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      Man Utd stars Sancho and Martial on Barcelona’s budget transfer shortlist of flops and outcasts along with Arsenal duo

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      BARCELONA have Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial on their six-man transfer shortlist, it’s claimed.The Spanish champions are also said to be eyeing moves for Arsenal duo Kai Havertz and Jorginho next summer.
      Jadon Sancho is on Barcelona’s stunning six-man transfer shortlistCredit: Getty
      Anthony Martial has struggled for consistent minutes this seasonCredit: Getty
      Barca’s financial problems have had a direct impact on their transfer business in recent seasons.
      In order to manage their issues, the club have been forced to look at free agents, flops, and out-of-favour players from top teams in Europe.
      According to Mundo Deportivo, they have already applied that approach to their plans for next summer.
      The report claims that Barca have drawn up a six-man list of potential targets, which includes Sancho and Martial.
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      Sancho has not played for United since August 26 following his public falling out with Erik ten Hag.
      The Red Devils boss has even banished the winger from attending any first-team activities as their feud continues.
      As a result, Sancho’s future at Old Trafford appears to be over, with Roma joining Barcelona in being linked with a move.
      Meanwhile, Martial has also struggled for consistent opportunities so far this season and is into the final year of his contract.
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      The Frenchman was also booed by his own fans as he replaced Rasmus Hojlund against Brighton earlier this month.
      Xavi is not just looking at United players, though, with the report adding that he has his eye on Arsenal pair Havertz and Jorginho.
      The former Chelsea duo have both joined the Gunners this year, with Jorginho arriving in January ahead of Havertz’s summer move.

      Mikel Arteta has yet to start Jorginho in the league this season and the Italian was linked with an exit in the summer as his contract expires in 2024.
      Havertz, on the other hand, has struggled for form since joining the club and is yet to register a goal or an assist this term.
      He was also dropped for the trip to Everton earlier this month and again started on the bench in last weekend’s North London derby.
      Barcelona’s six-man shortlist does include players from outside the Premier League, though.
      Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is their sole defensive target, having complained about his playing time with the German giants.
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      The Blaugrana are also one of a number of clubs tracking Athletic Club forward Nico Williams.
      With less than a year remaining on his deal, the Spain winger has provided four assists in four LaLiga matches this season.
      Jorginho is out of contract at the end of this seasonCredit: Getty
      Kai Havertz has struggled for form since joining Arsenal in the summerCredit: Getty More

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      Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski’s bizarre ‘backwards eating diet’ revealed and it’s inspired by nutritionist wife Anna

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      BARCELONA superstar Robert Lewandowski has adopted a strange backwards eating diet that sees him eat dessert BEFORE starters.Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world having terrorised opposing defences for years during his time at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and now Barca.
      Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski is in top shape thanks to a bizarre backwards dietCredit: Instagram @_rl9
      Lewandowski eats dessert and then moves on to the starter and main courseCredit: Getty
      Lewandowski was inspired by his wife Anna, who is a nutritionistCredit: Instagram @annalewandowska
      And the 35-year-old has stated he didn’t really reach the best of his ability until he sorted his diet out.
      Many would think that means he would cut sugar, fast food and alcohol, but in the Poland international’s case it means something way more radical.
      According to The Guardian, Lewandowski switched the order of his meals as part of a diet that would be the dream of any child told by their mum they have to eat their veggies before pudding.
      The Pole star always starts with dessert before moving on to his starter and main course.
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      But there is a method to this madness as Lewa was inspired by his wife Anna, who is a former karate champion that now specialises in fitness and nutrition.
      The idea behind it is that sugary foods are digested faster and thus re-ordering meals ensures they don’t mix with other food groups, like proteins and carbohydrates.
      This unique approach helps fat burn quicker and has worked out for the Barcelona star who is still in sensational shape despite his advanced age.
      Lewandowski’s former Poland team-mate Thiago Cionek, though, insists there is much more to his diet assigned by Anna.
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      Cionek told ESPN: “He is a guy who is hungry to improve as a player, and for that reason, he has a special diet that his wife gives him.
      “She is a nutritionist and is well known in Poland. Robert even told me that the big change in his career, when he reached the elite clubs and in the national team, was when he radically changed what he ate.
      “On game day, he eats a lot of protein. And there is always tuna for breakfast. He also avoids anything with gluten and lactose.
      “The day before playing, after dinner, he still finishes off with a bowl of rice pudding to fill the body with carbohydrates and glucose to play the next day. Then, in recovery, there are lots of vegetables and avocado.” More

