According to Goal.com, Cesc Fabregas will meet with new Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino in the next 48 hours as he seeks assurances over his future at Camp Nou. The Manchester United target wants to clarify his position with Martino ahead of publicly announcing his intentions this summer, with Barcelona having already rejected two bids for […]
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The Cesc Fabregas to United deal is either dead in the water or still on depending on who you read this morning. New Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino was officially introduced as their manager today, and one of his first statements was that Cesc is going nowhere: ‘Man United want Cesc? If the club rejected two offers, […]
New coaches but same result as Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 2-0 tonight in one of the high profile friendlies of the summer. Philipp Lahm opened the scoring in the 14th minute, and despite dominating for much of the game, Bayern had to wait until the 87th minute before Mario Mandzukic added a second. The result […]
Barcelona finance director Javier Faus gave a press conference this morning to set out the club’s economic situation at the end of the season, which saw Barcelona make a €32 million net profit, despite losing over €8m on the sale of David Villa. Barca’s top line numbers were impressive, as revenue increased by €21 million […]
Barcelona have officially announced the hiring of Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino as their new coach. A statement on the club’s web site said: FC Barcelona has reached an agreement to sign Gerardo Martino as the new first team manager for the next two seasons. The agreement is still pending the drafting and signing of his contract. […]
According to Sky Sports, Manchester United have made an improved bid of £30million plus add-ons for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The move by United is interesting as just yesterday, Barcelona vice president Josep Maria Bartomeu was quoted by Spanish daily Sport as saying: “Barcelona can assure you we will not entertain any offers for Cesc. […]
Barcelona are notorious for the way they target and tap up players on opposing teams. For two years all Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal heard from the Camp Nou were comments from Barcelona players and officials about how much they wanted the Arsenal captain to come and join them. And they eventually got their man. This […]
World football was shocked today with the news that Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova has stepped down as Barca coach, due to a second relapse in his fight against throat cancer. Tito, who was first diagnosed in November 2011 with the disease and then saw it return in December 2012, missed most of last season due […]
The Cesc Fabregas to Manchester United story has taken another twist as the Spanish champions had told United to stop wasting their time over Cesc Fabregas. Barcelona sports vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu told the Spanish newspaper Sport “The player will be staying with us. The club will not sit down to negotiate his sale with […]