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Manchester City, Inter Milan favourites to sign Lionel Messi
Manchester City and Inter are considered the favourites to sign Lionel Messi, according to The Independent. The 33-year-old shocked the world of football when he outlined his intention to leave Barcelona after 20 years at the club on Tuesday. There is confidence within Messi’s camp that the clause in his contract that would allow the Argentine to leave Barça for free will be triggered. However, the Catalans believe that clause has expired and will demand a transfer fee of around €700m for Messi. Manchester City are believed to be working on structuring a deal and the report states that a reunion with Pep Guardiola seems to be the most likely option if Messi does end up leaving the Camp Nou. Guardiola is believed to have been in contact with Messi in recent weeks to discuss a potential move...
Lionel Messi makes contact with Pep Guardiola over Manchester City move
Lionel Messi has reportedly already been in touch with Pep Guardiola over a possible switch from Barcelona to Manchester City this summer. City are among the contenders to sign the 33-year-old after he allegedly handed in a formal transfer request on Tuesday. The Argentina international enjoyed illustrious success playing under Guardiola at Barca between 2008 and 2012, winning four of his six Ballons d’Or during that period. According to Radio Catalunya, Messi has been in touch with the Catalan coach about reuniting at the Etihad Stadium in the coming weeks. Messi’s contract stipulated that he could leave on a free transfer this summer, but Barca insist that clause expired in June and it may now be a case of City waiting 12 more months. Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain are also be...
Luis Figo on whether Messi would ever join Real Madrid
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is reportedly unhappy at the Camp Nou and he is thought to be seriously considering an exit from the club where he has spent the entirety of his career. Messi’s contract with the Spanish club comes to an end next summer. Even as Barcelona have quickly brought in Ronald Koeman as the new manager after a poor season, Messi is increasingly disillusioned with Barcelona’s top management over the last couple of years. Luis Figo himself says that it is unlikely that Messi would consider going down the route that he took. According to Marca, Figo said: “This year, it’s impossible for a club to meet Messi’s release clause. “I think it’s almost impossible that he’ll do something similar to what happened with me 20 years ago.” There is an increasing likelihood of Messi lea...
Gary Lineker thinks one Barcelona player would transform Manchester City
Gary Lineker has told talkSPORT that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi would be a brilliant signing for Manchester City. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona striker has raved about Messi, and he believes that if the Argentina international came to the Etihad Stadium, then he would make City hugely popular around the world. Barcelona are going through a change at the moment, with Ronald Koeman having been appointed as the new head coach the Spanish giants. Messi is out of contract at the European powerhouse at the end of next season, and it remains to be seen if the 33-year-old signs a new deal. Barca did not win La Liga this past season and were humiliated by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Messi worked with City manager Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, and Line...
‘Swap deal for Messi’: Many Everton fans react to latest transfer update they’ve heard
Barcelona have appointed Ronald Koeman as their next manager today. The Dutchman took over from Quique Setien who was fired at the start of the week. The former Everton manager has left his job with the Netherlands national team and has signed a two-year contract at the Camp Nou. Koeman, who served Barcelona as a player, will now be looking to make an impact as a manager for the Blaugrana. Barcelona president – Josep Maria Bartomeu – listed just seven players – Lionel Messi, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Clement Lenglet, Nelson Semedo, Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong and Ousmane Dembele – who are not for sale. It also means Koeman could be looking to offload other key players at the club including the likes of Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, and Luis Sua...
PSG boss explains angry outburst at Leipzig coach
Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel has explained his angry outburst at RB Leipzig fitness coach Daniel Behlau after Tuesday’s night Champions League semi-final in Lisbon. PSG reached the European Cup final for the first time in their history by beating Leipzig 3-0 at Estadio da Luz. Goals from Marquinhos, Angel Di Maria and Juan Bernat wrapped up a comfortable victory for the French champions, who can now look forward to a showpiece clash against either Bayern Munich or Lyon on Sunday. Leipzig lost their discipline defensively as they struggled to cope with PSG’s high press and pace in the final third of the pitch, and gave away a total of 24 fouls over the course of the 90 minutes. Tuchel was seen clashing with Behlau shortly after the final whistle, but he attempted to play down the ...
