Ter Stegen is ‘clearly the best’ in the world - Masip

Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images The Barcelona stopper is ‘the most complete’ Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen is “clearly the best” goalkeeper in the world, according to former team-mate Jordi Masip. The Real Valladolid keeper was asked about who he feels is the world’s best stopper and made it clear he’s a big fan of the Germany international. “Well, I’m clearly leaning...

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Rumors: Barcelona join chase for Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho

Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Could the England international be swapped for Ansu Fati? No sooner had we seen news that Borussia Dortmund are keen on Ansu Fati than a report in Germany has emerged that Barcelona have joined the race to sign Jadon Sancho. According to SportBild, the Spanish champions have joined Manchester United and Real Madrid in the...

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Messi will stay unless ‘something catastrophic happens’ - Aguero

Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images ‘He loves the club and identifies with Barcelona’ Lionel Messi loves Barcelona and will stay at the club “unless something catastrophic happens,” according to Argentina team-mate Sergio Aguero. The Barca captain’s future has been the topic of some speculation this season with reports suggesting Messi is not completely happy at the...

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Braithwaite: I deserve to be at Barcelona

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The striker doesn’t like the ‘emergency signing’ tag Martin Braithwaite was interviewed by AFP this week. The newly signed Barcelona attacker discussed his arrival to the club. I think if you asked most people, they would say that Braithwaite was by definition a late, emergency signing. However, Braithwaite insisted he was up for...

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Rakitic willing to get coronavirus to play football

Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The midfielder wants to get back out on the pitch Ivan Rakitic was interviewed by Marca this week. The Barcelona midfielder discussed a variety of things. Specifically, the focus was around the impact of the coronavirus crisis on his life. Rakitic was asked if footballers should return and play football. “I want to play. It’s...

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Rumor: Inter want €90m plus a player for Lautaro

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Could Emerson be included in the deal? Inter Milan want at least €90 million in cash for Lautaro Martinez and would also be pretty keen for a player to be included in the deal as well. Gazzetta dello Sport bring the latest update on Barcelona’s pursuit of the Argentinian striker and report Inter have named their price and...

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Rakitic invited to join Villarreal by club president

Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images The midfielder has been tipped to leave Camp Nou Villarreal president Fernando Roig has said he’d welcome Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic to the club if the Croatian fancies a change of scenery this summer. The 32-year-old is one of several Barca players being linked with a Camp Nou exit when the transfer window reopens...

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FC Barcelona News: 30 April 2020

Photo by Alejandro Rios/DeFodi Images via Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Andrés Iniesta: 'My best moment was my Barça debut' - FC Barcelona In the week of the release of the Rakuten TV documentary 'The Unexpected Hero', we talk to the former Barça midfielder from his home in Japan The 2019/20 Catalan Super Cup is cancelled - FC Barcelona The...

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Papers: Dortmund eye Ansu, Barca will only sell Coutinho for €100m

Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images A look at the latest headlines... Thursday’s headlines bring some ineresting news with Sport reporting that Borussia Dortmund want to replace Jadon Sancho with Ansu Fati. Barcelona have apparently told the German club they need time to think about it but will only allow him to leave on loan or with a buyback option. Dortmund are...

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Barcelona warned selling Arthur ‘would be a mistake’

Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images The midfielder is being linked with a move away Former Barcelona technical director Robert Fernandez has warned the club they will be making a mistake if they decide to sell Arthur in the summer transfer window. Speculation continues to rage over the Brazilian’s future despite the midfielder having twice insisted he’s not interested...

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Saviola tells Lautaro playing with Messi is not as easy as it seems

Photo by Etsuo Hara/Getty Images The Inter Milan striker has been linked with a move Former Barcelona striker Javier Saviola has told Lautaro Martinez that it’s not as easy as it seems to play with Lionel Messi at Barcelona. The Inter Milan striker is reportedly Barcelona’s top transfer target ahead of the summer transfer window and is wanted as the long-term replacement...

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Barcelona and Manchester City working on Semedo-Cancelo swap - report

Photo by Matt McNulty - Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Two Portuguese fullbacks could trade teams FC Barcelona and Manchester City may be switching right-backs soon. According to a new report, the Citizens are prepared to offer João Cancelo plus additional money in exchange for Nélson Semedo. The report says that Pep Guardiola is a fan of Semedo, and...

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Miralem Pjanić “dreams of playing for Barcelona”

Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images Fuel to the fire of a swap including Arthur with Juventus Miralem Pjanić told a former vice-president of FC Barcelona that his dream is to play at the Camp Nou, according to a new report. This comes as rumors swirl that Juventus are interested in swapping him for Arthur, Barcelona’s own midfielder. The Catalans...

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Iniesta: I would like it if La Masia carried my name, but...

Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images The Barcelona legend said in a way it wouldn’t be right Barcelona legend Andrés Iniesta has spoken with the team’s YouTube channel about his former teammate’s suggestion that La Masia should be named after him. Ivan Rakitić had earlier said that Barcelona’s youth development facility should carry Iniesta’s name,...

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The Seydou Keita All-Stars

Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images Paying homage to eleven individual seasons people may have forgotten We are very lucky to be living in the most successful era in Barcelona history. If you’ve been a fan for just a little over a decade, you have watched the greatest players to ever do it for the greatest club in the world, and we are never going to...

