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Barcelona will play in front of their fans in the Joan Gamper Trophy against Mexican side Pumas on Sunday evening, but there is one player who will not be ...

The centre-back has a few offers that he is considering, but his departure from Barcelona has not yet been finalised. Although the Frenchman continues to work professionally, he also understands that it is best not to be at Camp Nou this afternoon. According to MARCA, the club and the French centre-back have agreed that he will not be at the stadium.

Almost three months since the last season ended and Frenkie de Jong's future still continues to dominate the headlines. The Barcelona midfielder has found ...

Barcelona had already agreed to sell De Jong to Manchester United in a deal worth €85 million, but the move fell through. The Barcelona midfielder has found himself at the centre of transfer speculation since May, with Manchester United mainly pushing for his signing. Chelsea and Barcelona have crossed paths on numerous occasions this summer, rivalling each other for several transfer targets.

Robert Lewandowski scored his first Barcelona goal in a 6-0 rout of Mexican side Pumas.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong completed the rout in the second half. Pedri added the second and fourth goals in the fifth and 19th minutes, sandwiching a strike from Ousmane Dembele. Lewandowski also played a key part in Pedri's second goal with an inspired pass to set up the midfielder.

Barcelona newcomer Robert Lewandowski gave Camp Nou a dazzling first-half performance on Sunday in the Joan Gamper Trophy that saw him score and register ...

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Barcelona midfielder Pedri has been talking about how much he's enjoying playing alongside Robert Lewandowski at the Camp Nou after the Gamper Trophy win ...

“We have had a good preseason and we wanted to start winning. The fans deserve it and we want to give them joy,” he said. It’s a luxury to play with Lewandowski. I really enjoy seeing how he shoots and how he associates, it gives me a lot of joy.”

BARCELONA star Frenkie de Jong is a top Manchester United and Chelsea transfer target.

“There’s a lot on that De Jong deal,” said Neville. “Just generally. And with the Catalan titans pushing to land Bernardo Silva from Manchester City, that new development gives both teams hope of striking a deal. Manchester United and Chelsea are both keen to land the Netherlands international. “If he’s said ‘no I’m not coming I want to stay at Barcelona’ or ‘I want to go to London to play in the Champions League’, surely at that point United would have said ‘we’re out of the race for Frenkie de Jong. Barcelona are, however, open to keeping hold of De Jong if the player agrees to take a pay cut. Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong still has no plans to take a pay cut at the club, according to reports.

Barcelona ended their preparations for the new season on a high as they hammered Mexican giants Pumas 6-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday night.

“We’re very excited for the start of the season. The youngster added that the team are very excited for the start of the season and are looking forward to challenging and winning trophies. Pedri and Robert Lewandowski stole the show for the Blaugrana, with the former scoring two goals and setting up one more.

De Jong has been the subject of interest from Manchester United all summer, but has refused to join the Premier League giants as he looks to stay with ...

“We have a lot of competition for the starting positions. However, there are a lot of things we have to improve. De Jong followed that brilliant piece of skill up with a goal of his own in the rout. But as he praised his side for a successful pre-season, Xavi made it clear that he wanted to see De Jong stay. De Jong started on the bench, with Barca boss Xavi instead selecting a midfield of Gavi, Pedri and Sergio Busquets to start the game. That would be another blow to Manchester United, who remain keen to sign the 25-year-old, but have seen a deal stall.

The Blaugrana take on Mexican side Pumas UNAM at Camp Nou on Sunday in the annual Joan Gamper Trophy, with the Liga MX squad making the overseas trip to face ...

Today's match will be about the performances on the field, but there is much work to be done off it if Barcelona are to take full advantage of their summer overhaul. It figures to be a busy day for the Pumas shot-stopper between the sticks. 4th min: GOAL, BARCELONA! It's a fast start for the hosts as Robert Lewandowski gets Barcelona on the board first with a spectacular opener. 55 mins to kick: The Barcelona lineup is in. There is just a week left to go before their campaign begins, and the club's wage bill is unsustainable as-is, La Liga has determined. 24th min: Chance, Barcelona! Every Barcelona attack seems to produce a great opportunity on goal, and this time only fate keeps the ball from finding the back of the net. It was total and complete domination from Barcelona in the first half, dominating possession and carving the Pumas defense to shreds. Even when Barcelona took their foot off the gas and sat back, Pumas had to fight hard just to string a few passes together. 49th min: GOAL, BARCELONA! After a furious start to the first half, the hosts have begun the same in the second with reinforcements on the pitch. It rolled to Memphis on the end line, but the Pumas goalkeeper is there to stop the chance. 46th min: The second half is under way, with a host of changes for the home side. The ugliest goal yet in a litany of defensive nightmares from the visitors at the Camp Nou.