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      Barcelona looking to raid CHAMPIONSHIP in shock summer transfer leaving fans confused

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      BARCELONA are reportedly sniffing around in the Championship as they identify a new target for next summer. The Catalan giants have left fans confused over reports that they are interested in signing Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City.
      Barcelona are reportedly interested in signing Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester CityCredit: Getty
      Xavi is looking for midfield reinforcements and could sign Ndidi for free on the expiry of his contract next summerCredit: Getty
      According to SPORT, Barcelona are keeping tabs on the Nigerian midfielder and are considering an approach in the summer when he will be a free agent.
      Ndidi’s current contract with The Foxes is set to expire in June 2024 when Barca would be able to snatch him up on a free transfer.
      The La Liga outfit have had difficulty with balancing their finances in recent seasons and the option to take on players without a transfer fee is something they have leant into.
      Despite the potential deal seeming to be a savvy acquisition, fans have been left shocked by the idea of Barcelona raiding the Championship for midfield reinforcements.
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      One fan took to social media to say: “Free transfer masters, Barcelona scouts are out looking for players that have only one year left in their contracts.”
      Another seemed stumped that Barcelona were after Ndidi, simply asking: “Barcelona??”
      A free deal for Ndidi would be considered as a win by the club who, according to SPORT, were quoted £70m when they approached Leicester for a deal in years gone by.
      And they would beat some stiff competition to his signature with reports suggesting that Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Juventus have all considered a move for the 26-year-old.
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      The former Genk man has been a regular in Leicester’s team this season and has already got off to an impressive start.
      He has netted three times and registered one assist in his ten appearances in all competitions this term.
      Ndidi was relegated to the Championship with Leicester last seasonCredit: Getty More

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      Football legend and ex-Premier League star’s son, 16, signs first professional contract at Barcelona

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      A FOOTBALL icon’s son has followed in his father’s footsteps and signed for Barcelona.Shane, 16, penned his first professional contract today and will join the club’s Under-18 side.
      Shane Kluivert has signed for BarcelonaCredit: Instagram @shanekluivert
      The wonderkid is aged 16Credit: Instagram @shanekluivert
      The teenager is an attacker, just like his father, and he was on the books of PSG while his dad worked their as a technical director six years ago.
      The retired Dutch hero has legendary status at the Nou Camp after helping them clinch the LaLiga title in 1999.
      He also won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995 and fired Holland to fourth at the World Cup in 1998.
      Shane’s father is Patrick Kluivert.
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      Kluivert was widely regarded as one of the world’s best strikers in the late 1990s to early 2000s.
      The 47-year-old also spent one season in the Premier League with Newcastle during the 2004/05 campaign, scoring 13 goals in all competitions.
      Kluivert is now manager of Turkish side Adana Demirspor, who sit ninth in the Super Lig.
      As for his starlet son, Shane first joined Barca in 2017 and he has been tipped to be a future star.
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      Patrick Kluivert joined his youngest son as he penned the dealCredit: Instagram @shanekluivert
      The wonderkid has been capped by the Netherlands Under-16 team.
      And he already has a deal with Nike after the sportswear brand snapped him up when he was aged just nine.
      Kluivert’s other children are also footballers, most notably Justin, 24, who has been capped twice by the national side and is currently playing for Bournemouth.
      His other sons Quincy, 26, played for Ajax as a youngster but is now a DJ and Ruben, 22, plays for Dordecht in the Dutch second division.
      Patrick Kluivert spent six years with the Catalan giantsCredit: AP:Associated Press
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      Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham hammered 5-0 at Stockport as former Barcelona star gets on scoresheet for hosts

