After missing out on Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, Manchester United have focused their attention on his teammate Cesc Fabregas, by making a £26m bid for the Barcelona midfielder. According to reports, United boss David Moyes sees Fabregas as the creative player that United’s midfield is lacking. United believe that they can sell a move to […]
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Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona. The European Champions nnounced the news on their official Twitter account on Sunday evening. #FCBayern signs Thiago #Alcantara from FC Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/R77nw0hMSd — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) July 14, 2013 Bayern reportedly paid €25m for Thaigo, which is €7m more than his release […]
Yesterday I wrote about Pep Guardiola taking a shot at current Barcelona President Sandro Rosell. If that did not worry Barcelona fans, the news that Lionel Messi is also upset with Rosell should. According to the Spanish newspaper El País, Messi is furious at Rosell for what he and his father consider a lack of support […]
One of the fascinating things that Guillem Balague wrote about in his fascinating biography of Pep Guardiola called “Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning” was the politics at Barcelona. In the background, the club was split between those who supported current Barca president Sandro Rosell and those that supported former president Joan Laporta. Guardiola, and […]
Some fascinating insight into the numbers behind the transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona have been leaked to ‘Globo Radio’ According to the minutes of a Santos board meeting from 18 June, Barcelona paid €17 million to buy Neymar. However, Santos received just €9.35 million of that, with the rest being divided between two […]
Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale finds himself in a very select group as he is part of the 10-man shortlist for the 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Bale was brilliant for Spurs last season, scoring 21 goals in 33 Premier League appearances on his way to being named the Barclays Player of the […]
Interesting story out of Spain where the Spanish newspaper Sport reports that Barcelona are offering Manchester United David Villa and Thiago Alcantara in exchange for Wayne Rooney. Despite manager David Moyes stating on Friday that the striker “is not for sale”, the rumours that Rooney is unhappy at Old Trafford will not go away. Barcelona are […]
Barcelona’s transfer resources have not been exhausted by the €60 million they paid for Brazil forward Neymar, a club spokesman said on Tuesday. Neymar will line up alongside World Player of the Year Lionel Messi in a formidable forward line for the Spanish champions but they probably need to strengthen a defence that was worryingly […]
Neymar will make his much anticipated Barcelona debut against his old club Santos, after the Spanish champions announced that the Brazilian side will be their opponents for the annual Joan Gamper trophy match. Barcelona v Santos Tickets “Santos will be the opponent for the Joan Gamper trophy that will be played on 2 August at […]