanted to keep his options open....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 385 words · Debra Mccarthy

Barcelona S Bad Day In Paris Won T Be Repeated Higuain

The Serie A champions face Barca in the quarter-finals after the LaLiga giants scraped through their last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain. Barca were crushed 4-0 in the first leg in Paris before advancing with an incredible 6-1 victory at home. But Higuain knows a repeat of such a performance by Barcelona is unlikely, warning his team to prepare for the best Luis Enrique’s men can offer. “Barcelona had a bad day in Paris but I doubt they’ll have another,” he told UEFA....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 174 words · Karen Leeds

Barcelona Set To Bid 65 Million For Disgruntled Arsenal Superstar

FC Barcelona are struggling to adapt to life without Xavi in midfield and with Andres Iniesta not getting any younger Barca need a midfield supremo to pull their string, and as per the Daily Mirror, the Catalan giants have put Arsenal’s disgruntled superstar Mesut Ozil on their summer transfer wishlist. In case you didn’t know… Mesut Ozil has just 18 months left to serve out his current Arsenal contract, and is yet to agree terms with the London club for a new one....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 407 words · Robert Noble

Barcelona Star Says Goodbye To Everyone But Xavi As He Edges Closer To Camp Nou Exit Reports

The report claims that the Dutch winger barely talks to Blaugrana boss Xavi and that he feels disappointed with his treatment by the coach. He has fallen down the pecking order at Barca following the arrivals of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January and Robert Lewandowski this summer. The club also brought in Raphinha and re-signed Ousmane Dembele. Depay is closing in on a permanent exit from the Nou Camp with a move to Juventus being anticipated....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 378 words · Carol Roman

Barcelona To Meet Ronald Araujo S Agent Over New Contract

The 23-year-old centre-back has been in excellent form for the Blaugrana this season but his current deal expires next summer. SPORT reports that while initial negotiations broke down due to the Uruguayan international’s wage demands being too high, Barca are keen to ensure that Araujo signs a new deal. This decision is being made to kill any interest in him from other European clubs. The Mirror this week reported that Manchester United were interested in signing the defender....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 343 words · Thomas White

Barcelona Transfer News Blaugrana Announce The Signing Of Junior Firpo From Real Betis

In case you didn’t know… The former Real Betis player made his senior debut in 2018 and went on to make 14 La Liga appearances in the 2017-18 season. In the following season, the 22-year-old cemented his place in the starting XI and featured regularly for Betis. Last season, the full-back scored three goals and contributed four assists in the La Liga. Firpo’s performances for Real Betis earnt him a lot of interest from top clubs across Europe, with Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool all keeping a close eye on the 22-year-old....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 286 words · Adam Witherite

Barcelona Transfer News Iniesta On Neymar Return Costa Confident Of Griezmann Stay And More 23Rd March 2018

Thus, Iniesta believes it would be difficult for Neymar to return to Camp Nou and does not express worry in case the Brazilian joins Madrid. While the current team definitely has more balance since Neymar left, he is a top player and could hurt Barcelona both domestically and in Europe. Diego Costa is confident Antoine Griezmann will stay next season The Frenchman has been on the wanted list of Barcelona and Manchester United for quite some time now....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 314 words · Van Labounty

Barcelona Transfer News Roundup Barca Keen To Sign Rb Leipzig Winger In January Ilaix Moriba Slams Club Over Unfair Treatment And More 2 September 2021

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 2 September 2021. Gerard Pique trolls Real Madrid over failed move for Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid launched a €200 million bid to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain in the closing stages of the summer transfer window. However, the Ligue 1 outfit rejected the bid and Real Madrid failed to sign the one player they desperately wanted....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 380 words · Holly Hetz

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January 8, 2023 · 4 min · 653 words · Kelli Hardman

Barcelona Defender Samuel Umtiti Wants To Return To The Past Expresses Anguish On Social Media

In a heartfelt message on social media, the Barcelona star said that he wished he could go back to a simpler time and be happy again. Barcelona had identified Samuel Umtiti as a possible choice in the starting eleven a few years ago but the French defender now finds himself at the bottom of the pecking order under Quique Setien at Barcelona. Umtiti has struggled to find a place in Barcelona’s starting eleven is very likely to leave the club this season....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Jennifer Adkins

Barcelona Icon Xavi Follows In Real Madrid Legend Raul S Footsteps With Emir Cup Win For Al Sadd

The newly refurbished Khalifa International Stadium hosted the exciting encounter, its first match since the 2022 World Cup venue was completed. Xavi became the first captain to lift a trophy at the stadium since 2014, before its refurbishment when coincidentally, it was Al Sadd who won the Emir Cup led by former Real Madrid star, Raul Gonzalez. QSL side Al Sadd came from a goal behind to seal their 16th ever Emir Cup crown with a 2-1 win over Al Rayyan thanks to a stoppage time winner from attacker Jugurtha Hamroun, a goal Xavi set up with a delightful pass....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 257 words · Nicki Chafin