Barcelona are close to completing the deal that will bring Douglas Pereira dos Santos to the club in a deal said to be worth around €6m and €8m. Barça’s top brass have flown to Brazil to complete the paperwork and the 24 year old may be the last player the club signs unless they have something else up their sleeve. More about Douglas
Messi back in the groove as he nets a brace against Elche
August 25, 2014 by
Leo Messi seems to have his mojo back after netting a brace of goals against new boys Elche at the Nou Camp on Sunday. The Argentine scored a brace and 18 year old Munir came off the bench to snatch one, too. Read the match report here
Barcelona is running out of time
August 21, 2014 by
Time is running out for Barcelona to sign up any new players and sort out the squad for this season and next year’s too! FIFA has upheld the ban over signings and Zubizarreta has his work cut out for him in a bid to second guess any changes that are likely to happen to the squad. Read more on FIFA’s ban
Liverpool reject Barcelona’s claim of £10M discount
August 20, 2014 by
Liverpool have come out and quashed Barcelona’s claims that they got top striker Luis Suárez for £10M less than anticipated.Barcelona have claimed that instead of paying the full £75M they knocked Liverpool down to £65M, something that the Anfield club deny. More on this story
Barcelona thrash Leon in Luis Suárez’s debut
August 19, 2014 by
Barcelona thrashed Leon in Luis Suárez’s debut on Monday night at the Nou Camp. Barça won by 6 goals to nil in what was merely a training session for the Catalan giants with Suárez coming off the bench to make his debut. More on Luis Suarez’s debut at the Joan Gamper Trophy
Barcelona reach an agreement for Douglas Pereira
August 18, 2014 by
Monday morning and I’m as surprised as anyone to learn that Barcelona have reached an agreement for Douglas Pereira. Douglas who, I hear you say? He’s a Brazilian who plays for São Paulo and Barcelona have bought him for €8M euros, that’s all.More about Douglas Pereira
Luis Suárez to train today and presented on Monday
August 15, 2014 by
Luis Suárez will start training today and will be presented to the fans as an official Barça player on Monday.The appeal was upheld as the Court of Arbitration for Sport sided with FIFA but made some adjustments to allow him to train and be presented. More on Suarez’s ban appeal
Barcelona moderately optimistic about Luis Suárez
August 14, 2014 by
FC Barcelona are said to be ‘cautious and optimistic’ about the upcoming verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.A three man panel will make a decision today in light of FIFA’s four month ban following the player’s biting of Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. More on Luis Suarez’s ban appeal
