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Manchester United are planning to make a ‘significant’ effort to sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti this summer. The France international has struggled with knee injuries for almost two years, and finds himself behind Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet in the pecking order at the Nou Camp. Samuel Umtiti could leave Barcelona this yearGetty Images –…
With many now stuck in their homes and searching for distraction with the season suspended Football Manager 2020 is coming into its own. Many people are booting up their laptops and whiling away the hours trying to unearth wonderkid regens from Venezuela and win the Champions League with Grays Athletic. Once we’ve finished are shifts…
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Real Madrid ended their long wait for an El Clasico victory with a 2-0 win against Barcelona to move above their fierce rivals and back to the top of LaLiga. Barcelona were unbeaten in the previous seven encounters between the two sides in all competitions and had not lost to Real in LaLiga since 2016,…
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Barcelona have signed Leganes striker Martin Braithwaite in a £16million deal. The transfer has been completed outside of the transfer window due to LaLiga giving Barca permission to make an emergency signing following long-term injuries to forwards Luis Suarez (knee) and Ousmane Dembele (hamstring). Martin Braithwaite is a Denmark internationalGetty And they have brought in…
Real Betis forward Borja Iglesias was sent off for shoving Leganes’ physio face first into the roof of the bench on Sunday. The two sides played out a goalless draw as Iglesias saw red in injury-time in Madrid. Borja Iglesias shoved the Leganes physio Leganes’ physio, Sergio Hontoria, held on to the ball when it…
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Jordi Alba has followed Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi in slamming the club’s sporting director Eric Abidal. The Frenchman, who used to play for Barca, criticised the team’s performances under former manager Ernesto Valverde, who was replaced by Quique Setien last month. Jordi Alba was, like Messi, annoyed by Eric Abidal’s commentsGetty Images – Getty He…
There are certain LaLiga stars who could be on their way to England this year. Most Premier League clubs will be looking to strengthen their squads this month and in the summer – and there is a huge amount of talent in Spain. Gareth Bale appears to be unsettled in MadridGetty Images – Getty The…
Granada have taken LaLiga by storm so far this season. With the postponement of El Clasico, the club took full advantage to leapfrog Barcelona and Real Madrid into top spot by beating Real Betis 1-0 on Sunday. It has been a remarkable turn around for the Spanish club, who were relegated from LaLiga under Tony…
Diego Costa is the funniest player Kieran Trippier has ever played with, the former Tottenham defender revealed. The pair became team-mates when the full-back completed a £20million move to Atletico Madrid in July. Kieran Trippier has settled in well at Atletico MadridGetty Images “He calls me Rooney 10 times a day. He does it all…
Barcelona owe Liverpool almost €100million (£89.6million) for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho. The 27-year-old completed a £142million move to Barcelona in January 2018. Philippe Coutinho joined Bayern Munich on loan in August after a tough first full season with BarcelonaAFP or licensors He failed to impress in his 18-month spell in Spain and was shipped…
