According to Spanish newspaper el Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have agreements with 3 strikers from Brazilian club Santos. In a document shown on the website, it shows an agreement between Barca and Santos over the preference rights to three of their young stars, who are all strikers. They are: Victor Andrade, Gabriel Barbosa (pictured left) and Giva. Read more here about the agreement
Cristian Tello to miss Joan Gamper Trophy
August 1, 2013 by
Barcelona’s Cristian Tello is out of the Joan Gamper Trophy on Friday through injury. The young player picked up a hamstring in the friendly against Polish side Lechia Gdansk and will miss the 47th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy to be played on Friday against Neymar’s old side, Santos. More about Cristian Tello
United preparing mega offer for Fabregas
July 31, 2013 by
According to UK newspaper The Daily Express, Manchester United are busy preparing one last mega offer for Cesc Fabregás. The offer is said to be mega and more than the club paid to Tottenham for Dimitar Berbatov back in 2008 which was a club record of 35million euros. Josep Maria Bartomeu insists however, that Cesc is not for sale and will refuse any offer that comes in. Can Barca afford to turn down mega offers? More on Manchester United’s mega bid
Neymar debut in draw against Lechia Gdansk
July 31, 2013 by
Brazilian star Neymar made his debut last night in Poland against a very stubborn Lechia Gdansk side. The Barca fans didn’t get to see him team up with Messi as they had hoped for and the Polish side gave him a customary welcome to European football by kicking him and roughing him up in a friendly game that ended up 2 apiece. More on the friendly with Lechia Gdansk
Ex Barca keeper Antoni Ramallets has died aged 89
July 30, 2013 by
One of the best players in the history of FC Barcelona, Antoni Ramallets, died early on Tuesday afternoon aged 89 after a long illness. Ramallets died at the Ricard Fortuny Sociosanitari Centre in the town of Vilafranca del Penedès. He was known as the Maracaná cat after an impressive performance with the Spanish national team at the World Cup in Brazil, 1950. More on Antoni Ramallets
Fabregás silence fuels Manchester United hope
July 30, 2013 by
Cesc Fabregás joined the rest of the Barca team yesterday at Barca’s training ground just outside the city after a well deserved holiday. What’s on the fans’ minds though is the fact that the midfielder is keeping quiet over the rumours coming out of the Premier League. until Cesc comes out publicly to say that he’s staying at Barca, united will keep insisting. More on Fabregás and United
93million euros for Gareth Bale
July 27, 2013 by
According to UK newspaper The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur has rejected an astronomical bid for their prized asset, Gareth Bale by Real Madrid. The Welshman is understood to be angry as he though he had an understanding with Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy. Bale thought the chairman would agree to a “mind blowing bid”, which appears to have been turned down. More on Gareth Bale
Barcelona FC News Friday Update
July 26, 2013 by
it’s been a long week at the Nou Camp and one full of both sad news and expectations. First the sad news of Tito’s departure then the possible candidates for the job. Pep Guardiola came out and said he was very affected by the news then we had the match against Pep’s new team Bayern Munich. Tata was then contracted and will be presented officially today. Read the rest of the Friday update here