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      HAT-TRICK hero Isaac Olaofe destroyed Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham.The Welshmen slipped to seventh after Stockport emphatically ended the Dragons’ seven-game unbeaten run.
      Isaac Olaofe celebrates rounding off his hat-trick to destroy WrexhamCredit: Rex
      Ryan Reynolds will be gutted after Wrexham’s seven-game unbeaten run ended in horrific fashion as they were thumped at ninth-placed StockportCredit: Getty
      Sub Paddy Madden rounded off Wrexham’s woe in the final minuteCredit: Rex
      Ex-Barcelona kid Louie Barry and sub Paddy Madden completed Wrexham’s misery.
      Hollywood A-lister Reynolds had seen the Dragons overcome a mediocre start to the season to start justifying their tag as League Two title favourites.
      But just when they seemed to be settling into life back in the EFL, Wrexham were blown away on Saturday within just 32 minutes.
      Ex-West Ham starlet Elliot Lee could have scored twice for the visitors before Olaofe ruined the Dragons’ early superiority netting Will Collar’s cross.
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      The former Millwall striker turned in Will Collar’s cross on 21 minutes.
      And within 10 minutes Wrexham were make to look like dead-fools.
      Olaofe lashed Stockport’s second past Mark Howard before Barry burst through to make it 3-0.
      Just five minutes after the break Olaofe rounded off his treble.
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      And Madden came off the bench to bag the fifth in the 90th minute.
      Wrexham dropped to seventh after their first EFL defeat since a 5-1 home loss against MK Dons on the first day of the season.
      Meanwhile, Stockport’s third win in a row put them ninth.
      Louie Barry is mobbed after netting the second of Stockport’s bunch of fiveCredit: Rex More

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      Bruno Guimaraes ‘agrees new £120k-a-week Newcastle deal’ but fans are terrified about transfer release clause fee

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      BRUNO GUIMARAES has reportedly agreed a new contract with Newcastle, which includes a worrying release clause for supporters.The midfielder has reportedly penned a deal with the Magpies that will run until 2028.
      Bruno GuimaraesCredit: Getty
      Guimaraes, 25, joined Newcastle in January 2022 and has gone on to become a key member of the team.
      The player’s performances have helped the club get back to the Champions League.
      However, he has also attracted interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
      LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid were both tipped with interest in him during the summer.
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      While Liverpool failed with a club record bid worth £100million for the Brazilian.
      Fabrizio Romano has reported the new contract but has also claimed that it will include a £100m release clause.
      The release clause has worried some Newcastle fans as it is a figure that is achievable for Europe’s major clubs.
      One fan moaned: “£100m release clause is too low.”
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      A second questioned: “Loves the club n keen to stay but puts release clause in?”
      A third Tweeted: “£100m release clause? Lmao, he’s gone in January then. Too easy to trigger.”
      A fourth wrote: “Is that the best they can do?”
      A fifth commented: “Release clause! Why 😭😭.”
      A sixth said: “£100m release clause? That’s a great deal for Guimaraes. He will easily leave when he wants.”
      Another added: “Loves the club so much he’s had a release clause put in, he is just head over heels!”
      Guimaraes’ deal is said to be worth £120,000-per-week. More

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      Barcelona line up Alexander Isak as long-term Robert Lewandowski replacement – and he hasn’t ruled out transfer before

