The Catalan club have long been watching the Atletico Madrid youngster Saul Niguez and are ready to make an offer in attempt to land the talented midfielder during the summer transfer window.
The 21-year-old Spanish international began his playing career at Real Madrid before moving to city rivals Atletico Madrid where he was given his full professional debut and a chance to shine.
Saul Niguez has made huge strides to prominence during the ongoing season and his game winning goal against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Vicente Calderon has been the season’s highlight for the youngster.
His quality performances have alerted plenty of suitors who need to be advised that Barcelona are the team who hold a first-option cla…
Pedri has backed Alvaro Morata to prove he can be a leader in the Spain team after the striker had an off night in the goalless draw with Sweden.
Morata missed one particularly golden opportunity late in the first half when he fired wide from a clear chance inside the penalty area.
His ambitious attempt to curl the ball into the bottom-right corner suggested Morata was perhaps overthinking a straightforward task, and another squandered opening early in the second half did not reflect well on the experienced frontman.
He s feeling good. He is very strong mentally, Pedri said on Tuesday in a Spain news conference. He is a great player and gives us a lot. I am convinced that from now on the goals will come.
Morata, who spent last season on loan to Juvent…
Ronald Koeman said Barcelona must sell before they can think about signing Lyon captain Memphis Depay as the head coach expects to start the LaLiga season with no additions to the squad.
Depay has been tipped to reunite with former Netherlands coach Koeman at Barca following his exploits for Ligue 1 outfit and Champions League semi-finalists Lyon.
However, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas – prior to Tuesday s 2-1 loss against Montpellier – claimed Barca cannot afford to buy Depay due to their finances amid the coronavirus crisis.
Koeman, who has replaced Quique Setien at Camp Nou, was asked about former Manchester United forward Depay amid talk of a €25million transfer and he told Fox Sports Netherlands: For Depay to arrive, you must first sell.
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Starting with the hosts, last seen heading into the international break on June 11th with another worrying display, Colorado find themselves in the midst of what is a real MLS nightmare. Eventually getting hit with a routine 2-0 loss at the hands of Orlando, it is no secret that Robin Fraser finds a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. Sat rock-bottom of the Western Conference table and tipped as a leading contender to life the wooden spoon in 2023, the Rapids are without a win from any of their last eight straight domestic appearances a run that stems all the way back to May 10th.…
Billy Gilmour will miss Scotland s crucial Euro 2020 clash against Croatia after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Chelsea midfielder must self-isolate for a period of 10 days, ruling him out of Tuesday s Group D contest which Steve Clarke s men must win to have a chance of making the last 16.
A short statement from the Scottish Football Association read: The Scottish FA can confirm that a member of the Scotland National Team playing squad, Billy Gilmour, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Having liaised with Public Health England since the positive test was recorded, Billy will now self-isolate for 10 days and therefore miss tomorrow s UEFA EURO 2020 Group D match against Croatia at Hampden.
It represents a huge blow for Scotland after Gilmour was nam…