Barcelona transfer news

BARCELONA will reportedly have to pay Luis Suarez £12million to cancel his contract at the Nou Camp.
The 33-year-old has been told by new boss Ronald Koeman that he is not in his plans.

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Luis Suarez could be on his way out of Barcelona after six years in CataloniaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
This has led a host of clubs to become keen on the Uruguayan striker, with former employers Ajax confirming their interest.

But according to Goal, if Barca want the ex-Liverpool marksman off their books, they will have to pay him £12m for the last year of his contract.
And Suarez is willing to leave this summer after being deemed as surplus to requirements, though he will remain training with Barca.
The news outlet also states that Suarez has five clubs that are monitoring his situation.

Suarez took to social media last week where he broke his silence on speculation regarding his future.
He took aim at former lawyer Alejandro Balbi, who suggested he would leave the Spanish side should Lionel Messi also depart.
The 2011 Copa America winner said in response: “There are people talking about me or on my behalf when I have not had a relationship with them for years.

“When I need to speak, I’ll speak for myself.”

It has been claimed that the Catalan club have identified Lyon forward Moussa Dembele as Suarez’s replacement.
Suarez joined Barcelona from Liverpool in 2014, where he has scored 198 goals in 283 games in all competitions.

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LIONEL MESSI’S cousin, Maximiliano Biancucchi, reckons Manchester City would be the perfect fit for the Barcelona icon.
The 33-year-old – who has one year left on his contract at the Nou Camp – put in a transfer request after the club were humiliated by Bayern Munich.

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Lionel Messi’s cousin Maximiliano Biancucchi (right) sees the Barca ace playing at Manchester City
As reported by Ole, Biancucchi said: “I don’t think Messi has to play with friends, he has to find a place where he is happy.
“If he was happy in Barcelona, ​​he would have stayed there. He has to pay attention to what he feels.
“I never imagined that Leo could leave Barcelona. Of all the teams that are named, I think that in Manchester City he would fit in well .
“Messi is a good kid, that’s why it hurts me a lot when he is criticised from decision-makers since they say that he builds teams.”

But Biancucchi hopes Messi will return to his childhood side Newell’s in Argentina.
He added: “I am hopeful that at some point Leo can play at Newell’s.
“My brother (Emanuel) went to Newell’s and didn’t even have the chance to play five minutes. Now it is in the story that he played there because he was Leo’s cousin.”

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City are reportedly ready to offer Messi a staggering £450million over five years if he leaves Barcelona, reports claim.

Speculation regarding the Argentine’s future intensified over the weekend after he snubbed coronavirus testing in Barcelona and he will definitely not show up for the first day of pre-season training today
There has even been talk that Messi has spoken to Guardiola and told him he believes he can win two Ballon d’Or titles at the Etihad.

The Barcelona megastar is locked in a legal battle with the Catalan giants after his request to leave on a free earlier this month.
Barca and LaLiga joined forces yesterday to insist the terms of his contract mean if Messi wants to leave he will have to stump up the huge release clause.
The Argentina ace believes he no longer works for the Catalans – and that the club’s claim he must pay them £623million to quit won’t stand up in court.

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LIONEL MESSI believes he no longer works for Barcelona – and that the club’s claim he must pay them £623million to quit won’t stand up in court.
Barca and LaLiga joined forces yesterday to insist the terms of his contract mean if the 33-year-old wants to leave he will have to stump up the huge release clause.

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Lionel Messi is gearing up for a legal fight to leave Barcelona as a free agentCredit: Reuters
But Messi and his lawyers are ready to battle on two legal fronts that they feel mean the Spanish giants do not have a leg to stand on – pushing him closer to a stunning move to Manchester City.
The stakes were raised when Messi went through with his promise not to report for a club Covid-19 test and he will definitely not show up for the first day of pre-season training today.

The brilliant Argentine is adopting the position of no longer being employed by Barcelona, and SunSport understands he does not expect to be paid from August 25 – the day he served his notice by fax.
The superstar had the right to quit Barca for nothing at the end of last season provided he informed them by June 10, ten days after the original date for the Champions League final.

But the player is convinced Fifa’s guidance to all clubs and players during the peak of the pandemic meant any pre-existing dates would be extended beyond the completion of the delayed campaigns.
The governing body stressed the spirit of the contracts should be honoured, and with Messi finally submitting his request just two days after the rescheduled Champions League final, it is claimed that is what he has done.
Barca’s position, backed by LaLiga chief Javier Tebas yesterday, is Messi missed his June 10 deadline so must pay the 700m Euro release clause if he wants out.
But that stance could come back to bite them hard, because Messi’s lawyers believe the actual clause doesn’t exist in the fourth year of the player’s contract, 2020/21.

So if Barca insist the 2019/20 campaign ended on June 10, by default they are saying the 20/21 season came into effect then, meaning the buy-out clause is no longer in force.
If that is the case then it would only leave City having to agree a fee to be able to snap up the world’s best player on the cheap.
City are waiting in the wings quietly, hoping Messi is able to convince Barcelona to act amicably and let him leave after the stunning service he has given to the club over 16 extraordinary years.
The LaLiga intervention from Tebas hardly came as any surprise, with bosses fearing Messi is following other superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr in quitting the league.
So far Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartemeu has dug his heels in, but it is becoming clear the legal case is appearing to stack up against him.
Messi’s father Jorge is due in the city this week for talks with Bartemeu in which he will be hoping to agree to a parting of the ways on good terms.
In the meantime, the rest of the squad is likely to begin training under new boss Ronald Koeman this week without their talisman, who has been advised by his lawyers to stay away.

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