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Barcelona Weigh Alvarez Deadline as Reports Clash Barcelona are considering setting an Alvarez deadline, with the end of next week shaping as the point at which the club decide whether to keep waiting on Julian Alvarez or move on, SPORT reports via Barça Universal. Hansi Flick and Deco remain firmly behind the Atlético Madrid striker, […]
Pedri Training Plan Explained as Barcelona Stay Calm Barcelona have explained why Pedri has not trained with the rest of Hansi Flick’s squad since reporting back from the World Cup break on Wednesday. Club sources say the Pedri training programme this week is a deliberate, individual one built around gym work, and that there is […]
Pau Cubarsí Leads the Golden Boy 2026 Race Pau Cubarsí is the clear favourite to be named Golden Boy 2026, the award Italian newspaper Tuttosport hands to the best under-21 footballer in European football. According to Mundo Deportivo, the latest update to the shortlist has the 19-year-old Barcelona centre-back out in front, capping a breakthrough […]
De Jong Breaks Silence on Injury and Hits Back at ‘False’ Reports De Jong has had enough. The Barcelona midfielder sat down with the club’s own media on Friday to give his side of the knee injury that will keep him out for months — and to answer the reporting that has followed him since […]
Ebrima Tunkara: The 16-Year-Old Flick Has Tried at False Nine In mid-May, Ebrima Tunkara was told he would be spending the summer training under Hansi Flick. Three months on he is still there — scoring in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Europa, starting against Birmingham City at St Andrew’s, taking his turn in the triangular in […]
Luis Suarez Emerges as Barcelona’s Plan B if Alvarez Deal Dies Barcelona have identified Sporting CP forward Luis Suarez as their striker Plan B should the pursuit of Julián Álvarez finally collapse, according to a Fabrizio Romano report carried by Barça Universal. The 28-year-old Colombia international — no relation to the Uruguayan of the same […]
Joao Cancelo Left Out of Al-Hilal Squad as Barcelona Talks Stall Joao Cancelo’s wait for a return to Barcelona has taken another awkward turn. The full-back has been left out of Al-Hilal’s squad for their Saudi league opener against Al-Faisaly, Barça Universal reported on Friday, citing SPORT, with talks between the two clubs still at […]
Rodri Move: Midfielder Asks Man City for Permission to Skip Training The Rodri move is down to days, and to one awkward request. The Manchester City midfielder has asked his club for permission to miss training while Barcelona and City settle the last of the fee, Barça Universal reported on Friday, citing SPORT. The Blaugrana […]
Rodri Deal Down to £5m as Ferran Sale Clears the Way The Rodri deal is close enough to touch. Barcelona and Manchester City are now separated by around £5m on the fixed fee, and the agreed sale of Ferran Torres to Paris Saint-Germain, worth close to €50m, gives the Blaugrana the financial room to close […]
Flick Asks Barça for One Last Push on Julian Alvarez Julian Alvarez remains Hansi Flick’s one outstanding target of the summer, and the Barcelona head coach has asked his club for a final effort to land the Atlético Madrid striker before the window shuts on 31 August. The request was reported by Jijantes and relayed […]
Al-Hilal Ready Improved Marc Casadó Bid as Barça Hold Out for €40m Marc Casadó is the subject of a renewed Saudi push, with Al-Hilal preparing an improved offer for the Barcelona midfielder before the window closes, according to reports in Saudi Arabia relayed by Diario SPORT and Barça Universal. The Riyadh club are said to […]
Ferran Torres to PSG Sealed as Barcelona Bank €50m Ferran Torres is leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain after the two clubs reached a full agreement on Thursday, with the fee set at just under €50 million and no add-ons attached, according to Mundo Deportivo. Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano followed with his trademark “here we go”, […]