Barcelona’s winter signing of Vitor Roque for €30m plus €31m, and was talked about as a potential manner of kickstarting their season. While things did improve at Barcelona, the Brazilian has not been responsible for it, playing just 310 minutes in the space of four months. It has led to talk of a loan move for the 19-year-old in the summer, and with his transfer still to be registered with La Liga (he was signed as an emergency option to replace Gavi), many wonder if it might not benefit the Blaugrana in terms of freeing up space in their salary limit to do so. Xavi: "Roque? We will decide o ..read more

Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid this week, with some even suggesting that the two have an agreement for him to cross the divide in the Spanish capital. Los Rojiblancos then moved to deny any such rumours, but it is true that he is a player they like. As per Matteo Moretto, the stories linking Ceballos and Atletico stem from the previous season. Before the 27-year-old had decided to renew his deal with Real Madrid until 2027, Atletico showed interest in him. However this season, they are yet to do so, and while an exit remains possible for Ceb ..read more

Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena caused ripples last weekend in the mediasphere, not just for his hat-trick of assists against Rayo Vallecano, but for admitting afterwards that he would love to play for Barcelona. However Unai Emery is keen to pounce for a player he handed a debut to. Baena, 22, currently leads La Liga for assists with 12 to his name, and across all competitions, has 21 goal contributions this season with five games to go. His talent is no secret, and he recently earned a second call-up to the Spanish national team. Barcelona have been linked with him in the past, and in addit ..read more

On paper, Barcelona’s two strongest positions currently are in central defence and central midfield, but manager Xavi Hernandez is keen to strengthen the latter. Beyond the well-known desire to bring in a pivot to screen the defence, Xavi would happily sanction the signing of another central midfielder. One of those is also public knowledge, Manchester City star Bernardo Silva is a long-term target of Xavi’s, and the 29-year-old appears to be willing to take on a new challenge this summer. However the finances of a deal for a player with a €58m release clause are far from clear at this point ..read more

Barcelona have decided to pull out of the race to sign River Plate talent Franco Mastantuono, who continues to impress in Argentina. The 16-year-old has caught the attention of Europe’s elite and has a release clause of €45m, which rises to €50m in the final 10 days of the transfers window. The Blaugrana had been tracking Mastantuono, and he was reportedly keen on signing for them, but the finances meant that they would have had to delay any signing until next season. It does not look as if the talks will wait, and as a result, Marca say that Barcelona have decided to pull out of the race to s ..read more

Barcelona are expected to have a very busy summer transfer window, and plans are already being for possible incomings. Their priority is to sign a top-level pivot, which is an area that they have massively struggled in this season. The likes of Martin Zubimendi and Amadou Onana have been linked over the last few weeks, but one name has stuck out above the rest: Joshua Kimmich. The 29-year-old has been identified as Xavi Hernandez’s top target for the summer, and given that he has not committed his future to Bayern Munich beyond 2025, there is a chance that a deal can be done. Barcelona are pre ..read more

As a result of winning their first Copa del Rey title in 40 years at the start of April, Athletic Club will be playing European football next season, at least in the Europa League. They are aiming for Champions League qualification, but after last week’s defeat to Atletico Madrid, their chances are slipping away. Los Leones make the trip to Getafe on Friday night, as they aim to keep pace with Atleti. However, they were facing the possibility of only having one fit centre-back (Aitor Paredes) for the fixture, with Yeray Alvarez and Dani Vivian struggling with knocks – Yeray has since been pass ..read more

Having missed out on a permanent deal for Alexander Sorloth last summer, a decision they surely regret now seeing his form with Villarreal, Real Sociedad moved to secure a loan deal with RB Leipzig for another one of their strikers: Andre Silva. However, the Portuguese has had a tough time in Donostia-San Sebastian. In 23 matches across all competitions, he has scored just three goals. Two of those have come in La Liga, in the space of a week in March (vs Sevilla and Granada). Imanol Alguacil has appeared unconvinced by the Portuguese, having often used Mikel Oyarzabal, Sheraldo Becker and Uma ..read more

On Thursday, lawyer Evgeniy Kuzmin claimed that a series of irregularities took place during the transfer of Artem Dobvyk from Dnipro-1 to Girona last summer. He also stated that he will be filing a report with UEFA on the matter. #GironaFC have been accused of financial irregularities, as part of their deal to sign Artem Dovbyk last summer. (MD) pic.twitter.com/8iFH4IlA7C — Football España (@footballespana_) May 2, 2024 While it has been speculated that the high-flying Catalans could be severely punished if found to have been involved in any wrongdoing, including a possible relegation from ..read more

Over the last 12-18 months, Estevao Willian’s name has popped up alongside some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Barcelona, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain – to name a few – have been linked with the Palmeiras youngster, whom is regarded in Brazil as one of the brightest talents across the world. Barça is searching for a forward, depending on the future of Vitor Roque, who may leave on loan. @alexpintanel pic.twitter.com/UpzWD8jhiL — barcacentre (@barcacentre) May 2, 2024 Estevao is tipped to be the next big breakthrough star from South America, following in the footsteps of current teammate ..read more