FC Barcelona News: 2 June 2023

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A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors

Thanks Jordi Alba! - FC Barcelona
The flying fullback says farewell to his club during an emotional event full of tributes to a culer for life

Group photo with the Liga and Spanish Super Cup trophies - FC Barcelona
Aspecial photo for a special season. This morning saw the FC Barcelona men's first team squad pose for a group photo with the Liga and Spanish Super Cup trophies they won this 2022/23 season.

Champions League 2023/24 taking shape - FC Barcelona
The next Champions League is starting to take shape. Sevilla qualified last night by virtue of their Europa League win, and will be joining FC Barcelona among the top seeds, the Liga champions automatically being granted that honour.

Build up to the Women's Champions League final in Eindhoven - FC Barcelona
The team have arrived in Eindhoven. The flight landed at 8.17pm CEST in the Netherlands and the travelling party reached the hotel around 9pm. They were greeted by a group of fans and a number of media outlets.

Joan Laporta: Jordi Alba has helped Barca financially - SPORT
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Thursday at Jordi Alba's farewell ceremony that the academy player "has shown his great commitment" to the club by "helping it financially".

Joao Cancelo rules out England, Barca gaining ground - SPORT
Joao Cancelo has reportedly decided not to return to the Premier League, according to German newspaper 'Abendzeitung'. The Portuguese full-back believes that his time in England is over after his years at Manchester City and does not want to return to Pep Guardiola's team, nor does he want to negotiate a move to Arsenal, the club that has been asking about him in recent weeks.

Javier Tebas sends another Leo Messi warning - SPORT
The president of La Liga, Javier Tebas, reiterated his discourse on the parameters that FC Barcelona must meet in order to be able to sign Leo Messi. The main one is the sale of players in order to comply with the viability plan.

The details of Inter Miami's offer to Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi - SPORT
Inter Miami are, along with Al-Hilal and PSG, one of the teams that have already presented a proposal to the World Cup winner. According to sources, the offer is for four seasons at a rate of €50 million per year. The American club has long been interested in Messi and there he could be reunited with Sergio Busquets, who is also the object of desire of the Florida club's directors.

Inter cannot pay a transfer fee but want Barcelona midfielder Kessie - SPORT
Franck Kessie is one of the players who will have to leave Barcelona in order to lower the wage bill. It is a painful decision because of the professionalism of the midfielder, but he is a player with a market and the Catalan club will not miss out on the opportunity.

Pressure being piled on Ansu Fati to leave Barcelona in summer window - SPORT
Barcelona are working against the clock to try to close at least two important departures before June 30. The deadlines are running out and this is generating tension in the signings due to registration problems.

Barcelona are exploring best loan move for midfielder Pablo Torre - SPORT
In the 'Pablo Torre case,' all parties are very clear about one thing: this season cannot be repeated. It has been good for him to train under Xavi Hernandez and adapt to the discipline of a top-level team like FC Barcelona, but the Cantabrian midfielder, at 20 years of age, needs to play regularly.

Barça's Jordi Alba would like next move to be close to home if possible - SPORT
Jordi Alba announced last week that he would leave Barcelona at the end of the season, but he still has no concrete offers on the table for his next move.

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Yamal trains with Barca Atletic ahead of mini Clasico

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The teenager is back from international duty

Lamine Yamal has returned from international duty and has been training with Barcelona Atletic ahead of the team’s promotion play-off against Real Madrid Castilla.

The 15-year-old has been in stunning form for Spain’s Under-17’s at the European Championship in Hungary over the last few weeks.

Yamal scored four times, including some stunning strikes against France, Serbia and Ireland, before Spain were knocked out in the semi-finals.

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Barca team-mate Marc Guiu is also back with the club and is another player who had a fine tournament. Giui also scored four goals, ensuring both players are top of the scoring charts for the competition.

Rafa Marquez’s side are currently preparing for a promotion play-off against Real Madrid Castilla, and the duo’s appearance in training suggests they could both be involved.

The first leg of the tie takes place at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Saturday, with the two teams set to meet in the return on Sunday, June 11 in the Spanish capital.

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Barcelona looking to send Pablo Torre out on loan - report

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The midfielder’s future seems to have been decided

Barcelona are reportedly looking to send Pablo Torre out on loan next season and want him to play in La Liga.

Diario Sport reckon the club want him to play regularly in the 2023-24 campaign, something that’s unlikely to happen if he stays, and expect to receive plenty of offers.

Torre arrived last summer but has barely featured in 2022-23. He’s only made one La Liga start which came after the league title had already been wrapped up.

Diario AS reckon that Torre’s most likely destination is Villarreal where he would link up with Quique Setien, who is thought to be a big fan of the youngster.

Their report claims Torre is willing to move so that he can get more minutes, and Barca will not include a purchase option in any deal.

Barcelona play their final game of the season at the weekend against Torre, and the teenager will be hoping for more first-team minutes.

He could also feature in the post-season friendly against Vissel Kobe, but if he does move on loan that will be the last we see of him in Barca colors for a while.