Barcelona appoint new technical director
Barcelona have appointed Ramon Planes as the club’s new technical director. Planes succeeds Eric Abidal, who was sacked on Tuesday as club revamps its management team following their 8-2 hammering at the hands of Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Head coach Quique Setien was also dismissed at the start of the week, with former Blaugranas defender Ronald Koeman expected to be confirmed as his successor in the coming days. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Barcelona announce Ronald Koeman as new manager
Barcelona have announced Ronald Koeman’s arrival as their new permanent manager. .responsive_adz { width: 300px; height: 600px; } @media(min-width: 768px) { .responsive_adz { width: 468px; height: 60px; } } @media(min-width: 1019px) { .responsive_adz { width: 640px; height: 80px; } } @media(min-width: 1140px) { .responsive_adz { width: 696px; height: 86px; } } The Dutchman has left his post in charge of the Netherlands national team to replace Quique Setien in the Camp Nou hot seat. Get more stories like this on Twitter .responsive_ad { width: 300px; height: 250px; } @media(min-width: 768px) { .responsive_ad { width: 468px; height: 60px; } } @media(min-width: 1019px) { .responsive_ad { width: 640px; height: 80px; } } @media(min-width: 1140px) { .responsive_ad { width: 696px; height: 86px; ...
Ronald Koeman informs KNVB he wants to join Barcelona
Barcelona chiefs are reportedly holding talks with the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) as they seek to appoint Ronald Koeman as their new head coach. Quique Setien was relieved of his duties on Monday evening after a meeting between Barcelona’s board of directors at the Camp Nou. Koeman is currently the coach of the Netherlands, but has previously revealed that there is a special clause in his contract that would allow him to take over at Barcelona. This clause was able to be activated after Euro 2020, but the postponement of that tournament and the uncertainty surrounding international football mean that he should be able to take over at the Camp Nou now. On Sunday, Koeman was spotted at Barcelona airport, where he was flying home to the Netherlands having already held talks with Barcelo...
Jermaine Beckford says he would love to sign Barcelona ace for Leeds United
Jermaine Beckford has said on Twitter that he would love to bring Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to Leeds United. The former Leeds striker made the comment on the social networking site during a Q&A session, as shown below. Leo Messi — jermaine beckford (@jermainebecks83) August 17, 2020 Unlikely Leeds United transfer It is hard to see Messi leave Barcelona for Leeds in the summer transfer window despite the presence of his Argentine compatriot Marcelo Bielsa at Elland Road. True, Leeds are a massive club and are back in the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, but the Whites will not be able to come up with the wages of the Argentina international or pay the huge transfer fee that Barca would demand. Excitement for Leeds United fans However, there are still enough reasons fo...
Manchester City targeting Mauricio Pochettino to replace Pep Guardiola
Manchester City are targeting Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager if Pep Guardiola fails to agree new deal, claims The Sun. Gaurdiola’s long-term future at the Etihad is in some doubt with the Spaniard yet to commit beyond next season. City are big fans of Pochettino with the former Tottenham boss keen to coach again in England. But Poch knows Guardiola, reeling from Saturday’s Champions League exit to Lyon, has just ten months left on his contract. So far Guardiola has not committed to staying beyond next summer, which could soon leave City in limbo. The club hierarchy would ideally like him to extend his deal and continue – despite another Euro failure. His close friends at City – chief exec Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain – are keen for him to stay on. Bu...
Everton target reveals that he has tested positive for Covid-19
Everton target reveals that he has tested positive for Covid-19 – originally posted on Sportslens.com Barcelona centre-back and Everton target Jean-Clair Todibo has revealed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Hola a todos, os informo que he dado positivo por covid-19, soy asintomático y me encuentro bien. Estoy en casa siguiendo el protocolo sanitario adecuado. Tengo muchas ganas de volver a los entrenamientos, pero ahora toca quedarse en casa hasta pasar el virus. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/6nqtlDf8ZZ — Jean-Clair Todibo (@jctodibo) August 12, 2020 The Frenchman was among the nine players that were due to kick off pre-season preparations today at Barca’s training facilities, but he has no symptoms, is in good health and has been quarantined at his home. Todibo spent the ...
