A new twist to what could be one of the stories of the summer as the Spanish champions have reportedly joined PSG in pursuit of Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho. On Friday Paul Joyce of the Express broke the story that Paris Saint Germain have contacted Philippe Coutinho’s representatives to express their interest in signing the Brazilian […]
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Nothing like a good conspiracy theory to get Barcelona fans riled up. This one involved Barca superstar Lionel Messi who is currently standing trial with his father in Spain over tax evasion and fraud. Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has expressed his concern that Messi’s trial is part of a master plan to get the […]
Two potential massive transfer stories involving Jose Mourinho and Manchester United. The first involves superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is expected to sign for United before the Euros start. I wrote back in early March that United had reached an agreement with Ibra, and now Sky Sports is confirming that the deal will be announced next […]
Dani Alves has confirmed that he is to leave Barcelona, with the Brazilian agreeing to join Juventus on a two-year contract. Alves, whose purchase was expressly requested by Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri, departs Barcelona on a free after eight trophy-laden seasons at Barcelona He made 391 appearances for Los Azulgranas, scoring 21 goals, and won […]
Two of the first casualties of the Jose Mourinho era at Old Trafford could be Daley Blind and Juan Mata. According to reports in Spain, Barcelona are interested in both players. According to Sport, the reigning La Liga champions have identified the Blind as a transfer target and believe his versatility would be a vital […]
No surprise to see that CIES Football Observatory has Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo as its three most valuable players in the world. What is surprising is that they have Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane and Anthony Martial all valued ahead of Luis Suarez. The values of the players are based on several different variables […]
It’s not exactly the best way to prepare for a major tournament. But Lionel Messi will fly back to Spain from Argentina in order to attend his trial on Thursday. The best player in the world and is father have been accused of defrauding the Spanish taxman of €4.1 million between 2007 and 2009. Messi […]
Barcelona have solved whatever financial problems they might have with a massive kit-manufacturing deal with Nike. According to Barcelona-based daily newspapers Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo the deal will be worth €155m (£120 million) a season and would run until 2026. That would dwarf the current £75 million a season, 10-year deal Manchester United agreed […]