Barcelona legend Puyol wants Alexis Sanchez to return to the Catalan giants.
Alexis Sanchez has been tipped to return to Barcelona by club legend and former defender Carles Puyol. The Chilean attacker spent three years with the La Liga club before joining Arsenal in the Premier League.
Sanchez quickly became a fan favourite at Arsenal but as things turned out, he was shipped out to Manchester United, where he spent one-and-a-half uninspiring seasons before he was loaned out to Inter Milan, who then signed him permanently on a free transfer.

The 33-year-old hasn’t been able to recapture the form he showed with Arsenal at Inter despite being among the most handsomely paid players in the league. In 108 appearances for the Serie A giants, Alexis has scored 20 and assisted 23 goals.
With just a year remaining on his contract, and Inter eager to let him go, he has been linked with a return to Barcelona. The winger has got a seal of approval from one of the Blaugrana’s biggest club legends in Puyol, who termed Alexis as one of the most talented players he has played with.

“It doesn’t depend on me, but I would like Alexis to have the opportunity to play for Barcelona again,” Puyol said as per SPORT.

“He is one of the most talented players I have ever played with, apart from being very professional. Things in these teams where there is so much competition are never easy. But with work and discipline I am convinced that he can give a great performance at the club that it represents. I wish him the best and for me the best team is Barcelona, ​​so that’s the answer.”

Alexis was offered to Barcelona in the ongoing summer window but the club seemingly turned down the opportunity to sign him as they have added Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski in the attacking department and have also re-signed Ousmane Dembele.

The Nerazzurri are so desperate to part ways with Alexis that they reportedly offered him €4 million to terminate his contract, but the Chilean international did not accept the offer.

La Liga heavyweights Barcelona are reportedly closing in on securing the services of 17-year-old Spanish wonderkid Unai Hernandez.
According to reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign Unai Hernandez in the summer transfer window. The 17-year-old Spanish wonderkid will arrive at La Masia from Girona and should represent the Catalan club’s Juvenil A side.

Unai Hernandez is the latest to emerge from the conveyor belt of prodigious midfielders in Spain. Catalonia, in particular, tends to produce some of the most promising young midfielders, especially when it comes to creating finished articles, as evidenced by Barcelona’s resounding success with Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Sergio Busquets, and others.

The Catalan giants have continued to promote highly-rated prospects to their midfield department, with Gavi being the latest success story. And Unai Hernandez might be the next in line to arrive at the Catalan club with exciting potential before translating the talent into world-class performances for years.

The 17-year-old Spanish wonderkid has been with Girona for some time and has already made one appearance for the Catalan club’s reserve team. And the young midfielder’s progress has not gone unnoticed, with some of the biggest clubs in Spain, including Barcelona, setting their sights on him.

The Catalan giants are renowned for being keen observers of the most prodigious youngsters across the globe, and they have enjoyed sustained success in poaching some of the most highly-rated midfield sensations. Another teenage wonderkid on Barcelona’s radar is Carney Chukwuemeka, but the Aston Villa prodigy is not close enough to moving to Camp Nou yet.

But that is not true for Unai Hernandez, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that Barcelona and Girona have reached an agreement over a possible move for the 17-year-old whizkid. The player is also keen on moving across Catalonia to join Barcelona.

While Romano has only claimed that Hernandez will join Barcelona’s youth setup, recent reports have suggested he will represent the Juvenil A side in the 2022/23 season. But if the Spanish wonderkid shows potential to play at a higher level, it will not be surprising to see him take rapid strides like Gavi in the coming years.

Barcelona is still looking to strengthen its ranks for the new season, by making strong contracts, after ending the deals of Robert Lewandowski, Frank Kessie and Andreas Christensen, with the renewal of the contract of its first star, Osman Dembele, who was coveted by many strong European teams.

According to information received by the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona has begun to consider the option of contracting former Real Madrid player Sergio Reguilon, and the current left-back of Tottenham Hotspur.

Barcelona is still focused on strengthening the back line, and although the inclusion of a new left-back is not a priority for the club at the moment, as the management focuses on the inclusion of Jules Conde and Cesar Azpilicueta, but coach Xavi Hernandez believes that there is a need to sign a player who helps Jordi Alba.

And the Spanish newspaper reported that the Catalan team is studying the hypothesis of contracting with the former left defender of Real Madrid, Sergio Reguilon, the current Tottenham player, especially since the views seem far apart so far with the team’s first goal, “Blues” defender Marcos Alonso.

And the newspaper stressed that Barcelona still gives priority to signing Marcos Alonso, and in the event that negotiations falter completely, the club will turn to Javi Galan, 27, but the task will not be easy either in light of Celta Vigo’s unwillingness to sell him, and this is what makes Reguilon is a third option on the table.

Barcelona’s first option in this matter is Marcos Alonso, but the problem is that the club’s offer does not match Chelsea’s demands, so this deal remains pending at the moment.