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Lionel Messi willing to wait for Barcelona, reject Saudis’ billionaire contract - report

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However, his patience is not unlimited

Lionel Messi is willing to wait for FC Barcelona to submit a formal offer, but his patience has a limit. According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Argentine will make a decision this month about his future.

This news comes as various reports say that Saudi Arabia are becoming less confident that their offer - an absolutely bonkers 1.2 billion euro contract - will tempt the reigning FIFA The Best winner to drop outside of Europe’s top five leagues.

It was reported that the FIFA World Cup winner had given Barça a 10 day deadline to start making definitive moves to bring him back to the Camp Nou.

Since then, it’s known that La Liga had direct conversations with the player’s father / agent, Jorge. It’s been rumored that the league could approve Barcelona’s so-called “viability plan” by Monday.

However, approving the plan is merely a roadmap, meaning it’s then up to the club to actually execute it in order to bring the players they desire.

The player has already experienced waiting for Barcelona, when his contract with the Catalans first expired in 2021. The board told him his new contract would be registered, but that ultimately never came to pass. He then signed for Paris Saint-Germain, the very same club he’s going to play his last match for this week. Reports state that he wants to avoid a similar scenario this year at all costs.

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PSG boss confirms Messi will leave this summer

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The GOAT is a goner

Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has confirmed that Lionel Messi will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires.

Galtier was speaking at a press conference ahead of PSG’s last game of the season at the weekend against Clermont and admitted it will be Messi’s last game for the French side.

“I had a privilege of coaching the best player in the history of football. It will be Leo’s last match at the Parc des Princes against Clermont,” he told reporters.

Messi’s future remains the topic of intense speculation, with Barcelona, Inter Miami and clubs in Saudi Arabia thought to be battling it out for his signature.

Barcelona coach Xavi has made it clear that the doors are “wide open” for the GOAT to return, although the rumor mill has claimed an offer has not yet been made.

Messi is thought to favor a return to Barcelona but it’s not clear how long he’s willing to wait, particularly as it’s thought he has plenty of other offers to consider.

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Ronald Araujo says he’s ‘rejected very important offers’

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The defender is happy at Camp Nou

Ronald Araujo has admitted he has already rejected offers to leave Barcelona and made it clear he’s not worried about his contract situation at the club.

The Uruguay international has agreed a renewal until 2026 but it’s yet to be registered with La Liga because of the club’s financial problems.

Araujo says he expects everything to be resolved soon and is happy to be at Barcelona even if he knows he could earn more elsewhere.

“I’m calm. Those are things that the people who work with me and the club deal with. I’m calm, and from within the club they’ve transmitted the same calmness and said that everything will be resolved soon. I showed with my renewal that I’m happy and I want to be here. Nothing more. I think these are things that get resolved,” he said.

“I rejected very important offers; in various cases, even more than they gave me here. I’m happy here. We live in a world in which money is very important but, for me, it’s not the most important thing. I was doing well here, the people love me, and I feel at home. That’s the most important thing.”

Source | The Athletic

Barcelona are facing a hectic summer transfer window, with contracts for Araujo and Gavi needing to be registered. The club are also hoping to tie down players such as Alejandro Balde, Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal to new deals as well as try to strengthen the squad.

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FC Barcelona News: 1 June 2023

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A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and rumors

L'Equipe: Messi could join Barça on loan after signing for Inter Miami - SPORT
A new twist in the script of Operation Lionel Messi. Barcelona, who are still awaiting the approval of LaLiga's Viability Plan to know whether or not they will be able to sign him next season, are reportedly weaving a strategy with Inter Miami to make the Argentine's return possible.

Debate at Barcelona over Ter Stegen's involvement against Celta Vigo - SPORT
Marc-André ter Stegen wants to play in Vigo against Celta. He said as much at the end of the game against Mallorca, which saw him equal the record of 26 clean sheets in LaLiga that he now shares with Paco Liaño: "Now, the objective is to beat it. Once you're there, you have to attack it. It's not my mission, but that of the whole team."

Barça make Messi's signing a priority over registering new contracts - SPORT
Barça have LaLiga's verbal approval of the viability plan they presented to the league. However, this position is insufficient from the club's point of view because, until they have it in writing, they will not be able to activate all the operations they have planned to for the summer to build a competitive squad for Xavi.

Thanks Sergio! - FC Barcelona
The words "5ERGIO UNIQUE" said it all on this final occasion that the Spotify Camp Nou and the Barça legend said their goodbyes. The farewell was marked by a Club event full of emotion for this one-of-a-kind player, Sergio Busquets.

Spotify Camp Nou ends with record attendance - FC Barcelona
Aseason to remember at Spotify Camp Nou as FC Barcelona's famous home has closed its doors, albeit temporarily, after recording the best average crowd for the league campaign in the 21st century. In the 2022/23 the average attendance for Barça games at the stadium was some 83,497, the highest since the millennium.

The battle to be Barça's next right-back: Cancelo, Pavard or Foyth? - SPORT
The Barcelona of 2023-24 will have a first-class reinforcement at right-back. This is what Xavi has requested and this is what the sporting department has promised him. All that remains to be decided is who is chosen to fill a position that in recent years has generated major tensions within the squad.

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