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In case you didn’t know… Barcelona have, since the beginning of the transfer window, made known their desire to sign Paul Pogba of Man United to replace Andres Iniesta who retired at the end of last season. Earlier this summer, Barcelona made an offer of 50 million euros plus two players in exchange for Paul Pogba. Manchester United declined the offer outrightly. Paul Pogba who made known his difficulties with Jose Mourinho further fuelled the rumours of his imminent departure from Manchester....

The Argentine has already appeared in court to answer claims of alleged tax evasion to the tune of €4.1 million between 2006 and 2009 and has long declared his innocence. Nevertheless, the player and his father Jorge Messi paid just over €5m to authorities last year and it had looked as if the case would be closed. But the judge in Gava, a seaside town just outside Barcelona where Messi owns a property, has decided to proceed with the case against the four-time Ballon d’Or winner and his father....

According to Sports Mole via Mundo Deportivo, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is waiting to hear Joan Laporta’s plans for guiding Barcelona back to glory. Lionel Messi will then take a call on his future based on the Barcelona president’s ideas. The Argentinean attempted to leave the Catalans last season, but a move was ultimately blocked by the club. Lionel Messi’s current contract expires at the end of the season and the Barcelona skipper was widely expected to leave the club in the summer....

However, a 2-0 loss to Pablo Machin’s Sevilla in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey quarter-final has put pressure on the team with talk of the treble hanging in the balance. The 5-time UEFA Champions League winners have been one of the most active teams in the transfer window with some serious deals already sealed. Ajax wunderkind, Frenkie De Jong has been announced as a Barca player and will join next season for €75m....

Barcelona have a good chance to climb to third on the La Liga table if they can win against Granada tonight. Ronald Koeman is hoping that the club will back him in the January transfer window as we take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 9 January 2021. Victor Font outlines the need to sell players Barcelona presidential hopeful Victor Font has drawn attention towards the dire financial condition that the club is under in the COVID-19 landscape....

The Catalan giants are reported to have agreed a deal worth up to £142million with Liverpool to bring the Brazilian playmaker to Camp Nou, after a series of bids failed in August. Coutinho will be formally unveiled on Monday, with a photo shoot on the Camp Nou pitch to be followed by a press conference. But Barca offered a glimpse of Coutinho in Barcelona colours in a video posted to the club’s official Twitter account after Sunday’s home win against Levante....

Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla travels to Camp Nou with identical league results to Barca, as they have had 4 wins, 2 defeats, and a draw. They are just 2 points off the leaders Real Madrid just like Barca and will look to gain a numerical advantage over the defending champions by upsetting them at the Camp Nou. Barca has had injury woes this season, with players like Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba spending time on the sidelines....

The Catalan giants claimed their first Champions League title in 2021, as part of an incredible treble-winning campaign, and they will be looking to defend the trophy against the French giants. Victory in the 2022 final would confirm Barcelona as the fourth club to defend the title, alongside VfL Wolfsburg, Umea and Lyon, since the competition’s inception in 2002. Lyon’s record of seven titles places them as the most successful club in the history of the competition, with their only final defeats coming against German sides, in 2010 and 2013....

The two arch-rivals are scheduled to meet for the first time this season in Barcelona on October 26, but according to Spanish newspaper Diario AS La Liga has now asked for the game to be switched to Madrid instead. Should the game be played in Madrid, the reverse fixture—scheduled for March 1—will be played in Barcelona instead. On Monday, at the end of a four-month trial, the Spanish supreme court jailed nine Catalan separatist leaders for their role in a failed bid for independence in 2017....

Koeman did not include Suarez in the matchday squad for the second friendly in a row. Barcelona won the game 3-1 thanks to a brace from captain Lionel Messi after Philippe Coutinho had opened the scoring for the Blaugrana. Suarez’s future is still up in the air, with reports suggesting that Koeman had already told him that he had no future at Barcelona. Suarez is one of a number of players that Barcelona are reportedly looking to move on, as the look to trim their wage bill down....

