FC Barcelona News
Decision time for Eto’o – Cameroon star furious that deal has been done behind his back
July 19th, 2009Samuel Eto’o is reportedly furious at talks between Barcelona and Inter Milan, without him being consulted about any move to the Italian club.
The Cameroon striker will return to Barcelona next week after his holidays, with a deal agreed between Barça and Inter to sell Eto’o for €40 million plus the loan of Aleksandr Hleb in exchange for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Eto’o is reported to announce his decision later in the week once he has considered the deal fully and as the deal cannot go ahead without Eto’o's say so, Barça are keeping their options open and are still talking about the possibility of signing David Villa from Valencia.
So far this season Barcelona have been slow to finalise any deals – their only signing to date is Brazilian left back Maxwell Scherer, also from Inter Milan.
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What now for Samuel Eto’o?
July 11th, 2009With a year left on his contract with Barcelona, the Cameroon star has every reason to be feeling unloved by the club for which he has done so much.
When Pep Guardiola first took over the coaching reigns from Frank Rijkaard he immediately announced that there was no place in his squad for Eto’o and would be sold; with no buyer in sight though, he was forced to eat his words and Eto’o became a consistent fixture in the 2009/10 squad and delivered – he was the second highest scorer in La Liga.
And now Barcelona wants him out to claw back some money in the form of a transfer fee back before his contract expires next year.
While Manchester City looked to be a dead cert for Eto’o, they finally walked away from the negotiating table. It seems that in addition to a big fat salary, Eto’o also wants a large cut of the £18M transfer fee too, which means it looks like he’ll be in a team that doesn’t want him and he no longer wants to play for.
Is it a case if Eto’o being too greedy?
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Victor Valdes’s contract extended to 2014
July 9th, 2009One piece of good news from the recent wrangling between players and management is that Victor Valdes contract has been renewed for another 5 years, potentially allowing the Barça goalkeeper to retire at the club.
Negotiations with the 27 year old player’s manager broke down recently, with Joan Laporta insisting that they deal direct with Valdes instead, with the aim of resolving the standoff. It is difficult to imagine Barça without the opinionated Valdes, who is also third Captain behind Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernadez, and despite coming in from some criticism he does a solid job when the Barcelona defense fails.
And as a product of the Barça youth system, born in nearby Hospitalet de LLobregat, it is almost impossible to imagine him playing for another club, especially in Spain. However, the deadlock was broken on Tuesday, when the player and Barcelona management agreed terms.
FC Barcelona shirt – official 2009/10 kit now available
May 27th, 2009
FC Barcelona showed off their new kit for the 2009/10 season last Saturday against Osasuna, and the good news is that it is now available to order online.
The official 2009/10 FC Barcelona shirt was designed by Nike and features traditional blue and burgandy “blaugrana” bars, rather than the blocks of colour used on the 2008/09 shirt. This home shirt is available in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL.
You can also have the shirt printed with your favourite player’s name and number or customised to your own preference using the official La Liga or Champions League style, or add sleeve patches for £5.
The FC Barcelona shirt and other kit is available from UK Soccer Shop.
Joan Laporta stays on as FC Barcelona president by the skin of his teeth
July 11th, 2008All I can say is that it’s a right mess at FC Barcelona at the moment, but hopefully they’ll get themselves sorted out soon and it won’t have a negative impact on the squad.
What am I talking about?
Last Sunday there was a vote of no confidence that required a 66 percent vote AGAINST the club president to kick him out. With only 60 percent of the members who voted going against him, Joan Laporta won the vote…
…for the moment. And then yesterday the board of FC Barcelona convened to discus their way forward and 8 members out of 17 resigned after Laporta refused to step down.
It’s quite a turnaround for the golden boy of Barça. Until this season it seamed he could do no wrong in the eyes of fans, having turned the club’s fortunes around. But with no trophies for the second year and lacklustre performances from players like Ronaldinho, his support dwindled.
Having ditched Frank Rijkaard unceremoniously in May he must have hoped he could put his troubles behind him. Instead the pressure seems to be intensifying, at a time that all eyes should be on the new squad.
FC Barcelona denies Rijkaard sacked
April 3rd, 2008FC Barcelona has issued a statement denying that manager Frank Rijkaard has been sacked. Catalan station TV3 last night reported that Rijkaard would be leaving the club with B-side trainer Josep Guardiola, taking over the job next season.
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