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As such, the Spanish club will be cleared of any changes and instead Rosell and Bartomeu, the president and vice-president respectively at the time of Neymar’s transfer from Santos, alone will come under the scanner. Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of two years and three months for Bartomeu and seven years for Rosell. The club and the management have been accused of hiding the actual transfer fees of Neymar’s move from Santos....

Athletic Bilbao confirm interest in Manchester United star Athletic Bilbao have confirmed that they are looking to sign 4 of their former players soon. The club’s sporting director, Rafael Alkorta was speaking to Cadena Ser when he revealed the news. “We are interested in Javi Martinez, Ibai Gomez, Ander Herrera, Fernando Llorente … we are interested in all of them. Any player who can represent Athletic (through their Basque roots) will interest us and players in that quality bracket interest us, so yes,” said Alkorta....

Napoli have become one of Serie A’s most impressive outfits under Maurizio Sarri, but they have finished second and then third in his two seasons at Stadio San Paolo so far. Napoli 14/5 to win Serie A And Insigne - who has been linked with La Liga giants Barcelona of late - wants this to change this term, eyeing a big campaign with Napoli and Italy. “We have fun in training, but we have to win,” he told AS....

While in recent years La Masia has taken all the headlines, the tiny Basque village of Lezama still remains synonymous with the cantera concept. The term, which literally translates as ‘quarry’ and refers to the digging up of youth talent, is paid lip service at Barcelona but, at Athletic, it is a simple matter of survival. Every weekend scores of young Basque hopefuls teem the fields of the club’s academy hoping to win their place in a club that has few other options when it comes to bolstering their squad....

Barcelona needs to sell many of its players to fund expensive moves for the likes of Lautaro Martinez and is willing to part with the services of Ivan Rakitic this summer. Ivan Rakitic has largely been an underwhelming presence in Barcelona’s midfield over the past few years. While the Croatian is playing well under Quique Setien, Barcelona prefers to sell the ageing star and use the funds to target much younger prospects....

The 20-year-old signed for the Catalans from French side Toulouse in January 2019 and he was expected to provide competition and cover in the centre of defence. However, Todibo found it difficult to dislodge the established pairing of Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti, while the performances of compatriot Clement Lenglet pushed him further down the pecking order. Schalke agrees deal to sign Todibo on loan In over one year at the Camp Nou, the France Under-20 international made just five appearances in all competitions, with a total of 257 minutes spent on the field this season....

Barca signed a number of world-class players and also managed to clear much of the deadwood at the club this past summer transfer window. Despite all that, they have crashed out of the UEFA Champions League. They are now laying the groundwork for future transfer windows. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 16 November 2022. Manchester City won’t stand in the way if Bernardo Silva wants to join Barcelona Barcelona have been linked with Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva for a long time now....

The Blaugrana were at their absolute best the last time they took to the field in the Camp Nou as they thrashed Sevilla 6-1 in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals in the midweek. Barcelona is on an 8-match winning streak in the La Liga and will be looking extend their run. After a very poor start to the season, Valencia has found their form in the right time as they look to climb further up the top of the table....

Barella, 21, was heavily linked with a move to the Bianconeri in January, with reports suggesting they were hoping to tie up a deal for a move ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. Giulini assures that no agreement was reached for the Italy Under-20 international, who he is confident will remain in Sardinia next season. “Barella is not a Juventus player,” the Cagliari president told l’Unione Sarda. “He is a Cagliari player for the next season and I honestly do not think he will go to Juventus even if he changes team....

According to the Unwanted Horse Coalition, there are approximately 6,000 to 10,000 horses taken in by rescues at any given time. Much of the time, the horses are in need of medical care before they’re able to find a forever home. This was the case with a 10-year-old Belgian gelding named Shane. Shane was brought to Colby’s Crew after he was rescued from and auction in July 2021. The rescue website said that Shane was “incredibly lame when he arrived, and his feet were in the worst condition that we had ever seen....

Lenglet, whose mother is a nurse, has spent his time in lockdown keeping track of the events in Barcelona regarding the virus. According to the Barcelona club website, this idea struck Lenglet after watching another video that was published by the club — Heroes of Sant Jordi. This video featured a number of Barcelona legends such as Carles Puyol, Patrick Kluivert, Chapi Ferrer, Hristo Stoichkov, Sergi Barjuan, Javier Saviola and Migueli....

The Blaugrana coach Gerardo Tata Martino handed out starts to the €57 million import Neymar along with ‘B’ team players Frank Bagnack and Sergi Roberto. Neymar made an immediate impact on the game as some excellent link up play between Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas gave Neymar the chance to score his first goal for the Catalan team in the 13th minute of the game. Barcelona followed up with three more goals, two from Messi, in the next 10 minutes to go 4-0 up within 25 minutes of the first half....

But they have an even bigger problem on the other flank. They signed Aleix Vidal from Sevilla to be the heir apparent to Dani Alves, but a series of injuries and a reported falling out with Luis Enrique means that he doesn’t even get named in the matchday squad these days – regardless of fitness. Sergi Roberto is a competent fill-in, but fill-in he is, and not due to any fault of his expecting central midfielders to do other roles is the order of the day for Barcelona (hello Javier Mascherano and Yaya Toure) but it is only a matter of time before he gets exposed on the flanks....

The brutal terrorist attack on Barcelona’s most famous street, La Rambla, left 15 people dead and many more injured on Thursday afternoon as a van ploughed into unsuspecting tourists in the city centre. The news rocked all of Catalunya and sent shockwaves around the world. And football did not seem all that important. “Barcelona will wake up and will show again what a beautiful country it is, Catalunya and Spain,” former Blaugrana boss Pep Guardiola said later....

Juventus and Barcelona agreed on a swap deal involving the two players last season. Arthur signed for the Old Lady, while Pjanic joined the Catalan giants in the £50.8million deal. However, both players have struggled to adapt at their new clubs and are now deemed surplus to requirements. It is no surprise that Juventus are keen on re-signing Miralem Pjanic as new manager Massimiliano Allegri wants a deep-lying playmaker in his squad....

The Brazil international played a pivotal role in Madrid’s LaLiga and Champions League double last season, working tirelessly and laying a platform for Zinedine Zidane’s creative stars to shine. How Real rage drove Man Utd to Lukaku They are duties Busquets knows well and Casemiro came instantly to mind when he was asked to name the five best players in the world in his area of the field. “There are great midfielders in world football, and each one with their own style....

‘Un Sol Para Los Chicos’ (A Sun for Children) is an annual fundraising event organised in Argentina to carry out projects that benefit the boys and girls of the country and Messi, who has come in for sharp criticism from his homeland for his failure to win a major trophy for Argentina, showed his care in the best possible way. Messi has been a vocal supporter for children’s rights right from the start of his career....

He was substituted after 16 minutes against Granada during the Catalans’ 4-1 win on Sunday night in Andalusia, with tests revealing he has a small meniscus injury in his right knee. This means the Brazilian is set to miss both legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Juventus as well as the Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid. Barcelona released a statement saying they will examine him over the next 48 hours to see how the injury develops before deciding which steps to take to help his recovery....

After initial struggling, Barca recently managed to register Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie, and Andreas Christensen for the new season. However, Jules Kounde’s registration is still pending. The Frenchman was absent from manager Xavi Hernandez’s matchday squad that drew 0-0 against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday (August 13). Barca can free up funds to register Kounde if some of their players take a pay cut or leave the club. Miralem Pjanic and Gerard Pique have already complied with the club’s demands to reduce their salaries while Sergio Busquets is next in line to do so....