Juventus are confident keeping hold of Matthijs de Ligt. The Holland defender is interesting Barcelona amid talk of De Ligt being unsettled. Tuttosport says the player, however, is not as unsatisfied as suggested and that Juventus are thinking of renewing his deal until 2025, with his current deal set to end in 2024. It would give Juve a good hand to play in any potential negotiations over h...Full Story »

Barcelona are reportedly lining up a surprise summer transfer window raid on Manchester United as they target defender Eric Bailly. The Ivory Coast international is being linked strongly as a target for Barca boss Xavi in a report from the Daily Star, and it makes sense that he could be on his way out of Old Trafford after a lack of playing time. Man Utd fans probably won't be too bothered a...Full Story »

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has been tipped to head back to Camp Nou because he "doesn't look happy" at Paris Saint-Germain Diego Maradona's son Diego Sinagra has expressed his belief that Lionel Messi will return to Barcelona - perhaps even as soon as in the summer transfer window. Messi began his career at Barca back in 2004 and went on to help the club win 34 trophies, including 10 ...Full Story »

AC Milan target €30m Berardi AC Milan will have to pay around €30 million to sign Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo, according to Calciomercato. The Sassuolo star came close to leaving for Fiorentina last summer but no deal went through and now a switch to San Siro could go ahead this summer. Dybala agent holding back Juventus extension Paulo Dybala's agent will have to give up hi...Full Story »

Juventus striker Alvaro Morata retains hope of joining Barcelona this summer. Sport says Morata had permission to leave Italy but there was no deal with Atletico Madrid who own him and in the end the deal broke down. Morata would like to return to Spain this summer and want Barcelona to make it known as soon as possible whether they still want him. The Italian club might sign Morata permanen...Full Story »

Gonzalez, 20, is one of the top young stars at the Camp Nou. Man City are eyeing a swoop for Barcelona wonderkid Nico Gonzalez Credit: Getty He has broken into the first team this season but has a staggering £500 million release clause. Yet City know that is essentially a ‘hands off’ figure. That is as well as the fact he currently only earns around £10,000-a-week. Bar...Full Story »

Juventus are making a move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Il Tirreno says Barca could be willing to sell the Holland international this summer. And Juventus have held a round of talks with De Jong's agent, Ali Dursun. Interestingly, Dursun also takes care of Denis Zakaria, who he has just placed at Juve from Borussia Monchengladbach. Barca will seek €70m to sell De Jong th...Full Story »

Azpilicueta's deal with the Blues is up at end of the season and it doesn't seem likely that he will remain at Stamford Bridge. There's still a possibility that the defender may remain with the Blues as he's yet to accept Barca's proposal Credit: AFP The uncertainty over the Spaniard's future has prompted Barca to pounce on the 32-year-old with hopes of bringing him to the Nou Camp. The Catal...Full Story »

The Argentine believes his side can achieve their ultimate goal of lifting the European trophy Lionel Messi is confident that Paris Saint-Germain can win the Champions League. The French side's main ambition is to win Europe's premier club competition, while it has been almost seven years since the Argentine last lifted the trophy with Barcelona. PSG are close to reaching the quarter-finals...Full Story »

The France and Norway stars are expected to be on the move this summer but the La Liga chief expects them both to end up at the same place La Liga president Javier Tebas believes Real Madrid will be the team to land Europe's hottest prospects Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. The Spanish giants are among the top contenders to land the Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain stars this summ...Full Story »

The centre-back didn't train with his teammates on Wednesday Araujo against Espanyo l.EFE Barcelona will have to make do without Ronald Araujo as they host Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League tie on Thursday evening at the Camp Nou. The defender suffered a muscular problem last weekend in the derby draw with Espanyol and hasn't been able to recover in time, having been taken off at...Full Story »

Manchester United and Liverpool are in the hunt for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo. Araujo, 22, is set to have just a year remaining on his contract come the end of this season. ESPN says Barca have made extending his deal a 'priority'. Talks have taken place between the player's agents and club chiefs, but they are yet to come close to agreeing a deal. The report adds, however, that the...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi insists the LaLiga title race is within reach. The Catalans' realistic target this season has been qualifying for the Champions League, but Xavi feels the team can do even better ahead of the derby against Espanyol. "We're not ruling anything out, but the distance is difficult," he said at his press conference in regards to a title challenge. "The goal is to finish in t...Full Story »

Liverpool in contract talks with MilnerLiverpool are ready to open talks with James Milner over a new contract at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed. Discussions are planned for the coming weeks, with Milner keen to continue his playing career and still of the belief that he is capable of operating at the highest level despite his advancing years. Read the full story on GOAL! Lyon ready bi...Full Story »

The Catalan giants are on a tight budget due to their financial disarray. Erling Haaland is a summer transfer target for Barcelona Credit: AFP Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen could both switch Stamford Bridge for the Nou Camp Credit: Reuters Barcelona need to bolster in defence and midfield and have identified players nearing the end of their deals. And according to ESPN, they want...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has not managed to hit the ground running with Paris Saint-Germain because he needed some time to come to terms with the shock of leaving Barcelona, according to Nicolas Anelka. The Argentine was expected to rip it up in Ligue 1 but he has not quite lived up to expectations, with only two league goals to his name six months into his astonishing move to the French capital after 21...Full Story »

Former Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is being linked with Leeds United. The Telegraph says Marcelo Bielsa's spell at Leeds is coming to and end and a departure before the end of the season has not even been ruled out. A run of bad results could bring a premature end to his time at Elland Road, although save a big surprise he's once again done enough to keep Leeds in th...Full Story »

Memphis could leave Barcelona this summer (SPORT)Just a year after signing with the Blaugrana, he could be pushed out for alternative forwards Memphis Depay could leave Barcelona this summer as the club prefer other attacking options, according to SPORT. Because of the recent additions of Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the pursuit of Erling Haaland, the Blaugra...Full Story »

Mascherano begins Argentina U20 job Javier Mascherano as the new Argentina U20 coach at his first training session. pic.twitter.com/EaJg4NrxFK— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) February 8, 2022 Ajax want Dest back from Barcelona (Fichajes) Right-back could return to his former club this summer Ajax want Sergino Dest back from Barcelona and could execute a swap deal involving Nicolas T...Full Story »

Gerard Pique talked Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt out of a move to Barcelona, it has been revealed. Sport says De Ligt, when leaving Ajax in 2019, wanted to sign for Barcelona but during negotiations he learned a detail which made him change his mind. He met Pique on a holiday to the Caribbean and they spooke about his possible arrival. Pique told him not to come because he would not ge...Full Story »