The footballing world was shocked when Messi departed Barcelona last year, with the Catalans being unable to renew his contract due to the financial situation.

The relationship between Messi and Laporta has not been at its best due to the manner of the former’s exit last summer. PSG, for their part, plan to keep hold of the 35-year-old global icon and want to hand him a new contract. He has made a fine start to the new season, scoring a stunning goal for Les Parisiens against Clermont Foot recently.

FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi have opened negotiations for the club legend to return to the Camp Nou in 2023.

Right at the time he appears to finally be finding his feet with his French employers, however, Messi is being linked back to his first love and boyhood club. Aged 36 by the time he becomes a free agent again if not putting pen to paper once more with PSG, Messi could sign for Barca for a year or two it is said and therefore retire at the club he spent over two decades with after arriving at the La Masia academy as a teenager from Argentina. On June 30 next year, Messi's contract ends with his current club Paris Saint Germain with whom he is said to have the option of extending for another 12 months should he wish.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has extended an olive branch to De Jong to publicly invite him to stay, and says he is confident he will.

This week they have to fix both of them.” He has told Martin Braithwaite and Samuel Umtiti to find new clubs. With him and his teammates we have a very powerful midfield.

Barcelona legend Lionel Messi did not make the cut in four of Franck Kessie's greatest players of all time to ever grace the pitch; Kessie instead showed he ...

He is expected to play a key part in Xavi Hernandez's revolution and rebuild at Barcelona. The Ivory Coast international once said that he is not afraid of running and putting in the work on the pitch. Kessie is expected to play a key part in Xavi Hernandez's revolution and rebuild at Barcelona. The Ivory Coast international once said that he is not afraid of running and putting in the work on the pitch. Kessie completed a move to Barcelona after failing to agree to a new deal with AC Milan. He has penned a four-year contract in Spain and will be unveiled officially on Wednesday, July 6th.

Frenkie de Jong showed why Manchester United are so determined to sign him by displaying his world-class quality during Barcelona's 6-0 win over Pumas UNAM ...

Running at breakneck speed with the ball at his feet, De Jong got his head up and played a delightful pass with the outside of his boot to Aubameyang. Meanwhile, you can watch De Jong score Barcelona’s sixth goal of the night here: Video: De Jong’s stunning run and pass vs Pumas Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted a fifth goal for the Catalan outfit shortly after the interval before De Jong added gloss to the scoreline in the 84th minute. But Xavi sent De Jong on, possibly for his final appearance at Camp Nou, at the start of the second half. However, De Jong is reportedly owed a fortune in deferred wages from his current employers and is likely to stay put at Camp Nou unless the issue is resolved.

The standoff against Mexico's Pumas UNAM saw Polish striker Robert Lewandowski score his first goal in the Barcelona colours in a friendly match at Camp Nou ...

Barca was leading the game 3-0 as early as ten minutes from the kick-off. The third goal was scored by forward Ousmane Dembele. The Pumas were a sorry sight and it seemed as if their defence was purely theoretical. Barca scored another goal before the break – thanks to Lewandowski assisting Pedri the second time.

Dani Alves was honoured by Barcelona ahead of the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Pumas UNAM.

And that has been left out at the club." Everything that happens on the field is a reflection of what happens outside. I am eternally grateful to Xavi and the president for bringing me back. "As a cule, I would like Barcelona to do things differently. Barcelona don’t care about the people who made history for the club. "Since I arrived, I made it very clear that I wasn’t any more a 20-year-old guy and that I wanted things to be done head-on, without hiding things.

However, as per the same report, one of the Barcelona players was on the receiving end of boos and whistles from the fans when he stepped onto the pitch during ...

To that end, the 31-year-old has been pushing Barça to terminate his contract which still has two years left. And fans in attendance cheered and clapped with joy at the sight of their favourite players. But he continues to drag his heels and remains a Blaugrana despite the club’s best efforts to move him on.

Barcelona star Pedri has been impressed by the immediate impact of Robert Lewandowski on his arrival in Catalonia.

