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Barcelona has reached an agreement with defender Koundé, 23, and is preparing a generous offer to Sevilla to seal the deal. The Catalan club intends to offer something around 60 million euros (R$ 331 million in the current conversion) to the Blanquirrojos and has already received the news from the Frenchman that he really wants to play for the culé team, as anticipated by journalist Gerard Romero. Negotiation is not easy, but it is treated as crucial by Xavi, who called the player more than three times.

Due to the difficulty of hiring the defender, thanks to Sevilla’s high request, the Barcelona board monitors others – not so preferred by Xavi – for the position. The newspaper ‘Sport’ indicated that the management of the Catalan club is interested in the also French Badiashile. The 21-year-old defender plays for Monaco and shouldn’t cost as much as Jules Koundé. The high cost of Koundé added to the unstable financial phase of Barcelona could heat up the talks between Badiashile and the Culés in the coming weeks, if the negotiations for Koundé do not advance. The idea is to bring another reinforcement to the defense, in addition to the newly hired Andreas Christensen.

The interest that Jules has shown in defending Barcelona, ​​however, could weigh on the player to play for the team this summer – given the interest of other clubs, a little colder, such as Chelsea and Newcastle. It remains to be seen the position of Sevilla, which has not yet received any formal proposal from any of the interested parties (including Barcelona) and may opt for sporting gain in the case of the defender, as he is in a good financial phase.

If they go for Badiashile, in fact, Barcelona will have to hurry, given the competition from Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla itself. In the first two cases, Frenchman is not treated as a priority and for Sevilla he is seen as a possible replacement for Koundé. But with the recent moves in the transfer market, things could get complicated for Barça, who are slow to take a position on Koundé and his “plan B”.

The Portuguese Bernardo Silva, the Manchester City midfielder, offered his services to Barcelona, ​​​​to join his ranks last January.

And according to Spanish media reports today, Portuguese star Bernardo Silva has once again expressed his desire to leave Manchester City and join Barcelona.

The same reports confirmed that Silva had told his agent Jorge Mendes and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola of his desire to move to Barcelona.

The newspaper pointed out that Silva wanted to play in the Barcelona shirt since he was a child in Benfica, and when he moved to Monaco and Manchester City.

The newspaper pointed out that Bernardo Silva watched Barcelona officials last winter in Manchester, in order to negotiate the inclusion of his former colleague Ferran Torres, and then boldly informed them that they would consider him and that he wanted to join the Blaugrana.

The newspaper said that the Barcelona delegation dealt with the situation with just a joke by the Portuguese star, because his speech was short, but after a few days, a Barca official found a message on his phone from Silva telling him that he wanted to go to Barcelona and was ready to sign contracts.

The newspaper indicated that this file had entered into seriousness, and Jorge Mendes, the agent of Bernardo Silva, the Manchester City midfielder, Joan Laporta, Barcelona president, Deputy Rafa Yusti and sporting director Matteo Alemani, informed that the Manchester City star already wants to move to Barcelona.

Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, who specializes in Mercato news, revealed that Barcelona managed to settle the deal to sign a high-class offensive deal in the current summer Mercato.

According to what was published by journalist Gerard Romero, a specialist in the transfer market, Barcelona succeeded in resolving the deal for the Brazilian international player Rafinha, the sniper of the English team Leeds United.
Romero had indicated that Barcelona had made a new offer for about 60 million euros to settle the Brazilian wing deal.

The famous journalist explained that Barcelona agreed with Rafinha on the personal terms of his contract; He will get 6 million euros annually.

Romero stressed that Rafinha had rejected an offer during the last days of Newcastle United.

Rafinha was also a target for Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea during the current transfer market, but Barcelona put the Brazilian international on top of its priorities during the current summer transfer window.

Rafinha joined Leeds in the summer of 2020 from Rennes, France, for 17 million euros.

The Brazilian international scored 17 goals and assisted 12 goals in 67 matches since his move to Leeds United.

Barcelona officially announced the start of the club’s summer transfer season this season, with the signing of Danish defender Andreas Christensen and Ivorian Frank Kessie.

