Tag: Barcelona
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Atletico plot Barcelona swap deal
La Liga champions Atletico Madrid are reportedly preparing to enter the race for Barcelona attacker Alexis Sanchez. The Chile international, who last night helped his side to a 2-0 victory over Spain which saw the defending World Cup holders crash out of the tournament with a game to spare, is the subject of strong interest…
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Barcelona sign Chilean keeper Bravo
Barcelona have completed the signing of of Chilean keeper Claudio Bravo, according to Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo. The Catalan club have reacted quickly to the decisions of Victor Valdes and Jose Pinto, who both called time on their careers at the Camp Nou, by completed the signing of German Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Claudio Bravo.…
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Xavi signs mega deal with Qatari club Al Arabi
Xavi Hernandez has agreed a lucrative deal to sign with Qatari side Al Arabi and end his career with Barcelona. Romanian coach Dan Petrescu, who has been in charge of the Qatari club since he left Dynamo Moscow at the end of the season has confirmed that Xavi will be come an Al Arabi player…
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PL trio battle Barca for Higuain
Napoli will reportedly try to extend striker Gonzalo Higuain’s contract and insert a hefty buy-out clause in order to resist fresh interest from a trio of Premier League clubs and Barcelona. According to Italian source TuttoSport, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United have made contact with the Argentina international’s agent amid growing concern in Naples that…
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Barcelona bid in the balance
Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain’s potential move to Barcelona reportedly remains up in the air. Italian source Il Mattino claims the Argentina international is tempted by the prospect of returning to La Liga with the Catalan giants, one year on from his Real Madrid departure. However, the report also reveals Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis will…
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Barcelona sign Ivan Rakitic
Barcelona have completed the signing of Ivan Rakitic from Sevilla, with Denis Suarez being loaned out to the Andalusian club in return. The Croatian midfielder was arguably the most in-form midfielder in La Liga last season, helping Sevilla to a Europa League title success and being the only man in the Spanish top flight to…
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Barca boss stops Adriano joining Roma
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has blocked a move for Adriano to Italian side Roma. Brazilian full-back Adriano played a large amount of Barcelona’s games last season, due to the troubling injuries of Spanish defender Jordi Alba. But, questions about his future at Camp Nou were heard following the end of the season, prompting links to…
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Higuain flattered by Barcelona links
Gonzalo Higuain has discussed recent interest from Barcelona and welcomed a move to the Camp Nou, despite having played for arch rivals Real Madrid. Higuain left Madrid last summer to join Italian side Napoli and he has kept up his impressive performances, scoring 24 goals in 44 games under the guidance of Rafael Benitez. Spanish…
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Poor-shape Messi still outclasses Rooney – ex England man
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is leaps and bounds ahead of England striker Wayne Rooney in quality and will still outclass him when at his worst, according to former England man Alan Hudson. Messi scored the winning goal for Argentina in their debut World Cup fixture in Brazil this weekend, leading his national side to a…
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Diego Costa reveals why he signed for Chelsea
Spanish striker Diego Costa has spoken about his decision to leave Atletico Madrid and join Chelsea. The Spanish international is currently representing his adopted country at the World Cup in Brazil but is fully expected to arrive in London and link up with his new team-mates next season after a deal was struck between the…