And the newspaper explained in its report that Barcelona’s thinking of Reguilon’s option did not come out of nowhere, as the player’s agent himself was the one who offered his client to the Catalan club at the beginning of the market.

The report added that what makes Reguilon an attractive option for Barcelona is that it will not cost the club much, because the deal will be on loan for a period of one season only.

Reguilon came out of coach Antonio Conte’s calculations, although he relied mainly on him in most matches last season, but the Italian coach is not convinced of the player’s level, and does not intend to rely on him heavily next season.

And the newspaper stated, that Reguilon’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, had received in the past two days, intensive calls from the Barca administration, in order to win the services of the player who left the accounts of Tottenham coach, Antonio Conte, and he also had a meeting with Barcelona’s sporting director, Matteo Alemani. in Miami, USA.

Adam Azeno is close to signing with Bayern Munich, Sky Sports reported. The 16-year-old left-back arrives in Bavaria from FC Barcelona “A”. A new challenge comes spurred on, among other things, by the Barcelona team’s mistrust of him.

Fast and electric, Azno is defined as a left-handed lane with a great offensive career. According to Sport, he was considered within the club as a player with expectations of reaching the first team. Possible replacement for Jordi Alba, big words.

However, the Catalans never finished turning towards him 100% and only offered him a place in the ‘B’ for the season. Some terms that lag behind other proposals that have come from other leading teams in Europe. Leipzig knocked on its door, but it was Bayern’s offer that finally took shape.

The Under-16 international with Spain leaves Azno free after the termination of his contract. He and his family were fond of a big project and trusted him, and finally, the one who offered him the possibility was the Teutonic hero. Without a doubt, a setback for Barcelona who are losing one of their strongest bets on the future.

In another context, Xavi Hernandez has already arrived in the United States after his trip when he saw how last Friday he was denied a tourist visa (ESTA) on the grounds that he had visited Iran three times, a country considered terrorist. Five days later, and without some pain, Xavi had a visa in his passport to travel to the United States, although he had to go to the embassy in Madrid to receive the documents.

Pep Guardiola is against the desire of Spanish coach Xavi Hernandez, coach of Barcelona, ​​as the coach is sweating in order to obtain the signature of Portuguese Bernardo Silva, in the current summer transfers.

Silva’s name was recently linked to a move to Barcelona this summer, before the Camp Nou management succeeded in signing Polish striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich, and before him, Brazilian Rafinha from Leeds United.

The Barcelona coach had confirmed earlier that the average field of the Manchester City team is among his main goals during Mercato this summer, to replace Dutchman Frenkie de Jong, who came close to leaving Barca towards Manchester United.

The Portuguese international joined the ranks of the heavenly team in 2017, coming from the French club Monaco, in a deal whose marketing value at the time was estimated at about 43 million pounds.

And Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano stated, this evening, that Manchester City does not want to sell Silva’s contract, which is strongly required by Xavi, stating that all things ultimately depend on the departure of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.

City insists on keeping Bernardo in the team to the extent that the English club rejected a tempting offer from Paris Saint-Germain to conclude a reciprocal deal in which Neymar will join the Etihad Stadium, and Bernardo will leave on the opposite side of the capital of light.

Reports indicated that Pep Guardiola confirmed that Silva is not for sale this summer, as he is considered a key player in his plan for next season, although he had previously hinted that he would not let Bernardo leave for a small amount.

Manchester’s intransigence in negotiations with Barca, despite the fact that Bernardo was enthusiastic about the idea of ​​​​coming to the Blaugrana and taking on the colors of the team under the command of Xavi in ​​the new football project in the club.

The Spanish newspaper Sport went further by confirming that Bernardo was ready to reduce his annual salary to facilitate the process of his departure to Barcelona, ​​but the deal would cost the Catalan club at least 80 million euros this summer.

And the newspaper said, Guardiola will not stand against the player’s desire to leave, especially as he previously stated, “Our goal as a club is to stay, although we have always said that we do not want to have unhappy players in the team.”

This means that the idea that the Spanish coach issues regarding his position on the departure of a mid-field star is nothing but an attempt from him to earn more money to settle other alternative deals.

Silva participated in 35 matches in Manchester City’s crowning campaign in the English Premier League last season, where he scored 8 goals and assisted 4, to be selected in the team of the season.

Ousmane Dembele (25 years old) is a kind of unexpected and even surprising reaction. Either on the field or outside. This makes him a strange man. Proof of that is the latest anecdote he starred at the Barcelona winger this week, shortly after confirming his re-sign to Barcelona after he was laid off from his contract on 1 July.

As usual, the players in attendance are asked to say a few words to the locker room as a salute. In Dembele’s case, it was a matter of talking about what it means to continue to be associated with the Blaugrana entity, after the TV series caused by the club’s failed attempts to renew it while it still had a contract in force and even trying to sell it at the end of the winter market.