Defending the present system wherein cricket playing states which are full members of the Board for Control of Cricket in India have a vote each, with Maharashtra and Gujarat having four and three votes respectively, senior counsel Kapil Sibal told the apex court bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla that it takes time for a game to evolve in a region. The court is hearing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its affiliated associations’ objections to the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations for ‘one state one vote’, presence of Comptroller and Auditor General representative on the BCCI board, and ceiling of two tenures for office-bearers with age limit of 65 years....

Cassidy Tweedt shared her story in a “stitch” with another video, requesting people who have “had pretty privilege your whole life,” to stitch the video and “tell me what your worldview is.” The original video, by TikTok user @lizagnabathwater, continued to explain her own experience with gaining “pretty privilege” and how objectively nicer people now treat her compared to before when her appearance was different. “I just recently got a degree of pretty privilege and it has been insane how kind people are when they find you attractive....

However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has already reported that Atletico Madrid has reached an agreement with Depay, offering a contract until 2028. Guedes has already spent a few years playing for another Spanish club, Valencia, on a season-long loan spell from PSG in 2018. After a successful loan stint, Guedes signed permanently for Valencia, scoring 36 goals and providing 30 assists in 167 appearances for the Spanish club. In August 2022, Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers signed Guedes on a five-year deal for £27....

Pep Guardiola raided his former club for a new keeper last summer, but plumped for Claudio Bravo as the natural successor to Joe Hart at the Etihad Stadium. ‘Messi suspension a positive thing’ He has seen that decision questioned by some error-strewn showings from the Chilean, with Willy Caballero now filling first-team duties. City are, however, being linked with another move on the Barca ranks when the transfer window re-opens and Ter Stegen acknowledges that anything could happen....

The Catalan giants are looking for a back-up option for Jordi Alba, with the former Manchester City defender emerging as a potential signing. RB Leipzig are also ready to sell Angelino as new signing David Raum is now their preferred first-choice left-back. Several clubs have shown interest in Angelino, including Barcelona. The report further claims that the 25-year-old has been on Barca’s radar in the past, although no deal materialized....

Former manager Quique Setien suing the club Setien’s spell in charge of Barcelona was pretty uninspiring and ended with an ignominious defeat against eventual winners Bayern Munich. The Spaniard was sacked after just seven months in charge, but he claims he has not been compensated by Barcelona and was not properly relieved of his duties. He was sacked back in August after Barcelona’s 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich, and the decision eventually led to a mass transition with club stalwarts Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic leaving the club, that left Lionel Messi pretty unhappy....

The Brazil midfielder revealed Barca had made a bid for him last month, reportedly worth €20million, but the Chinese Super League champions have rejected the offer and are determined to keep hold of their man, whose contact includes a €40m release clause. With Barca turning to the former Tottenham player as their attempts to sign Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain hit the buffers, Paulinho hopes that his current employers will have a change of heart....

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique on Saturday made five changes from the side which drew 1-1 at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and was without Messi who picked up a groin injury in the game, reports Xinhua. The first 25 minutes saw Barca struggling to find fluency against a rival that was working hard in midfield and all the attacking baggage they showed were two shots over the bar from Andre Gomes....

FC Barcelona will play the Club World Cup finals against Brazilian side Santos on 18th December, 2011 after defeating Quatar champions Al-Sadd 4-0. 2 goals from Adriano, one each from Maxwell and Keita ensured the Catalans entry into the finals. Santos defeated Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 a day before and get one extra day for rest over Barca. Villa’s unfortunate injury dampened the victory for the players. And quite rightly so, because apart from being a fabulous player, he is one of the core members of the team....

The challenge helmed by Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the Barcelona forward line might be their most significant yet in Wednesday’s mouthwatering semi-final first leg at Camp Nou. If Barca do find the breakthrough, it will be a landmark moment. Four-time winners during the Champions League era, the Blaugrana are currently on 499 goals in the competition. With many more surely still to come, here are some of their very best....