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According to German Sports magazine Kicker, sought after German central defender Mats Hummels has stated that he will stay for another year at his club Borussia Dortmund. The 24 year old defender has assured the magazine that he has had no contact from Barcelona or any other club. More on Mats Hummels here
Santos, the Brazilian club from the Vila Belmiro neighbourhood has said that it wants 50Million euros for the 55 percent it owns of Neymar’s rights. Globoesporte from Brazil says that if the money is paid to Santos and an agreement is reached with the other parties, they can talk business about the player’s future. More about Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
It was as if Pep Guardiola had a crystal ball and could see into the future. The ex Barca coach predicted this would happen to the Catalan giants and he battled with things he had no control over. Gerard Piqué hit the nail on the head when he said “We’re going to have to make some decisions,” Read the rest
Barcelona’s defense has been questionable this season and the question has arisen as to whether the Blaugranas should invest in another central defender. Barca has players that can fill in at the back but it’s not a long term solution for the club. With Carles Puyol not getting any younger, Barca may have to look at their options in order to provide stability at the back.
A brilliant Barcelona down to ten men from the 27th minute showed a display of some great football but failed to bring home the Super Cup after losing to Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu last night.
Barca’s David Villa has been ruled out of the euro 2012 campaign and will not be playing for his country. This comes as a blow to Villa who has been sidelined for nearly 6 months following a leg break. Villa had tweeted earlier that “he tried to make it possible but was unable to”. The [...]
Going into next week’s Copa del Rey, it looks like the virus that has been going around Barca’s defense has taken another victim with it. Defender Dani Alves has had to be operated on for a fractured collarbone sustained on Wednesday morning during a training session. The Brazilian will now need at least 6 to [...]
Something that remains a priority for Barca’s coming season is for a player to fill the left back position. This is inline with Barcelona needing to reshape their squad for the 2012-13 season. The name that has been on everybody’s lips as of late is none other than Gareth Bale who is currently at Tottenham [...]
