Lionel Messi became Barcelona’s most successful player on Sunday night when he won a 33rd team title with the club. Messi claimed an assist for Ousmane Dembele’s winner as Barca beat Sevilla 2-1 to lift the Supercopa de Espana. The 31-year-old replaced Andres Iniesta, who left the Camp Nou after more than two decades to […]
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New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes star man Eden Hazard is ‘very happy’ to still be at the club and has warned European rivals it will be ‘impossible’ to sign him this summer. First-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois successfully forced through a move to Real Madrid and talked up a reunion with Hazard in Spain, much […]
Barcelona will have four captains for the 2018-19 season, with Lionel Messi officially taking over the armband from the departed Andres Iniesta. Iniesta paid a heartfelt farwell to the Nou Camp this summer, moving to Japanese side Vissel Kobe and leaving the captain’s armband up for grabs. Messi will be the primary captain for the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo will be invited back to Real Madrid next year so they can pay tribute to one of their all-time greats. The Portuguese star left Madrid for Juventus in a £100million switch earlier on in the summer after nine trophy-laden years in the Spanish capital. Ronaldo’s long-time love affair with the club had threatened […]
Barcelona are ‘pushing hard’ to get Philippe Coutinho a Portuguese passport so they can get new signings Arthur, Malcom and Arturo Vidal registered in the first team as La Liga only allows 3 non-EU players in every matchday squad. Coutinho’s wife, Aine, is Portuguese and the former Liverpool star is able to register as a […]
According to reports in Spain, Chelsea are close to signing Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic on loan for the coming season. The two clubs have been in talks for weeks over the futures of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois and during those negotiations the future of Kovacic came up. Kovacic has been very clear that […]
Thibaut Courtois failed to report for training at Chelsea on Monday in an attempt to force a move to Real Madrid. The FA Cup winners are open to doing a deal before Thursday’s deadline but want £45million for the Belgium goalkeeper and want a deal in place for a replacement before letting Courtois to leave. […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has opened the door to Thibaut Courtois securing his dream move to Real Madrid this week. Belgium international Courtois is due to report for pre-season on Monday morning but is pining for a move to Spain. Courtois has a season left on his current deal which exposes Chelsea to the possibility […]
Willian has insisted he is happy to remain at Chelsea this summer despite interest from Real Madrid and Manchester United. The Brazilian winger returned to action for Chelsea on Sunday, appearing as a substitute during their 2-0 defeat against Manchester City in the Community Shield. It followed a late return to the club for pre-season […]