Barcelona is taking a new approach so far, which is trying to contract with the needs of the team so that these players move freely, without paying amounts to their clubs, due to the financial crisis that the Catalan club is going through.

Barcelona’s preparations for the new season began, with the team’s players returning to the training center after the end of the summer vacation.

The Catalan team will make a summer tour in the United States of America this July, which will include a group of friendly matches in Miami and New York.

Barcelona used to travel to the United States during the preparation periods, but he has not been able to be there since the preparation period for the 2019-2020 season, due to the Corona pandemic.

Barcelona will play friendly matches against Inter Miami, Spanish Real Madrid, Italian Juventus and New York Red Bulls, on July 20, 24, 27 and 31.

Barcelona will begin its campaign in the Spanish League with a confrontation at its stadium “Camp Nou” against Rayo Vallecano in the opening round, on the 13th of next August.

Talks continue about the future of Barcelona stars, during the current summer transfer market, as the administration seeks to reduce the salary load, and find an opportunity for some players to leave.

Barcelona, ​​which is suffering from economic crises, is seeking this summer to give up some of the team’s stars, to make room in the salary list to include new ones.

And according to what was published by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, the English club Tottenham is seeking to include Dutch duo Memphis Depay and French Clement Lenglet from Barcelona this summer.
And the Spanish newspaper said that Tottenham had inquired about the situation of Dutch striker, Memphis Depay, during the negotiations to sign Clement Lenglet on loan.

The newspaper indicated that Barcelona intends to sell Depay, if he receives an offer of more than 20 million euros, and has informed his lawyer that the player is in the Mercato, and he can find a new club, because he will not get many minutes during the next season.

This comes at a time when “Sport”, quoting the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, confirmed that Tottenham had already completed the Lenglet deal with Barcelona, ​​and had succeeded in including the French defender, during the current summer transfer market, on loan.

And Lenglet has in the loan contract, the option to buy by Tottenham, for 10 million euros, while this option would be the best for Barca, to leave the way to sign with other players.

The newspaper said that the London club will pay 85% of the value of the French salary, while Barcelona will bear 15% of his annual salary, which will make it easier for Barca to reduce the financial burden.

It is reported that Barcelona is in serious negotiations with the Polish Robert Lewandowski, the German star of Bayern Munich, to include him in Mercato this summer.

Press reports blew up a surprisingly high caliber, that Argentine star Lionel Messi, player of the French team Paris Saint-Germain, requested to return to Barcelona again, during the current summer transfer period.

Reports said that Messi made a phone call to his friend Xavi, the current Barcelona coach, and asked him about the possibility of returning to the Blaugrana again.

And the Argentine Lionel Messi, the French striker of Paris Saint-Germain, wants to leave the ranks of the Parisian team and return to Barcelona, ​​​​after he did not feel comfortable in the “PSG”.

Messi left Barcelona during the last summer transfer period, to move to Paris Saint-Germain in a free transfer deal, due to the failure to register him as a player with the Catalan team.

Messi has been in a state of instability since his arrival in the French capital, Paris, where he preferred to live in a hotel rather than stay in a home in his first months with the team.

Journalist Eduardo Enda said in statements to the famous Spanish program “El Chiringuito”: “Messi spoke with coach Xavi Hernandez and asked him to return to Barcelona. The coach expressed his happiness with the request, but asked him to speak with the club’s president, Juan Laporta.”

It is reported that Messi had expressed his anger at what Laporta said after his departure from the club that the player refused to play for free for Barca, stressing that the salary was not the reason for his departure from the club, which caused the star’s relationship with his former club president to worsen.

The reports indicated that “Laporta did not contact Messi until that time, regarding him returning to the ranks of the Catalan team.”

Lionel Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain is set to expire in the summer of 2023, with the possibility of a third season extension.

It is noteworthy that among the reasons that prompted Messi to leave the Parisian team, he was subjected to many criticisms from the fans of Paris Saint-Germain, according to what was announced by the Spanish newspapers.

Messi participated with Paris Saint-Germain in 34 games last season, during which he scored 11 goals and assisted 14 others.