The veteran striker netted the opening goal in the 6-0 victory over the Mexican side at the Camp Nou and laid on a pair of assists for Pedri’s two goals and the Spanish teenager was full of praise at full time. Lewandowski joined up with the Barcelona squad on their preseason tour of the United States before finally getting his first goal in the Joan Gamper Trophy win this weekend. Despite the Bavarians initial insistence on keeping Lewandowski at the Allianz Arena, Lewandowski’s determination to join Barcelona proved crucial, with a deal eventually wrapped up.

Goals from Pedri (2), Lewandowski, Dembélé, Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong win the Joan Gamper trophy.

If Gerard Piqué had scored from that back-heel it would have been something special, Auba banged one onto the bar, and eventually it was down to Frenkie de Jong to slot in the goal that matched Barça’s tally in the only previous meeting between these sides, a 6-1 win for the Catalans back in 1963. New signing Kessie slipped in the killer pass for Aubameyang to score with practically his first touch of the ball. Xavi made a number of changes at half-time, and yet the eleven still looked very, very solid indeed. The talk among Pumas fans in the build-up was all about repeating their heroics at the Trofeo Bernabéu in 2004 and becoming the first team ever to win both the Real Madrid and Barça preseason tournaments. Pedri had provided the assist for that one and barely a minute later the roles were reversed. Robert Lewandowski only needed two minutes to net his first Blaugrana goal, and it was a brilliantly executed finish.

Frenkie de Jong stared for Xavi's Barcelona side in their last pre-season game ahead of La Liga kicking off this weekend, but the manager is unsure whether ...

"I don't know what will happen to Frenkie de Jong. Until August 31st anything can happen," Xavi said after the UNAM win. "Some players will leave and another deal is also going to take place in principle." Initially, the Mirror reported that La Liga had rejected Barca's latest claim to get the likes of Raphinha and Jules Kounde registered in time for the season kick-off.

After the departure of top players, the Spanish football club is back in the transfer business. Here's how the numbers are adding up.

It had been reported that this was down to La Liga not accepting the capital gains on their economic levers. Cope say that this is in fact part of the sale of ...

That difference was allegedly provided by Logskley Investments S.L., a company created by Sixth Street and Barcelona for the exclusive purpose of this deal with each owning 50% of the entity. It had been reported that this was down to La Liga not accepting the capital gains on their economic levers. According to Cadena Cope, Barcelona have falsely inflated their accounts using their own money.

A crowd of more than 83,000 saw the team's top signing, Robert Lewandowski, score his first goal for the Catalan club and connect well with young playmaker ...

“We did what we have to do to make Barcelona a reference again.” “Spectacular,” said the front-page headline of the Sport newspaper, on top of a Lewandowski photo. After a trophyless season in which it didn’t have Lionel Messi for the first time in nearly two decades, the club went to the market and quickly became the top offseason spender in Europe. Barcelona recently sold 25% of its Spanish league television rights for the next 25 years for nearly 670 million euros ($682.1 million), and sold a 25% stake of its production hub for 100 million euros ($101.8 million). On Sunday, it played its first game at the Camp Nou since it was renamed following a sponsorship and naming rights deal with Spotify. The new signings showed plenty of promise in the preseason that ended Sunday with a 6-0 rout of Mexican club Pumas at the Joan Camper tournament at the Camp Nou. A crowd of more than 83,000 saw the team’s top signing, Robert Lewandowski, score his first goal for the Catalan club and connect well with young playmaker Pedri González. They also saw new defender Jules Koundé make his debut, and new forward Raphinha and returning forward Ousmane Dembélé play well again.

De Jong arrived at Barcelona in the summer of 2019 after a €86 million deal was agreed with AFC Ajax earlier in January that year. The midfielder initially ...

De Jong arrived at Barcelona in the summer of 2019 after a €86 million deal was agreed with AFC Ajax earlier in January that year. But they have not been successful in their endeavours, forcing them into taking drastic actions. As per the terms of the new deal, de Jong agreed to reduce his salary for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons by around €18 million, which would be paid to him across the remaining four years of his contract.

Frenkie de Jong is refusing to lower his salary at FC Barcelona, despite the club now wanting him to stay.

He knows what I think and what the club wants and needs. As part of an agreement struck on the watch of Laporta's predecessor Josep Bartomeu, De Jong is set to earn €18mn ($18.4mn) this season and €88.58mn ($90.2mn) over the last four years of his contract. Yet due to United's lack of football in the mentioned elite European club competition, and a desire to succeed in Xavi Hernandez's promising sporting project at Camp Nou, De Jong has insisted on staying put at his current club.

Barcelona have reportedly urged De Jong to rip up his current deal at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong is caught in the middle of one of the strangest transfer sagas of all time – with Chelsea and Manchester United still wanting ...

