Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed any possibility of the Red Devils signing of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Due to the fact that Lionel Messi has not yet signed an extension to his current deal at Barcelona, there has been a lot of speculation that the Argentine international could potentially be leaving the Nou Camp and Premier League giants Manchester United have been linked with a sensational swoop recently. It has been claimed that United are working with German sports manufacture giants Adidas in order to broker a deal for Messi and such a speculation has … [Read more...]
Manchester United reportedly send scouts to watch Barcelona midfielder
According to reports from the Daily Mirror, Premier League giants Manchester United are casting a keen eye on Barcelona wonderkid Carles Alena. Barcelona’s famed La Masia regularly produces wonderful young talent and one of the most promising players to have emerged from the academy in recent times is Carles Alena. Alena is a midfielder who has already been dubbed the next ‘Andres Iniesta’ after showing his promise for the youth team and the 18-year-old is currently the captain of the Spain Under-19’s. Barcelona clearly rate Alena very highly and are said to be discussing a new … [Read more...]
Can Barcelona take Full Advantage of the Madrid Derby?
Atletico and Real face off on Saturday night in the season’s first all Madrid affair where one team not even involved will look to prosper from the outcome. The derby match is an open opportunity for Barcelona to either take top spot or pull further away from an Atletico team who have been proving a thorn in the side of Real Madrid and Barcelona’s domestic monopoly over the last six years. Real Madrid sit top of La Liga on 27 points and are yet to be beaten. Barcelona are two points back in second place on 25 points whereas Atletico sit in fourth with 21 points from a possible 33. The … [Read more...]
Ter Stegen, Bravo or Masip: Who Will be Barca’s Number One this Season?
At top clubs like Barcelona competition for places is always fierce. In order to compete at the highest level, Europe’s premier teams have to stack their squads full of talent and that means that top class players can often find themselves outside of the first eleven. What is perhaps not quite so common, however, is for there to be as fierce a competition for the goalkeeper’s number one jersey as there appears to be at the Nou Camp this season. Ahead of the 2016/17 campaign, the trio of Marc-André ter Stegen, Claudio Bravo and Jordi Masip have designs on that prestigious position, and … [Read more...]
Barcelona To Hijack West Ham’s Calleri Move?
Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri was expected to join West Ham United on loan after the Olympic Games, but La Liga champions Barcelona are reportedly planning to hijack the move. Calleri, who scored Argentina's winner against Algeria at the Games at the weekend, is a Boca Juniors player but spent last season on loan at Sao Paulo. According to a report by Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Calleri is one of a number of attackers Barcelona are considering bringing to Camp Nou to boost their forward line. While the fabled MSN strikeforce of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez is … [Read more...]
Will La Liga Dominate Europe this season?
Spanish fans had to endure a bit of a nightmare during the European Championships in France; getting taken apart by Italy in the round of 16 left many saying that Spain’s golden era is over. Whereas that might be true on the international stage, Spain still dominates when it comes to club football and this year see’s Spain represented by 5 clubs in the Champions League. The usual suspects will be there and Barcelona and Real Madrid will be the favourites as there is every chance of another all Spanish final. See the betting lines for all the Champions League teams’ odds. Last year saw … [Read more...]
Can Anyone Take the Title From Barcelona?
Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr! How do you stop that forward line? That is the question that 19 La Liga teams will need to answer if they are to claim the Spanish League title for their own. Real Madrid still hold the record amount of La Liga titles with 32, but Barcelona will once more be looking to close the gap and aim for a 25th League title. As expected the ‘Blaugrana’ are favorites to retain the trophy and despite Atletico’s recent gate crashing of the monopoly of the top two it is Real Madrid who are viewed as second favourites to win the Primera division according to the … [Read more...]
Barcelona want €10million alternative if they miss out on €40million Marquinhos deal
Barcelona will pursue Las Palmas defender Mauricio Lemos if they miss out on the signing of PSG star Marquinhos, according to reports from Goal. With Javier Mascherano, Thomas Vermaelen and Jeremy Mathieu all entering their thirties, Barcelona are currently in the market to sign a new central defender and Paris Saint-Germain star Marquinhos has been seen as the main target for the Spanish champions. According to various reports, Barcelona are very keen on securing the services of Marquinhos and will be ready to splash as much as €40 million in order to recruit the 22-year-old this … [Read more...]
Barca win closely fought Copa del Rey final
Barcelona had managed to enthrall many with their fantastic display of attacking football throughout the campaign but the usually artistic Catalans proved that they have more than enough grit in their locker as well with their brave performance in the Spanish Copa Del Rey victory over Sevilla on Sunday. Such is the high level of standards at Barcelona that ‘merely’ winning the title would have been seen as a failure of a season and as a result, Luis Enrique and his men were under pressure to deliver another trophy in the form of the Copa del Rey in order to avoid criticism from the blood … [Read more...]
Could Barca make a move for this PSG star?
According to reports from Italian newspaper La Rebubblica, Barcelona could make a move for Paris Saint Germain midfielder Marco Veratti in the summer. The 23-year-old Italian has yet again been pulling up trees in Ligue 1 this season and his performances as the Parisian club's play maker has attracted the attention of some of Europe's biggest side recently. With legendary pass master Xavi Hernandez no longer at Barca, the club are reportedly on the look out for his long term replacement this year. And fans of US Casinos and betting in general wouldn't be willing to back Los Blaugranes to … [Read more...]