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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According to reports in England and Spain, Tottenham Hotspur have turned down a world record £82m cash bid from Real Madrid for Gareth Bale. Reportedly, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants £100m for the winger. The Mirror quotes a Real Madrid source as saying: “Bale is the only high-profile player we are pursuing. “Ancelotti will play […]
One of the other big transfer stories of the summer is the long-running rumour of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid. This story has been percolating for a year now. After going quiet earlier this summer, Marca and Real Madrid have really started to turn up the pressure on Spurs to sell the Premier League’s Player […]
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 […]
Despite reports from Spain saying that Gareth Bale has agreed personal terms on a six-year contract with Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur boss André Villas-Boas insists that his star player is not for sale. Speaking at a press conference before the Asia Trophy in Hong Kong today AVB said: “On Gareth I want to repeat what […]
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. […]