Would it be a stretch to see De Jong at City at the end of all of this? An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. Should the situation between De Jong and Barcelona be resolved swiftly, however, perhaps Man City could still have another part to play. The Blues seem to have done most of their summer business in this way, pouncing in the chance to sign the likes of Marc Cucurella from under Manchester City's noses, looking at Raphinha or Dembele depending on who Barça signed (they weren't expecting both) and even enquiring about the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabriel Jesus to test the waters. Now, they want to cancel his existing contract and return to the deal he was on previously. Question marks were raised when the Blaugrana legend appeared to favour stronger, more powerful midfielders early his tenure and when De Jong was substituted against Rayo Vallecano in April, he reacted by storming down the tunnel rather than taking his place on the bench.

Newly signed FC Barcelona superstar Robert Lewandowski has recently sat down with Sport1 for an exclusive interview, where the striker discusses various ...

“I have always said that the success of the team drives me. That was very nice, he is a great personality and I am grateful to him, but also to all other people from the board. Finally, Lewandowski was asked about the Ballon d’Or amid speculation that he chose Barcelona simply to win the coveted individual award. Of course you are looking forward to games like the Clásico and Benzema is a great striker, but in the end it’s about winning titles with Barca. Everything else is irrelevant.” Speaking about his farewell at Bayern, Lewandowski added: “It was a strange feeling to go to the training ground for the last time. “This gave me a lot of motivation and hope to achieve my dreams.

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has admitted that he was in talks with Barcelona for a potential move in the summer but the new club owners somehow ...

I felt a responsibility to stay here in my home. “I had a meeting with the new owners. I feel right and ready to look forward,” he concluded. For a period I was a free agent and who knows what could have happened in that period. “After the Club World Cup, where I became the only player to ever win every trophy, I felt it was the time to go back. Following the Club World Cup win, Chelsea lost two first-team defenders in Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger to Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.

Manchester United's pursuit of Frenkie de Jong has made headlines for over three months now with no resolution in sight yet.

He has offers but we want him to stay and he wants to stay.” “He is a Barça player, of great quality and we want him to stay. He knows what I think of him and what the club wants from him. “I don’t know what will happen to Frenkie, until the 31st of August anyone can move. De Jong, however, refuses to speak out against his employers and insists he wants to remain a Barca player. Once again, this puts fresh doubts on the Camp Nou outfit and whether they are in a position to pay the deferred wages.

Robert Lewandowski was one of the stars of Barcelona's Joan Gamper Trophy match against Pumas on Sunday, with the Poland international involved in four of ...

"Yes, I heard that, and I laughed," he said. At that time it was important and necessary for me to make it clear that I was ready for a change. "It was a difficult situation for everyone involved and we had to find the best solution. "I didn't expect so many fans. After 12 years in Germany, it was clear to me that my time was over. I wanted to make that clear, and of course it was not easy for Bayern to accept a sale during this phase.

Marcos Alonso wants to play for Barcelona and the Catalans are keen to sign the Spanish full-back from Chelsea. The Blaugrana and the defender want to join ...

Alonso, who will not stop working with the London team until the agreement is finalised, assumes that his arrival at the Spotify Camp Nou is only a matter of time, probably just a few days. The agreement is practically complete, but the announcement of his arrival will take some time. And Barcelona are confident of doing both very soon.

A La Liga audit said Barça do not have enough money to cover the purchase of the players they have brought in, including striker Robert Lewandowski.

That enabled the overall accounting value of the deal to be larger now, announcing two deals, the first for 10% of the club’s La Liga TV rights over 25 years, the second for a further 15%. In total, including a new sponsorship deal with Spotify, the departure of players and increased revenue, Barcelona said that they had brought in more than €850m as they seek to improve their squad and fix a financial crisis. Barcelona had accounted for benefits of €667m (£562m) from the sale of two packets of future television rights and had hoped that would help enable them to comply with La Liga’s financial fair play rules.

The latest chapter of the saga involving the Dutch midfielder and Barcelona takes a drastic turn.

Both sides have publicly stated a desire for de Jong to remain with Barcelona this season. After signing a two-year contract extension in Oct. 2020, the Dutch midfielder is reportedly owed €18 million ($18.4 million) after part of his salary from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 pandemic seasons was deferred. Mexico’s Pumas UNAM that the club “will be able to register all players.”

The ongoing contract stand off between Frenkie de Jong and Barcelona could take a dramatic turn this week.