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Arthur says he’s only interested in staying at Barcelona

Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The midfielder has been linked with a move away Arthur has once again responded to rumors linking him with a move away from Barcelona and insists he wants to stay at the Camp Nou. The Brazilian has already said he’s not interested in a move to Inter Milan and has now come out in response to rumors of a possible move to Juventus. Here’s...

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FC Barcelona News: 29 April 2020

A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors Michael Robinson passes away - FC Barcelona The former player and broadcaster, winner of the Vázquez Montalbán Prize in 2017, has died at the age of 61 ‘Pros behind the pros’, the miniseries that shows the everyday lives of the professionals behind the Barça team and La Masia - FC Barcelona Four-episode digital miniseries...

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Koeman identifies two flaws in current Barcelona team

Xinhua/Cristel via Getty Images The Netherlands boss has been talking about Barca Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has given an interview to Sport where he’s been talking about the current Barcelona team and two flaws he sees in the current set-up. The Dutchman says Barcelona struggle to maintain intensity for 90 minutes and also thinks they no longer dominate matches in the...

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Rumors: Vidal, Busquets, Coutinho & Umtiti

Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images A look at the latest hot gossip Arturo Vidal to Inter Miami? Today’s rumors start with more news about Arturo Vidal and a report that David Beckham’s Inter Miami could be a potential destination for the Chile international. According to Mundo Deportivo, the midfielder could be the man to lead the new MLS club’s charge and...

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Andre Onana’s agent confirms Barcelona interest

Photo by Cees van Hoogdalem/Soccrates/Getty Images The stopper has said he wants to leave Ajax Andre Onana’s agent, Albert Botines, has confirmed that Barcelona are interested in bringing the goalkeeper back to the Camp Nou but says the club have not yet made an offer. The 24-year-old is also being linked with a host of Europe’s clubs and has confirmed that after five years...

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La Liga clubs can return to individual training next week

Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images Lockdown restrictions are being eased in Spain La Liga clubs have been given the go-ahead to return to training next Monday by the Spanish government as lockdown restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic are eased. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced at a press conference on Tuesday that players will be allowed...

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Neymar signing “virtually impossible” for Barcelona

Photo by UEFA - Handout/UEFA via Getty Images With revenues down, Barcelona surely cannot afford such a hefty price Signing Neymar in the next transfer window is almost impossible, according to a Catalan newspaper quoting an unnamed FC Barcelona higher-up. Neymar is one of the best-paid players in the world, and Barcelona already has the highest wage bill in the world. With...

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Could Ndombele be Barcelona’s new Yaya Toure?

Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Potential deal in the offing At the time of writing, there is continued speculation surrounding a potential switch to Barcelona for Tottenham Hotspur record signing, Tanguy Ndombele. After disappointing in north London, it appears that Jose Mourinho is prepared to offload the former Lyon man in double-quick time, and Spurs’ loss...

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Barcelona willing to swap players with Ajax for André Onana - report

Photo by Cees van Hoogdalem/Soccrates/Getty Images Neto, Riqui Puig, Alex Collado, and Carles Aleñá have been mentioned. FC Barcelona are in for Ajax goalkeeper André Onana and are willing to part with players to complete the deal, according to a report from the Netherlands. Onana is Ajax’s main keeper but came up through the Barcelona youth system. He would follow in the...

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Aguero comes to Messi’s rescue amidst more Argentina criticism

Photo by Adam Davy - PA Images via Getty Images The Man City striker has defended the Barcelona captain Manchester City and Argentine national team striker Sergio Aguero came to the defense of Lionel Messi yet again. Aguero is a stanch defender of Messi and has been a great teammate when unfair criticism comes at Messi in regards to the Argentine national team and Messi’s...

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Bernardeschi’s agent shuts down Barcelona talk

Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images The Juventus star has been linked with a Camp Nou move Beppe Bozzo shut down links between his client, Federico Bernardeschi, and Barcelona. The Juventus attacker has been linked with a move to Barcelona or AC Milan in recent reports. “I haven’t met the directors of other clubs. The only speech that came...

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Papers: Juventus given green light to talk to Arthur

Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images The Brazilian’s future is being talked about again Arthur’s future continues to make headlines with the Brazilian on the front page of Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday amid speculation he could move to Juventus this summer. The newspaper reports that Barcelona have given Juventus permission to speak with their midfielder and try to come to a deal. ‘Green...

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FC Barcelona News: 28 April 2020

Photo by Erwin Spek/Soccrates/Getty Images A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors We focus on... Leo Messi - FC Barcelona The cameras search for just one man, the Barça number 10. Watch our video of the blaugrana captain in action in training at the Ciutat Esportiva! 'The Final Act', the film that moved Andrés Iniesta - FC Barcelona The former Barça was...

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Is three at the back the solution for Barcelona?

Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images Should Quique Setien try the system again? ‘Ah, I wonder what we’re going to see, three at the back, four? A two-man attack?’ Quique Setién’s appointment as Barça boss was met with considerable trepidation from journalists and pundits. Many questioned his quality, and the fact that he had limited coaching ability at the highest...

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Barcelona have tried to sign Juan Mata three times

Photo by UEFA - Handout/UEFA via Getty Images His father and agent has revealed he’s come close to a move Barcelona have tried to sign Juan Mata on three separate occasions, according to his father and agent Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez. There have often been rumors Barca were keen on Mata, and the Manchester United star’s dad has now revealed his son has had chances to move...

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