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De Ligt is a player that Barça has been interested in for a long time. Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said back in 2019: "There will be time to speak about him. Each year the club has an interest in making signings and this summer will be the same. De Ligt, like the other best players, is on the table." Fast forward to 2022, De Ligt's name is still being linked to Barcelona. However, Barça has already ruled out the possibility of entering the bid for the Dutch center-back because his appraisal is beyond economic possibilities and there are other center-backs Barca prioritize. De Ligt has been offered again to the Catalan giants in recent days given there's a real possibility that he will leave Juventus this summer. But his price is excessive. Juve asks for 100 million euros for the transfer - a figure they are willing to negotiate down - and has a salary that exceeds 10 million euros per year. De Ligt has not renewed with Juventus, who want to extend ...

Liverpool's German coach, Jürgen Klopp, 55, has bought a dream house in Santa Ponça this week for 3.9 million euros. Located on a 5,000 square meter plot, with a swimming pool and a well-kept garden, the house has a total living area of ​​537 square meters, which is distributed around a central patio. It has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two separate areas for guests. ⊏---------- The house is located a short distance from the Santa Ponça Golf Club, is south-facing and enjoys panoramic views of the Serra de Tramuntana. In the gardens there is a collection of sculptures and art objects, tall Washingtonian palm trees, and a poolside bathing pavilion for added family comfort. ⊏---------- In April of last year Klopp was asked which Spanish team he would like to coach. The coach, who visits the island every summer since the time he was coaching Borussia Dortmund, winked at the island that he enjoys so much: ⊏---------- "Barcelona, Real ​​Madrid and Atlético are three grea...

Luis Enrique: "I wanted to see Ansu Fati train again here and see his level. After seeing it, I am very optimistic. He has recovered from the injury but he is not at the level to play with us yet. He may or may not play tomorrow.' "To see Fati in this condition is really positive. I've seen him in better shape in terms of his self-confidence. He's a symmetrical player and we treat him like that. I have no doubts that he will return to his level. He is a unique player.' "We don't have to rush things with Ansu . He is coming out of a very difficult year and we have to determine the times for him to play on a regular basis." Luis Enrique: "Gavi has a lot to improve on and off the field, that's the truth." "Comparing Busquets and Gavi? I wouldn't compare Busquets with anyone else because anyone would lose to him, especially if he was very young." Although, it makes absolutely no sense in comparing Busquets and Gavi because...

  Xavi Hernández has stressed the need to play with open wingers who are explosive and go one-on-one. Barça have a differential player lines up for next season. As per Sport, the Blaugrana club is going to launch a bid for Leeds United winger, Raphinha , although the final offensive to bring him to the Camp Nou will not begin until Dembélé does not officially communicate that he is leaving Barça. The Catalans have totally give up on the French attacker, but the reality is that he has indicated that he hasn't signed for any other club yet and the doors will open for him if he wants to renew for Barça till June 30. After that date, Barcelona will activate the signing of Raphinha, with whom they already reached an agreement for the next five seasons. The Dembélé case has been a long drawn out exercise, which is typical of players in their last year of contract. Barcelona has made the decision to wait since his renewal could be a good economic operation. The club maintains the of...

  Manchester United have made an opening proposal for Frenkie de Jong after talks started June 1. €60m plus €10m add-ons as per Fabrizio Romano.

  It seems like a matter of days before Liverpool announce the signing of 22 year old striker, Darwin Nuñez. The Uruguayan 'killer', who this season has scored 34 goals in the 41 games for Portuguese club, Benfica, would land in Merseyside. This points to the departure of Sadio Mané, 30, to Bayern Munich. Mane, a few days ago publicly stated his intention to leave Anfield this summer. The signing of Nunez, and if the figures reported in English press are confirmed, will become the most expensive signing in the history of The Reds’. ----------- As per ‘The Athletic’, Liverpool made a second offer of 80 million euros, fixed, plus 20 in variables. This amount exceeds the 84.65 million euros Liverpool paid to Southampton in 2018 for Virgil van Dijk – the world’s most expensive center-back signing.   ----------- Three players from the current Liverpool squad complete for the Top-5 most expensive transfers in the history of The Reds’: Alisson Becker, who was signed for 62.5 mil...