The fact is that Dembele, after being asked by Xavi to say a few words, “stayed” with his teammates. He started by saying that he is very happy to continue at Barcelona, ​​to continue with the team and with Xavi, and that he is very committed to the group. As proof of this, Othman asked that he be the leader! The surprise was great among his teammates as soon as he said it because this request from the French did not suit them, and even more so with the clarity of the captain (Busquets, Pique, Sergi Roberto and Alba) and after Osman was almost on his feet. Outside the club, when appearance is less. But the French striker quickly explained that it was a joke, much to the delight of the general team, who burst out laughing amid the public joke.

Dembele surprised them again, like when information started to emerge that he got married in Morocco last Christmas without many knowing that he had a girlfriend and was in full swing with the club to renew it. Osman, a genius and also a character for jokes, is increasingly appreciated in the locker room.

Barcelona are setting their sights on one of the most promising players to succeed Jordi Alba on the left front.

According to the Catalan newspaper Sport, Barcelona had expressed its desire to sign Marcos Alonso, a Chelsea player, but the English team is inflexible, as described by the Spanish press.

Henrique joined French club Monaco in 2018, coming from Atletico Madrid, on a five-year contract.

The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona puts an alternative to Marcos Alonso, the Brazilian Caio Henrique, who performed well, as he scored two goals and provided 12 assists during the last season, accompanied by Monaco.

His numbers indicate that he is the best Brazilian left-back playing in the major European leagues, with higher numbers than Alex Sandro with Juventus, and Alex Telles with Manchester United.

Of the Brazilians who play in the five major European leagues, only Vinicius Jr made 16 more assists, and Caio Henrique put himself in second place by beating compatriots such as Gabriel Jesus with 11, Rodrygo with 9 and Neymar Jr. with 8.

In the French league, he exceeded his numbers, Lucas Paqueta, the Lyon star, and Gerson, the Marseille player, who provided 7 assists.

The 25-year-old has a high technical quality, as he played in the youth categories in Santos as a defensive midfielder, and now he has developed greatly and helps build play in a good tactical way, and has developed in terms of the defensive side.

Barcelona has been watching him since he came to Atletico Madrid under 18, and now it’s time to try to sign him and bring him to the Xavi Hernandez battalion.

Barcelona is not the only player interested in the player, as there are several Premier League clubs watching him in preparation for opening negotiations with him and his club, and his contract will expire in 2025 and the value of his transfer is estimated between 20 and 25 million euros.

Barcelona is working to sign a new defender during the current summer Mercato.

Barca signed Andreas Christensen for free this summer, after his contract with Chelsea expired, but Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez wants an additional defender.

According to the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, the Barcelona administration has given priority to offensive deals in recent weeks, but is now focusing on the inclusion of a new defender.

She pointed out that the French defender Jules Conde, the Seville defender, is the main target now in Mercato Barcelona.

Barca seeks to reduce the demands of Seville, which requires about 65 million euros to sell Conde, by placing Nico Gonzalez or Abdel Samad Zalzouli in the deal.

Zalzouli is with the first team in the preparatory round in the United States of America, but the renewal does not mean that he will remain this season, Xavi is very satisfied with his performance, but the renewal of Dembele and the arrival of Rafinha leaves the Moroccan with little chance of getting minutes in the attack.

It is likely that Zalzuli will leave in the coming weeks, and his destination may be Seville, led by Julen Lopetegui.

The Moroccan loves the coach and also Monchi and can enter the process that should end with the signing of Jules Conde for Barcelona, ​​Zelzoli will be a way to make the process cheaper.

She explained that Chelsea was Barcelona’s main competitor in the Conde deal, but he has not made any offers so far.

She mentioned that the famous agent Jorge Mendes, who mediates between Seville and Barcelona, ​​to settle the Conde deal.

International press reports indicated, today, Sunday, that the Dutch international star Memphis Depay, the Barcelona striker, has set his only condition for leaving during the current summer transfer period.

Barcelona has signed Leeds United striker Rafinia Diaz and Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski, which will reduce Depay’s chances of getting a full chance with the Blaugrana next season.

Depay sets an interesting condition to leave Barcelona

And according to what Fabrizio Romano, a journalist expert in the transfer of players, published on his personal account on the social networking site “Twitter”, Barcelona officials met with Memphis Depay this week, and informed him that he is one of the main elements of coach Xavi in ​​the event of his decision to stay inside the next season.

Moreover, Barca officials notified Memphis Depay that the club will be flexible with him in the event of an offer to join him during the current summer transfers.

But for his part, Memphis Depay stipulated that his move from the “Camp Nou” stadium to a team at the top in Europe to participate in the Champions League, to agree to leave Barca.

Depay joined Barcelona in the Mercato last summer, coming from Olympique Lyonnais, in a free transfer deal, but he suffered several injuries that affected his attacking level.

Memphis Depay participated in 37 games with Barcelona in all competitions last season, during which he scored 13 goals and provided two assists.