🚨JUST IN: Barcelona have activated the 3rd lever and are now trying to hijack the Marc Cucurella deal. Xavi told Laporta to do EVERYTHING to sign him. The left back prefers Barca over Chelsea.
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❗️There are some obstacles in the Frenkie de Jong deal. Manchester United are offering €10m in add-ons if de Jong wins a trophy with them. Barcelona immediately rejected this as they consider that scenario very unlikely.
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❗️Chelsea owner Todd Boehly was very angry at Barça after losing out on both Raphinha & Dembele. He contacted Gavi in hopes of paying the Spaniard’s €50m release clause and offered him a salary increase. Gavi reportedly told him he’d rather play for Osasuna.
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❗️Ousmane Dembélé received a big proposal from Manchester United in the last few days. That was one of the main reasons he decided to renew with Barcelona.
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❗️Sergio Busquets was surprised at training yesterday when some players discussed the Lewandowski and Raphinha signings. He still hasn’t bought a new smartphone since 2019.
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🚨 JUST IN: Barça are even planning a 3rd and a 4th lever for August, where they aim to sign Reece James after the departure of Dani Alves. Reece is said to be “very keen” on moving to Spain and the levers will make him very affordable.
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🚨 JUST IN: Jorge Mendes has offered Cristiano Ronaldo to Barcelona. He is desperate for Champions League football and is keen on a return to Spain. At this moment however, Xavi has rejected the Portuguese.
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❗️Bartomeu was paying a Barca staff member €13m a year to stay silent about the club’s illegal activities after he found out by accident. Bartomeu illegally used the club’s income on many things. He even used to spend it on strip clubs with other board members.
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❗️Barça plan to announce the Dembele and Raphinha deals in the same press conference this week, before the US tour. Chelsea are outraged after discovering that John Terry will be the cameraman.
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❗️Barcelona are now serious about hijacking Cucurella, following a meeting with his agent this afternoon. Club is preparing a bid close to £45m including bonuses, paid in instalments.
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❗️Prior to his resignation, Bartomeu wanted to use popular content creating website ‘OnlyFans’ to help solve the financial crisis at Barça. He suggested uploading unseen training videos and highlights of Messi and other top stars.
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Quique Setien: Do I regret my lineup vs Bayern Munich? No. Vidal was key as an attacking midfielder, there’s a reason he had a good shooting rating on FIFA. Trust me, I play that game a lot. But we were unlucky that day.