Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has written an open letter to his successor in which he attempts to absolve himself from blame for the club's situation while also hitting out at Joan Laporta's role in it. The club's dire finances have become public knowledge around the world and have culminated in the loss of Lionel Messi, prompting many to pile further blame on Bartomeu's pre...Full Story »

Barcelona director who resigned over Messi departure criticises the president Barcelona president Joan Laporta and Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi's exit from Barcelona led to Jaume Llopis, a former member of the Espai Barca Commission, resigning from his post as he believes that the club did not do their all to keep the Argentine at the club. Without explicitly naming Barcelona president Joan Lap...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said negotiations to keep Lionel Messi at the club are over and that he does not want to generate "false hope" that the situation could be fixed. Barca announced on Thursday that Messi, a free agent since his contract expired in June, will not rejoin the club because of financial problems. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Laporta explained that the ...Full Story »

West Brom want Derby captain LawrenceWest Bromwich Albion are interested in signing Derby captain Tom Lawrence, reports the Daily Mail. The Baggies will have to sell midfielder Matheus Pereira or goalkeeper Sam Johnstone in order to finance the move and balance the books at the newly relegated Championship club. Falcao asked to leave GalatasarayColombian forward star Radamel Falcao has been...Full Story »

Joan Laporta spoke at Barcelona's presentation of Emerson and, when he was asked about Lionel Messi's contract situation, the president called for LaLiga to be more flexibile with their economic control limits. Barcelona's main problem when it comes to registering Messi is that LaLiga imposes a limit on how much money each club can spend on their squad each season and registering the Argentin...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists Lionel Messi will sign a new contract. Talking yesterday, Laporta remained confident of Messi re-signing. "The player has always said that he wants to continue, there is no doubt about that," he said. "We are making progress in all the negotiations involving a contract of this type. They are working very well and it is a wish that we all have. "We d...Full Story »

Spain boss Luis Enrique has hailed the influence of Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte on their run to the Euro 2020 semifinals. Laporte only switched his allegiances from France to Spain in May. “As soon as Aymeric was able to play for us he began to make a huge contribution. He is a top player in both the attacking and defensive phases," said Enrique. “We need someone wi...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola recently enjoyed a round of golf with former Barcelona teammate and current head coach Ronald Koeman, and the Manchester City boss is convinced that the Dutchman is the right man to lead the Blaugrana in the coming season. The City coach was full of praise for Koeman's job in his first season in the dugout at the Camp Nou and believes he deserves a second campaign to prove his w...Full Story »

The Dutchman will be given the chance to see out his contract at Camp Nou, despite a mixed first year at the helm Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that Ronald Koeman will continue in his position as head coach for the 2021-22 season. Koeman has just completed his first full campaign in charge at Camp Nou, having initially been drafted in to succeed Quique Setien in the dugout l...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman met with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club's Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season. Koeman, accompanied by his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Laporta, vice president Rafael Yuste and director of football Mateu Alemany for just over 30 minutes. They discussed where Barca's season went wrong, but delayed making any offi...Full Story »