The report states Joan Laporta and the Barcelona hierarchy are questioning the legality of his second contract due to potential ‘criminality’ on the part of the previous board. However, as per exclusive reports from The Athletic, Barcelona want to annul the contract de Jong signed in 2020, and revert back to the deal he penned on his arrival at the club in 2019. ▪️#FCBwant De Jong to revert to his 2019 contract

A recent report from Xavi Campos has offered a detailed update on Barcelona's pursuit of Lionel Messi. The Argentine international has become the club's ...

Barça are currently in contact with Messi’s environment. Not to mention, the move could be beneficial for the club as well, as Messi offers certain economic incentives and the prospects of him sharing the pitch with Lewandowski could significantly increase the club’s overall clout in European football. As per Xavi Campos, Messi’s path to a return to Barcelona appears to be clear for now, with everything indicating a reunion between the player and the club in 2023.

Dani Alves was honoured by Barcelona ahead of the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Pumas UNAM.

And that has been left out at the club." Everything that happens on the field is a reflection of what happens outside. I am eternally grateful to Xavi and the president for bringing me back. "As a cule, I would like Barcelona to do things differently. Barcelona don’t care about the people who made history for the club. "Since I arrived, I made it very clear that I wasn’t any more a 20-year-old guy and that I wanted things to be done head-on, without hiding things.

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has opened up on his decision to reject a summer move to Barcelona.

“The conversations were there [with Barcelona]. I felt it was the time to go back [to Spain]. “I’m really happy. The Spanish international was heavily linked with a switch to the Camp Nou as part of a major squad rebuild in Catalonia ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

That deal, signed during the pandemic, extended De Jong's contract by two years, to 2026, while also deferring €18m of salary from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 ...

Unsurprisingly, FDJ’s not willing to play ball — so far, only Barca-lifer Gerard Pique has agreed to be extorted like that — but as the same time, De Jong also wants to stay and play for the club, which is just as baffling. That sort of questionable decision-making should make us think twice, and then think twice more, about any sort of offer, perhaps as high as €70-85m, we might or might not submit for the 25-year-old midfielder. That deal, signed during the pandemic, extended De Jong’s contract by two years, to 2026, while also deferring €18m of salary from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.

The Polish international eventually completed his move from Bayern Munich last month after a long running transfer saga between Bavaria and Catalonia.

Lewandowski is set to make his competitive debut this weekend as La Blaugrana kick off their La Liga campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano on August 13. I feel like a child who has a new toy.” Lewandowski netted his first goal for the club, in front of the home fans, and laid on a pair of assists for Spanish star Pedri, and he is no doubt over the positivity of his move to Spain.

While Barcelona talk of alleged criminality in his 2020 contract extension, it has left de Jong and his entourage befuddled as to how the deal passed through ...

Barcelona have been trying to get de Jong to lower his salary or offload him all summer. It is claimed that the Dutchman’s camp believes that they more than played their part in helping the club, settling for wages as less as €3 million in 2020/21 and €6 million in 2021/22, which they consider is well below the level of the midfielder and now want Barça to hold up their end of the deal. It was claimed that the Catalans were considering legal action regarding the matter and had warned de Jong and his camp that they might get implicated even though the club held the previous board, led by ex-president Josep Maria Bartomeu, responsible.

As Barcelona ramp up their efforts to conclude deals for exit-bound players, Fabrizio Romano has issued an update on the situation of the Catalans' ...

So, as things stand it will likely be Depay who leaves the club, with the Blaugrana not planning to offload both the forwards. As for Aubameyang, he is attracting interest from Premier League giants Chelsea, who are desperately searching for a new striker. On top of that, he would only depart Camp Nou for a big club.

Barcelona kick off LaLiga Santander this coming Saturday at the Spotify Camp Nou against Rayo Vallecano, by which time they hope to have confirmed the ...

The reports indicate that these extra measures are not necessary. They have done their homework. Barcelona are clinging to the opinions of the auditors who believe that it is not necessary to activate the fourth lever, the sale of the other 24.5 percent of Barca Studios - for value of another 100 million euros - to allow the inscriptions.

Despite a positive summer transfer window, the club have bloated wage expenses and must reduce the player salaries or even sell the key players, if they are to ...

But as the leader of the team, he is willing to accept the lowered terms, especially given the fact that Barcelona are not in a position to register the new signings, just yet. The Catalans are confident they can tie Busquets down to a lowered deal. As we close in on the start of the new season, FC Barcelona are facing several challenges from a financial perspective.