Tag: Lionel Messi
The €200m reason Barcelona can’t register Messi, Aguero, Depay and co for new season
Updated:Barcelona won’t be able to register any new signings this summer unless they reduce their wage bill to within the new La Liga salary cap limit. The Blaugrana have been…
Read more »Barcelona duo Samuel Umtiti and Miralem Pjanic can leave on free transfers
Updated:Barcelona are willing to terminate the contracts of Samuel Umtiti and Miralem Pjanic by mutual consent as they look to raise wages to keep Lionel Messi, Mundo Deportivo claims. The…
Read more »Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and co: The top five free agents available this summer
Updated:For the first time in 17 years, Lionel Messi has become a free agent after his Barcelona contract expired on June 30. The Catalan giants are optimistic about keeping the…
Read more »Inter Miami and the story behind Lionel Messi’s 10-year contract offer from Barcelona
Updated:Lionel Messi’s future with Barcelona has been a regular talking point, and the Argentine has yet to commit to a new contract beyond June. There have been suggestions that the…
Read more »Barcelona will prioritise signing Erling Haaland if Lionel Messi leaves
Updated:Barcelona will prioritise a summer move for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland if Lionel Messi leaves at the end of his contract, AS reports. Haaland is regarded as one…
Read more »Key issues to address for Barcelona president Joan Laporta: Lionel Messi, wage bill, new signings
Updated:Joan Laporta was officially elected as the 42nd president of Barcelona yesterday after receiving 54.28 percent of the votes in his favour. The 58-year-old has taken over the position for…
Read more »Report: Barcelona star Lionel Messi learning French alongside his family
Updated:Barcelona star Lionel Messi is understood to be taking French lessons alongside his family, as per Canal + journalist Geoffroy Garétier, speaking to El Mundo Deportivo. The Argentine’s future has been…
Read more »Manchester City turn down Lionel Messi for Real Madrid’s Eden Hazard
Updated:Diaro GOL reports that Manchester City have changed their transfer plans for the 2020/21 season. The Sky Blues have reportedly considered snubbing Lionel Messi of Barcelona for Eden Hazard of…
Read more »Barcelona are torn apart as Ter Stegen and Leo Messi have a bust-up
Updated:Barcelona faces a severe crisis in their dressing room as the relationship between Lionel Messi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen has now reached a boiling point for the second time. This…
Read more »Kylian Mbappe snubs Real Madrid to join Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain
Updated:It seemed like Kylian Mbappe would be announced as a Real Madrid signing in the summer of 2021 after the French forward had reportedly asked the Paris Saint-Germain board to…
Read more »Manchester City plotting Erling Haaland bid
Updated:Manchester City have not been firing all cylinders this season in the Premier League, partly due to Sergio Aguero’s injury issues. Although the Sky Blues have managed to sort out…
Read more »Gary Lineker reacts to Lionel Messi’s Barcelona decision
Updated:Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi’s interview about his future to Goal.com yesterday. On Friday, Messi gave an extensive interview to…
Read more »Three potential destinations for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi
Updated:Earlier this week, Lionel Messi stunned football fans around the world as he made the decision to hand in a transfer request to Barcelona through burofax. The Argentine highlighted that…
Read more »Gary Lineker comments on Lionel Messi to Manchester City prospect
Gary Lineker has told talkSPORT that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi would be a brilliant signing for Manchester City. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona striker has raved about Messi, and…
Read more »Jermaine Beckford says he would love to sign Lionel Messi for Leeds United
Updated:Jermaine Beckford has said on Twitter that he would love to bring Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to Leeds United. The former Leeds striker made the comment on the social networking…
Read more »Lautaro Martinez’s agent admits the striker has ‘big chance’ of joining Barcelona
Updated:The representative of Lautaro Martinez has said that the Inter Milan striker has a ‘very big chance’ of joining Barcelona when the transfer window reopens later in the year. The…
Read more »Ronaldo identifies Manchester United’s problem child Pogba for Juventus, Messi won’t be happy
According to Don Balon, Cristiano Ronaldo has identified Manchester United’s problem child Paul Pogba as a potential signing for Juventus. Lionel Messi won’t be happy, as the Argentine international has…
Read more »France v Argentina: 31-year-old to make World Cup headlines for wrong reasons
France and Argentina lock horns at the Kazan Arena in the last-16 of the World Cup on Saturday afternoon. Les Blues reached the knockouts after finishing top of Group C…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 14: Argentina get God’s help, France yawn-fest, Germany determined
Updated:Tuesday’s World Cup action was nothing if not dramatic, with Argentina sealing a place in the round of 16 after an agonisingly late goal. The South Americans have been joined…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 13: Ronaldo lucky not to see red, Messi will deliver, Spain relief
Updated:Monday’s World Cup 2018 action was full of controversy, suspense, goals and gaffs as the first four teams to make it through the group stages were decided. Participants in the…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 9: Argentinian ‘begs for forgiveness’, VAR issues, Brazil team named
Updated:As round two of the World Cup 2018 group stages continues, teams are starting to book their place in the next stage or be eliminated. Thursday’s action saw Australia dominate…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 8: Spain ride their luck, English dislocated shoulder, France turn to Giroud
Updated:The first week of the 2018 World Cup in Russia has been full of excitement, controversy and goals, with fans hoping the action over the remainder of the competition continues…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 4: VAR questioned, Messi committed, Germany and Neymar fitness updates
Updated:The 2018 World Cup’s longest day took place on Saturday, with four games played in Russia for fans to enjoy. In today’s news, we recap the action – with VAR…
Read more »World Cup 2018 Day 3: Spain star slams ‘diving’ Ronaldo, Suarez defended, Messi uncertainty
Updated:It was an action-packed second day of the 2018 World Cup on Friday, with three games producing eight goals – fans are now waiting in anticipation ahead of four clashes…
Read more »2018 World Cup Preview: Group D Fixtures, Predictions & Analysis
Updated:A real contender for the infamous Group of Death moniker, Group D at the World Cup should be intriguing viewing. Arguably the best player to ever play the game will…
Read more »Argentina 2018 World Cup Fixtures, Squad & Predictions
Updated:The famously tough South American qualification process almost claimed a massive scalp but Argentina scraped into this summer’s tournament after a campaign in which they employed three different coaches. The…
Read more »Man Utd could agree deal for Alba whom Messi ‘won’t allow to leave’ Barcelona
According to Don Balon, Manchester United could agree a deal with Barcelona for £131m-rated defender Jordi Alba whom Lionel Messi ‘is not at all ready to allow to leave’. The…
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