Just when you thought the drama over Antoine Griezmann’s transfer to Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas says that Atletico Madrid have asked The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to block the striker’s registration at Barcelona. Barcelona completed the signing of the French forward when they triggered his €120m release clause earlier this month, but […]
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Barcelona have admitted they had to take a loan out to pay for the signing of Antoine Griezmann underlining how difficult they would find any purchase of €200million-rated Neymar this summer. The club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted at Griezmann’s presentation: ‘The club has taken out a six-month unsecured loan for €35m and the remaining […]
Antoine Griezmann has been officially unveiled as a Barcelona player, with the forward to wear the No 17 shirt for his new club. The France star completed his move to Barcelona from Atletico Madrid on Friday for a fee of £108million. Griezmann was in good spirits as he posed in the Barcelona kit for the […]
A signing that’s been two years in the making, Antoine Griezmann is, at last, a Barcelona player. The Spanish champions have announced on their website that: FC Barcelona has paid the 120 million euro buyout clause to release Antoine Griezmann from Atlético Madrid. The player will sign a contract with his new club for the […]
David Beckham has reportedly offered Luis Suarez a four-year-deal to become the marquee name of his new MLS team, Inter Miami. It’s claimed Suarez has rejected the deal made by Beckham, whose new team begin life in US football next season. According to Catalan radio station Club de la Mitjanit, Beckham has made Suarez a […]
In a sign of how far Barcelona have fallen since the golden days of Guardiola, club president Josep Bartomeu backed manager Ernesto Valverde despite Saturday’s Copa del Rey final defeat by Valencia. The 2-1 defeat meant Barcelona ended the season with just one major piece of silverware, the league title, when a treble looked all […]
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has reiterated his support for manager Ernesto Valverde despite their shock Champions League exit to Liverpool. The Catalan giants surrendered a 3-0 first-leg lead, losing 4-0 at Anfield in the semi-finals – having suffered a similar comeback loss against Roma in last season’s quarter-finals – to end their bid for […]
Antoine Griezmann has announced his departure from Atletico Madrid with his anticipated move to Barcelona expected to be completed in the next week. Reports this week suggested Barcelona had triggered the Frenchman’s €125 million release clause after he informed the club about his desire to join the La Liga champions. Griezmann, who snubbed the option […]
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde is ‘on edge of abyss’ following their Champions League humiliation at Liverpool, report Marca. The report cites how the Barca considered firing Valverde after last season’s disastrous quarter-final exit of the competition at the hands of Roma. That time, the Catalan giants blew a 4-1 first leg advantage to be eliminated […]