Lionel Messi won the French League title with Paris Saint-Germain last season, and the marketing value of the Argentine flea is 50 million euros, according to the global Transfer Market website.

Press reports revealed that Barcelona club officials’ negotiations with one of the jewels of the Catalan team are on the right track during the current summer transfer period.

According to the Catalan newspaper, “Sport”, the agreement was made between Barcelona and Jaffe to renew his contract with the team for the next four seasons to continue with the young player with Barca until June 30, 2026.

The name of 17-year-old Jaffe has been associated with many top European clubs, most notably Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and even Real Madrid, after Florentino Perez’s recent statements, in which he did not deny the idea of ​​contracting with the young Barca star, so the administration wanted to extend his contract some time ago. long..

The newspaper pointed out that Jaffe, 17, will sign a renewal of his contract with the Catalan team as soon as he returns to training after the end of the summer vacation on July 11.

And Jaffe, the talent of Barcelona, ​​had earlier rejected the first offer made by the Catalan team’s management to renew his contract with Barca, which expired in June 2023.

The newspaper said that the meeting of Barcelona’s management with Ivan de la Peña, Jaffe’s agent, was positive today, bringing the club close to extending the player’s contract.

And the newspaper reported, that Barcelona has improved the player’s annual salary in its new offer, as Jaffe is scheduled to renew his contract for five years until the summer of 2027, with a large penalty clause of one billion euros.

The newspaper said that the Barcelona administration is actively seeking to resolve the file of renewing the contract of Gavi, the Blaugrana talent, to protect him from the temptations of European clubs.

Spanish press sources revealed that the Senegalese defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, of Naples, had offered to manage Barcelona for an unexpected amount to support the team’s defenses.

The name of Senegalese defender Koulibaly has been linked to a move to Barcelona for years, and is linked to a contract with the Napoli team that ends in the summer of 2023, which means that he may leave at the end of next season for free.

According to the Catalan newspaper, “Sport”, Koulibaly offered himself to Barcelona for 20 million euros to join the team this summer.

The newspaper pointed out that the agent, Vali Radmadani, Koulibaly’s business agent, offered his player’s services to the Barca administration, in reference to the approval of Naples officials on the principle of selling him.

This talk comes after Barcelona received 207 million euros in exchange for selling 10% of the rights to broadcast the team’s matches in the Spanish League, to the American investment company Sixth Street.

And Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, ​​had announced that the club was spending 200 million euros on deals in a press statement last Friday.

And the newspaper said that contracting with Coulibaly would save a lot of money for Barcelona, ​​which was intending to include Julen Conde from Seville, Spain, with a 3-fold increase and a value of about 60 million euros.

And it was reported that the provision of Conde’s money by including Koulibaly, would give Barcelona the opportunity to bring Polish striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, where the latter asked for 60 million euros, while Barca offered only 40 million.

It is worth noting that the name Barcelona has recently been associated with many names, most notably Leeds United winger Rafinha and Manchester City star Bernardo Silva, in addition to Lewandowski and Conde and Chelsea duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso.

The amazing talent of the Italian national team, Wilfried Gonto, has revealed his dream for the club he wants to play for in the future and who aspires to carry his shirts in particular.

Gonto recently played more than one match with the Italian national team, scoring a goal and making another in the two matches against Germany in the European Nations League.

The 18-year-old Gonto, who got a chance with the Italian national team in the European Nations League with Roberto Mancini and clung to it and proved his worth, plays for the Swiss club FC Zurich.

Gonto told Sportweek that he would like to represent Barcelona one day.

Gonto said: “My dream is to play for Barcelona, ​​Messi is my role model, even now he is a player for Paris Saint-Germain. He has gone through many sacrifices since his beginnings. His family supported him, and he never forgot his origins.”

He added: “He is a calm young man, he was not deceived by everything he reached, I see myself imitating him, and on the field he is unique.”

As the 18-year-old pointed out, Inter Milan, where he started his career, was not exempt from the option to return.

