Not the kind of headline that incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to read. Spanish winger Pedro says that he wants to return to Barcelona and has already spoken to Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu regarding a possible move. The Spain international claimed last month that he “misses” Barcelona but insisted he had no regrets […]
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A big blow for Pep Guardiola as Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte has rejected the chance to join Manchester City and has instead signed a new contract with the Basque side until 2020. Laporte’s new contract now has a release clause set at £51.5m, which will rise to £55m in 2018. The French defender had […]
Sevilla have announced that manager Unai Emery will leave the club next week, amidst speculation that Europa League winner is heading to France to take over for Paris Saint-Germain. Emery must now buy out his contract at a cost of €2m, although PSG are expected to front the bill, as former Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli […]
The drumbeats have started from MARCA, the Spanish newspaper that is often a mouthpiece for Real Madrid. The headline in Thursday’s issue is that the European Champions are set to offer Juventus €120 million for Paul Pogba, or a package deal that includes cash plus their Spanish midfielder Isco. Club president Florentino Perez has never […]
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 […]
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 […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was very coy in an interview with MARCA on who the European Champions will target to sign this summer. Having just won the Champions League and pushed Barcelona to the final day in the La Liga, Perez claims he is happy with the composition of the Real Madrid squad for […]
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 […]