Posts Tagged ‘Barcelona’
Chelsea and Barcelona fighting over Bruno Alves »
It seems that Chelsea have not given up on signing the Porto defender Bruno Alves as a ready-made replacement for Ricardo Carvalho, who was expected to be rejoining his old boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. Alves is rated very highly as the best defender in Portugal and at 27 is mature enough to fit easily into the Chelsea first team, but he [...]
Man Utd sign a goalkeeper, but Valdes is staying at »
There have been many runours that Man Utd would be signing the Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes, but today he signed a contract extension with the Spanish giants, and Man Utd signed Ben Foster on for another four years! Sky Sports reported: Victor Valdes has signed a new contract with Barcelona that will keep him at the club until 2014. The [...]
Arsenal to sell Arshavin to Barcelona? »
Barcelona were rivalling Arsenal for Andriy Arshavin last summer, but neither team would meet Zenits asking price, which meant that the Russian star had to stay at Zenit until January. Now it seems that Arshavins agent is trying to persuade Barcelona to make an offer to Arsenal this time. It is all very complicated, because apparently the agent [...]
Man Utd still on the trail of Eto’o says »
According to L'Equipe, Man Utd are still in the hunt to sign Samuel Eto'o from Barcelona. A report just published said: The likelihood that Samuel Eto will leave FC Barcelona grows a little more every day. Discontented with not being remunerated at the level that he thinks that he deserves (8,5 million euros a year, the same wage is as Lionel [...]
Messi – Chelsea can’t play football! »
The Barcelona star has slammed Chelsea again for the way they played in the champions League semi-final, conveniently forgetting that Barcelona were extremely lucky to go through, with a last minute goal and some dubious refereeing! His thoughts were published today in the Daily Mirror: Leo Messi has reignited the simmering tensions between [...]
Barcelona bid 40m euros for Liverpool’s »
According to a report in the Corriere Dello Sport, Barcelona have today made their bid the Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano. Rumours have been rife for the last couple of weeks that a bid was imminent, and now it is up to Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez to look at his options to see whether to accept or not. Just yesterday the Barcelona [...]
Man City will not buy Puyol says Barcelona »
Man City have not made enquiries about buying Carlos Puyol, and Barcelona have not thought about selling the star. Puyol has been at Barcelona for the whole of his career and is unlikely to leave now at 31 years of age. An article on Sky Sports said: Barcelona have played down stories linking veteran defender Carles Puyol with a move to [...]
Arsenal will let Fabregas go for £40m! »
It seems that Arsene Wenger will not turn down a bid from Barcelona if they up their offer to £40m, according to this article from IM Scouting this morning: Despite a number of denials in recent weeks over his future, Cesc Fabregas continues to be linked with a move from Arsenal. This morning, The Sun claim "Arsenal have slapped a £40million [...]
Man Utd target Yaya Toure to replace Hargreaves »
The ever-injured Owen Hargreaves has frustrated Alex Ferguson too many times to be trusted to ever play for United again, so, according to this article in the Daily Mail, Ferguson is looking to replace him with Yaya Toure from Barcelona. The report says: Manchester United have asked about Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure amid growing concern [...]
Ashley Cole rejects new Chelsea contract »
Yet another Chelsea defender is the subject of transfer speculation as it has been announced that Ashley Cole has rejected Chelsea's offer of a contract extension. A report in the Sun said: REAL MADRID are on the verge of bidding for Ashley Cole after he rejected a new Chelsea deal. The England star, 28, has turned down the offer which would [...]
Liverpool stunned by Mascherano demand to join »
The Sunday papers are having another day of Liverpool baiting, and this article from IMScouting pulls the news together: A report in the Mail on Sunday this morning claims that Liverpool’s defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano is pressing for a move from Anfield, with Barcelona the likely destination. Joe Bernstein writes: "Liverpool's title [...]
Liverpool offer Mascherano pay-rise to scupper »
Javier Mascherano's wages were far below the level given to other Liverpool stars, which is causing his unrest at the club, so it seems that the Anfield club have decided to offer him £90,000 a week to persuade him to stay. An article in todays News of the World says: BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola has told the club to go ahead with the pursuit [...]