And about his time at Inter, he commented: “When I arrived in Milan, I was not a fan of Inter, for me there was only Barcelona and Messi.”
The Italian international indicated that he suffered a lot in his childhood, but he is aware of how much his parents helped him in many things, and that he “understands everything he gave him and feels very grateful” and thanked them for everything they did.

He concluded: “Then I became in love with the Nerazzurri, and sometimes I cried, as happened at the Juventus meeting in April 2018, where I was at San Siro with a friend of mine, and when Higuain scored a few minutes before the end of the match, we burst into tears. That night I became A true fan of Inter.

Here, it should be noted that Genonto’s impressive performance in the UEFA Nations League with Italy attracted the attention of many major European clubs, but this seems to be good news for the Catalan club, which is starting the pillars of the future with coach Xavi Hernandez.

Spanish press reports revealed today, Saturday, that Barcelona Club is close to achieving a financial breakthrough in the current summer transfer market, in preparation for the new football season 2023, after receiving 207.5 million euros, two days ago, in exchange for selling part of the rights to broadcast its matches.

“If Barcelona activate the cranes, they can sign Lewandowski, Bernardo Silva and some others,” La Liga president Javier Tebas said during a press conference carried by Catalan sports media.

According to the Catalan newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, the Barca administration is currently working to sell 15% of the TV broadcasting rights for 400 million euros.

Barcelona is seeking to complete this matter before July 17, which is the date on which the Blaugrana tour will begin in the United States of America, in preparation for the next season.

El Mundo confirmed that Barcelona will allocate 200 million euros of this amount for summer deals.

The newspaper pointed out that the players targeted by the Blaugrana administration are: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Jules Conde (Sevilla), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Rafinha (Leeds United), Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).

The newspaper said that Xavi has made hiring Bernardo Silva a priority should Frenkie de Jong leave this summer.

But to commit to the services of the Manchester City star, Barcelona must spend between 90 and 100 million euros.

Yesterday, Barcelona announced that the name of the company “Spotify” was placed on its own stadium, “Camp Nou”, after the company succeeded in concluding a deal with the Catalan club to sponsor the team’s stadium, so that the name of the stadium would be “Spotify Camp Nou”.

Barcelona and the Spotify application, the alliance through which the music platform became the main sponsor of the Catalan club, where the logo of the Swedish company appeared on the main interface of the Camp Nou, along with pictures of players from the first team for men and women.

Moreover, since it appeared on the competition shirts from the 2022-2023 season, for a period of 4 years, and the training shirts for the next three years, for both men’s and women’s teams, the music application also became a partner in the name of the Barca stadium, becoming “Spotify Camp Nou”.

Barcelona is expected to generate an estimated return of 70 million euros over the next four years, including performance variables.

In the defensive sector, the Catalan club is also preparing the arrivals with three players from Chelsea on goal: Andreas Christensen, Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta.

Spanish press reports revealed that Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez prevented many players from training in the new season, as he decided to dispense with them permanently, and assured them that they were outside his accounts.

Barcelona begins the process of liquidating its players who do not want to sign them, and this time the coach of the team, Xavi Hernandez, was clear with the players he wanted to leave.

And the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, reported that many players were informed that they may leave the club, but with the preparatory season approaching, starting on Monday, the fourth of July.

The newspaper said, that the group in question consists of Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite, Xavi and the club have informed these players that they do not need to attend training.

And Xavi gave the players who wanted to leave last week the green light to search for a club, after clearly stating his desire to them.

And the newspaper hinted, that they will not even be called to participate in Barcelona’s tour of the United States later in July.

Braithwaite’s case is a little different in that he won’t be back with the team until later, due to his international commitments in early June.

This will likely be the last step to convince the players involved that a better future for them lies beyond the Camp Nou.

But what makes things difficult is that these players do not participate regularly, as the departure of a player like Philippe Coutinho for the English Premier League was not an easy thing.

The newspaper concluded its report, the revolution of Xavi Hernandez begins and is expected to carry the departure of many names who will not participate in the next season with him, as well as to download salary cuts to facilitate the arrival of more Barcelona goals in the Mercato.