Roma president Jim Pallotta has criticised Barcelona for acting ‘unethically and immorally’ in their signing of Brazilian winger Malcom – and suggested they should send them star player as compensation. The club seemed to have a deal sewn up with Bordeaux for 21-year-old Brazilian winger Malcom – to the extent that they confirmed the deal […]
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It was a world record fee that Barcelona received for Neymar last summer but €222 million doesn’t get close to covering the amount the club have splashed the Brazilian fled to Paris. Nobody has spent more than Barcelona over the last 12 months. Manchester City are second at €387m, Paris Saint-Germain are third at €373m […]
FC Barcelona have announced record revenues of €914m for the 2017-2018 season, a trend that could allow the team to achieve an annual revenue of €1 billion by 2021. “The board has valued the final balance of the year positively, and it’s in line with the strategic plan of the club to reach €1,000 million […]
If Barcelona want to secure the signing of Clement Lenglet, the Catalan side must trigger his €30 million release clause, says Sevilla director of football Joaquin Caparros. Lenglet joined Sevilla in January 2017 but has gone on to impress a number of sides across Europe and his form has seen Barcelona firm up their interest. […]
Antoine Griezmann has rejected an £87million move to Barcelona and committed his future to Atletico Madrid. The player revealed the snub to Barca in a bizarre documentary entitled ‘The Decision’ aired on a pay-to-view channel in Spain. He claimed he had decided to stay after winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid but then almost […]
Barcelona have nullified interest in rising star Samuel Umtiti by tying him down to a new five-year contract at the Nou Camp, which includes a staggering £438m release clause. Umtiti’s previous contract would have allowed the Frenchman to leave for as little as £52.5m and was attracting interest from suitors such as Manchester United. But […]
Atletico Madrid have offered Antoine Griezmann around €10 million more than Barcelona in a last-ditch bid to keep him at the club. The 27-year-old France international meets up with his French team-mates on Wednesday with his future still — publicly at least — undecided. Barcelona are sure a deal that has been in place since […]
Cristiano Ronaldo twisted an ankle and had to come off at half-time in a bad-tempered Clasico just three weeks before the Champions League final against Liverpool. However, Gareth Bale stepped into his shoes and scored the goal that earned Real Madrid a point after both Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi had scored for Barcelona. It […]