Barcelona are proving to be one of the most serious sides in the transfer window and have already outlined the deals they will be concluding in the next coming days. The Spanish La Liga giants are said to be working round the clock to ensure that they seal their transfer incoming as early as possible to eradicate any form of competition from other clubs. They have been strongly linked with Olympique Lyon star Memphis Depay since the start of last season and according to the latest reports, they could finally be getting him this summer.
If there's one player that's currently being monitored by a lot of players at the moment, it's Lille defender Sven Botman. The Netherlands international defender is having a fantastic season with the French club and is on the cusp of guiding them to their first French Ligue 1 title in a very long time. Botman and Lille are currently on the verge of ending Paris Saint-Germain's title-winning streak and they only need to win their last league match to ensure that they have the league title in the bag.
Barcelona will be looking to bounce back from their shocking and embarrassing defeat against Granada at home in the La Liga when they travel to the Mestalla Stadium on Sunday. The match will be Barcelona's 34th League game of the season and it will put their title credentials to the test once again after they failed to secure maximum points against Granada in their last fixture.
It is no longer news that Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona are highly interested in signing a new striker this summer and their major transfer target for that position is Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland. The young striker is currently the most sought-after player in the world right now and he is reportedly still thinking about where he will be at next season.
It was reported last season by several media outlets that Liverpool midfielder Georgio Wijnaldum will quit Anfield in favor of a move to Barcelona this summer as he looks to get a fresh challenge in a different country and a different league. He has so refused to sign a new contract despite Liverpool presenting up to two fresh deals that were said to be an upgrade to his current contract.
Barcelona are one of the top European clubs in Europe that have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic outbreak financially and it hit them really hard. The Spanish La Liga giants have been thrown into a very deep financial hiatus that has seen them suffer some major setbacks both privately and on the public scene.
According to a report which was released by the Daily Mail in the past week, Barcelona have strengthened their interest in Borussia Dortmund's prolific striker Erling Haaland as they look to bolster their attacking options after they allowed veteran striker Luis Suarez to leave the club in the past transfer window.
Barcelona will be without four new players ahead of their Spanish Copa Del Rey semi-final first leg clash with Sevilla on Wednesday night as the club's injury crisis shows no signs of stopping in the nearest future. Barcelona have already missed some key players due to long-term injuries.
Star defender Gerard Pique has not played for Barcelona since suffering a serious knee injury during the La Liga defeat at the home of league leaders Atletico Madrid in November, while promising forward AnsuFati also succumbed to a long-term knee injury earlier this season on the back of his promising start to the season. The two players will definitely miss the Sevilla clash mentioned earlier in addition to the newly injured quartet of Ronald Araujo, Martin Braithwaite, SerginoDest and Miralem Pjanic. The club ruled out the four players namely Miralem Pjanic, SerginoDest, Martin Braithwaite and Ronald Araujo out of the Sevilla game on Wednesday night via a statement on the playing squad for the game.
Barcelona youngster Ansu Fati is said to be closing in on a return to action after several months out with a serious knee injury. This is according to the report from Diario Sport which revealed that the hot prospect is making progress in his bid to return to full fitness. The report also said that the Barcelona attacker is not rushing his comeback from the knee injury that has kept him away from the Barcelona first team squadsince November 2020. The priority for him is to regain full fitness before returning to the pitch to help Barcelona ahead of the rest of their games this season.
AnsuFati was having a great season before the injury after emerging as a star for both Barcelona and his country, Spain. The 18-year-old had a return of five goals and four assists in the opening ten games of the season for Barcelona in all competitions before he tore the meniscus in his left knee.
Over the past few weeks, Barcelona news have been largely dominated by the Spanish club's imminent voting in of a new President. The elections, which will be held later this month has not even started yet and there are several stories about it that pop up each day.
The story that has surfaced this time around is that two of the candidates in the running to be the Catalan giant's new president in persons of Pere Riera and AgustiBenedito have dropped out of the race and are no longer in the running for the position. This now means that there are just five candidates left in the picture who are willing to battle it out to become the next president.
