Miralem Pjanic
Barcelona ready to release two stars as they are desperate to keep Messi – report
Barcelona are willing to terminate the contracts of Samuel Umtiti and Miralem Pjanic by mutual consent as they look to raise wages to keep Lionel Messi, Mundo Deportivo claims. The La Liga have introduced a salary cap for next season that has reportedly delayed the proposed contract extension for Messi. The club are desperate to keep him, but they will have to lower their wage bill by a staggering €200 million to meet his demands. They recently terminated the contract of Matheus Fernandes and sanctioned the loan exit of Francisco Trincao earlier today. There could be high-profile exits in the coming weeks to free up wages. It is reported that Umtiti and Pjanic are free to leave without any transfer fee. Neither player has accepted the proposal. Umtiti has two years remaining on his co...
Paratici has made an approach to sign 100-cap int’l for Spurs…he’s signed him before
Tottenham Hotspur have made an approach to sign Miralem Pjanic from Barcelona this summer. According to reports from Catalan media outlet Sport, Spurs want to sign the 31-year-old midfielder on loan. Pjanic is one of the several fringe players Barcelona are trying to offload. Several Serie A clubs have shown interest in signing him, including Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan. Pjanic joined Barcelona in 2020 from Juventus and made 30 appearances in all competitions for them last season. If he returns to Italy, he would prefer to return to his former club where he won four league titles. Spurs are looking to bolster their midfield this summer, with the futures of Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko uncertain. Fabio Paratici, who previously signed Pjanic for Juventus from AS Roma, now wants to b...
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard faced with critical transfer decisions
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is faced with critical transfer decisions when the transfer window finally opens. There are many doubts of the futures of some of his regular first-team players such as Jorginho, Olivier Giroud, Willian and Pedro at the Stamford Bridge. orginhois wanted by Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri, the bond between the manager and Jorginho is still very intact right from their days at Napoli and Chelsea before the Italian quit Stamford Bridge for Juventus. Sarri has proposed a swap deal that involves Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic going to Chelsea and Jorginho to Juventus a proposal Jorginho would entertain in his widest dream as his affinity with his former boss remains unscratched. The Chelsea vice-captain is instrumental to Lampard set up, though Lampard is not e...
