http://www.barcelonafcblog.com barcelona fc news views and discussion Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/barcelona-faces-a-week-to-find-solutions-for-players-not-wanted-by-tito/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/barcelona-faces-a-week-to-find-solutions-for-players-not-wanted-by-tito/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:51 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3593 Read more on Barcelona's transfer market plans]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/barcelona-faces-a-week-to-find-solutions-for-players-not-wanted-by-tito/feed/ 1 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/gerard-pique-jose-mourinho-felt-inferior-to-barcelona/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/gerard-pique-jose-mourinho-felt-inferior-to-barcelona/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:43 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3585 Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has never been one to shy away from straight talk and in some statements captured by The Daily Star, Piqué says that "Jose Mourinho felt inferior to Barcelona". Piqué sums up what most players feel about the man who was on a mission to beat Barcelona and destroy good football at all costs. More on what Pique said]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/18/gerard-pique-jose-mourinho-felt-inferior-to-barcelona/feed/ 2 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/no-offer-but-barca-interested-in-arsenals-laurent-koscielny-says-agent/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/no-offer-but-barca-interested-in-arsenals-laurent-koscielny-says-agent/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:18:58 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3581 Arsenal player Laurent Koscielny reveals that Barcelona are interested in him. Koscielny is a tall and versatile player and is just what Barca are looking for in our opinion. It's all talk at the moment but he would be a welcome addition to Tito's new look Barcelona. Read more about Laurent Koscielny]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/no-offer-but-barca-interested-in-arsenals-laurent-koscielny-says-agent/feed/ 2 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/valencia-sevilla-real-sociedad-and-dortmund-courting-gerard-deulofeu/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/valencia-sevilla-real-sociedad-and-dortmund-courting-gerard-deulofeu/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:04:18 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3567 Gerard Deulofeu is on everyone's lips these days and the young man is attracting big attention from Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Dortmund and now Valencia who want to strengthen their squad ahead of next season. It's an interesting option for Deulofeu along with the possibility of playing for Champions League runners up Dortmund. More on Gerard Deulofeu]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/17/valencia-sevilla-real-sociedad-and-dortmund-courting-gerard-deulofeu/feed/ 1 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/16/when-youve-won-a-lot-youre-a-lot-closer-to-losing-says-andres-iniesta/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/16/when-youve-won-a-lot-youre-a-lot-closer-to-losing-says-andres-iniesta/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:54:31 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3574 Andres Iniesta remarked in an interview with Sefutbol that "when you've won a lot, you're a lot closer to losing". Andres Iniesta was summing up after the Spanish national side have won the World Cup and the Euro League trophy twice. It's an incredible feat but wanted to show that Spain can also lose, too. More on Andres Iniesta]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/16/when-youve-won-a-lot-youre-a-lot-closer-to-losing-says-andres-iniesta/feed/ 4 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/15/thiago-alcantara-to-cost-a-very-affordable-21-7m-euros/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/15/thiago-alcantara-to-cost-a-very-affordable-21-7m-euros/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:52:48 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3549 FC Barcelona's Thiago Alcántara would cost his suitors the round sum of 21,7Millon euros for his services. This would apply to both Spanish and foreign clubs as the club who lands him will have to shell out an extra 3,7Million euros on top of Thiago's 18M buyout clause in the form of VAT. More on Thiago Alcantara]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/15/thiago-alcantara-to-cost-a-very-affordable-21-7m-euros/feed/ 2 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/risk-that-leo-messi-wont-be-100-percent-at-2014-world-cup/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/risk-that-leo-messi-wont-be-100-percent-at-2014-world-cup/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:51:02 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3542 Barcelona's Leo Messi might not be 100 percent fit for the World Cup which is staged in Brazil next year. According to former Argentine national team fitness coach Fernando Signorini, Messi needs some desperate rest if the player isn't to suffer from burnout ahead of the 2014 World Cup. More on Fernando Signorini's statements]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/risk-that-leo-messi-wont-be-100-percent-at-2014-world-cup/feed/ 1 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/no-war-of-egos-at-barca-says-gerard-pique/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/no-war-of-egos-at-barca-says-gerard-pique/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:27:57 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3534 Gerard Piqué says that there won't be a war of egos at FC Barcelona with the introduction of Neymar alongside Leo Messi. The player was talking to the Huffington Post and was asked if he was ever likely to go back to the English Premier League as he did play for Manchester United. Read what Piqué had to say]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/14/no-war-of-egos-at-barca-says-gerard-pique/feed/ 2 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/13/could-barca-land-chelsea-misfit-fernando-torres/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/13/could-barca-land-chelsea-misfit-fernando-torres/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:59:08 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3522 Could Barca land Premiership big fish Fernando Torres this summer? According to British newspaper The Sun, Barca are willing to table a £17m bid for the misfiring Chelsea striker.That means that they would buy him at a staggering £33M less than what the Blues paid for him 2 years ago. Torres knows his days are numbered with Chelsea chasing Napoli's Edinson Cavani. More on Fernando Torres and Barca]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/13/could-barca-land-chelsea-misfit-fernando-torres/feed/ 1 http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/12/barcelona-puts-11-players-on-transfer-market/ http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/12/barcelona-puts-11-players-on-transfer-market/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:08:28 +0000 Aaron http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/?p=3509 There is a lot of movement at Barcelona these days as the transfer market gets under way. The club is trying to fill two spots in the squad as well as sorting out transfer and loan deals. This summer looks like being one of the busiest for a while with 11 Barca players being transferred or loaned out. Read more on Barca's transfer plans]]> http://www.barcelonafcblog.com/2013/06/12/barcelona-puts-11-players-on-transfer-market/feed/ 1