  _____ Gavi 's renewal is on the way to being resolved but we will have to wait. Mateu Alemany started the day early as at 1:00 pm Sergi Roberto's contract has to be renewed. The meeting with Ivan de la Pena, Gavi's agent was the first of the day. There is a five-year contract on the table and a termination clause of 1 billion euros like those of Pedri and Araujo. Today's meeting, however, ended without an agreement but they've agreed to meet in the coming days to clarify some contractual technicalities. Gavi will be on the same salary tier as Ronald Araujo, who recently signed until 2026. Like the Uruguayan central defender, Gavi, whose contract ends in 2023, had more attractive offers financially, but the Andalusian prodigy has been clear that he wants to stay at Barça. Gavi is a regular starter in the line-ups of Xavi Hernández at Barça and Luis Enrique at the Spanish team. He is expected to feature in the World Cup in Qatar if nothing goes wrong. Today he still...

Miralem Pjanic will do the preseason with Xavi and then decide his future. The Bosnian midfielder, who still has two years left on his contract with Barça, wants to assess the options well before making a decision. Marseille is interested on a loan signing. _____ Two weeks ago the player threatened to fulfill the remaining two years of his contract. However, as per Mundo Deportivo, the player's entourage assures that Pjanic will arrive at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on July 4, the day Xavi Hernandez has summoned the squad to undergo medicals and kick off the team’s pre-season. After the pre-season is over and before the transfer market closes, Pjanic will sit down with Xavi and decide his future move. _____ The reality is that in midfield there are a lot of players and Barcelona’s objective is to save on the Bosnian's salary.   The latest club to contact Barça is French side Marseille, who want to sign him on loan with an option to make the deal permanent next summer. ...

According to Pitu Abril on La Porteria, the first renewal offer that FC Barcelona made to Gavi was an annual salary of two million euros. Very far from what Iván de la Peña is demanding and this was Gavi's reaction. _____ Gavi and his entourage would like a gradual four-season contract that would increase the player's salary each year. Year 1: 4 million Year 2: 5 million Year 3: 6 million Year 4: Performance based renegotiation. _____ Gavi has at least two Premier League offers. One is from Liverpool, willing to trigger the player's clause of 50 million and also to offer him a star salary, around nine million euros a year. _____ However, both Gavi and his entourage, specifically his father, are very clear about his desire: to renew with Barça and succeed at the Camp Nou.

Manchester United’s midfield promises to have a very different look following the departures of Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata. The quartet’s contracts expire at the end of the season paving the way for Erik ten Hag to embed new talent within his squad. _____ A target of much criticism, reshaping United’s midfield is the top priority this summer. With concerns raised about Scott McTominay and Fred’s roles in the double pivot, The Red Devils are keen to add a more adventurous midfielder to their ranks, with Barcelona ace Frenkie de Jong having been identified as their leading target to solve that particular problem.   _____ United are understood to be weighing up a big-money offer for the Dutchman. He worked with Ten Hag at Ajax and the United chief is understood to be keen on being reunited with him. _____   United’s pursuit of creativity in the center of the fied doesn’t end there. If United are successful in their efforts, it will see De ...

  Robert Lewandowski couldn’t have made it more crystal clear that he does not want to play for the Bavarian giants again and wants to move to the Camp Nou to join FC Barcelona this summer. As per Fernando Polo, writing in Mundo Deportivo, ‘ Barça are amazed at the forcefulness with which Lewandowski has decided to accelerate his departure from Bayern. They expected him to push a little, knowing that his club would be reluctant to sell him, but he has gone out, all guns blazing, in the first round of the fight.’  _____ Robert Lewandowski is giving interviews almost as regularly as he scores goals, as he tries to engineer his exit. He has lately toned things down a bit in his latest interview with BILD where he has made his affection for his former club clear while still insisting he wants out. "I think it is better for Bayern to invest the money they can get for me than to keep me until the end of my contract," he said. “I don’t want to force anything. I want t...