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      BARCELONA have their eyes set on Newcastle striker Alexander Isak to replace veteran Robert Lewandowski, according to reports.Barca boss Xavi is said to be a big fan of the forward and is on the hunt to bolster his forward options.
      Barcelona have their eyes set on Alexander IsakCredit: Getty
      Barca are looking to find a replacement for Robert LewandowskiCredit: Getty
      According to the Spanish outlet Fichajes, Xavi is currently planning for the club’s long-term future without former Bayern Munich superstar Lewandowski.
      The 35-year-old joined the Catalonian side last summer for £38million after his record-breaking spell in the Bundesliga.
      But the Spaniard is concerned the Polish striker’s career may be coming to an end and is desperate to start searching for a replacement – and is keen on signing Isak.
      The report claims that Lewandowski’s time at Barcelona isn’t up just yet as the club will not be “making any serious moves for Isak until next summer.”
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      The report adds that the Magpies would be looking for the same fee they paid if they part ways with the forward.
      For Xavi’s side, this will be tough as the club is still in financial trouble.
      Isak, 23, made a name for himself while a Borussia Dortmund player on loan at Dutch side Willem II in 2019.
      He became the first player to ever score three penalties in a Dutch second-division match.
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      Having left Dortmund for Real Sociedad the forward then signed for Eddie Howe’s side for a club record of £63m last summer.
      He has scored 12 goals in 31 matches for the Magpies but has had to fight for a starting role against Callum Wilson.
      The Swedish international’s contract does not finish until 2028 meaning it will not be an easy task for Barca to get his signature.
      But the Blaugrana have been long-time fans of Isak having previously been linked with the Swedish star before his move to the Premier League.
      When asked in 2021 about a potential move to Nou Camp the former Real Sociedad player told Spanish outlet El Diario Vasco he needed to remain “calm”.
      He said: “You have to be calm. I am. My goal is to finish the season in the best way, there is one game left and I said that I feel good here, I’m very good.
      “What happens is that nobody knows what will happen in the future. Neither you nor I. I take everything very calmly,” More

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      Shakira holds up Barcelona shirt as she poses with staff from Gerard Pique’s former club a year on from split

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      SHAKIRA has left fans intrigued as she held up a Barcelona shirt while posing with staff from her ex Gerard Pique’s former club.It comes more than one year after the Colombian superstar and the Barça centre-back announced their separation.
      Shakira posed holding a Barcelona shirt one year after her split from Gerard Pique
      Gerard Pique used to play as a centre-back for FC BarcelonaCredit: Getty
      The ex-couple shares two children, Milan (pictured) and SashaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The snap was taken as Shakira launched her educational centre in her native Barranquilla, Colombia.
      Fundación Pies Descalzos has been in the drafts since 2018 btu was finally inaugurated thanks to the partnership between Fundació FC Barcelona and the “la Caixa” Foundation.
      The foundation is set to benefit around 1,000 students each year, who will be able to carry out their primary and secondary basic education studies. 
      It will also provide community service by opening development spaces for fathers, mothers and other members of the 53,000-resident neighbourhood.
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      “On behalf of myself and my Pies Descalzos Foundation, I express my immense gratitude and pride in having allies and friends such as the Mayor’s Office of Barranquilla, the La Caixa Banking Foundation, the FC Barcelona Foundation, and the Educational Foundation LCI for fulfilling a new dream: building a new school in Barranquilla and continuing to support girls, boys and young people in the city,” Shakira said at the opening ceremony.
      It comes after the Hips Don’t Lie singer revealed the name of her latest track – and it’s seemingly another blast at her ex-Gerard Pique.
      And as she was honoured with the ceremony’s coveted Video Vanguard award, Shakira made sure her ex, Spanish footballer, Gerard Pique, knew what he was missing.
      The Colombian, 46, revealed to The Sun on the pink carpet that her latest single is called The Boss.
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      It is an apparent nod to the alleged nickname she was given by Pique’s pals after they said she failed to hang out with them during their 11-year relationship.
      Shakira allegedly never hit it off with the footballer’s friends, who gave her the nickname due to her “bad character” – dubbing her “La Patron” or “The Boss”.
      She later performed her song BZRP MUSIC SESSIONS, VOL. 53, the diss track which took aim at Pique’s relationship with his younger new partner, Clara Chia Marti.
      In June 2022, the Colombian singer and the Barcelona defender announced their separation.
      A statement released via Shakira’s publicist read: “We regret to confirm that we are parting ways.
      “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask that you respect their privacy. Thank you for your understanding.”
      Pique wasted no time from moving on as the Spaniard is currently dating a student who works for him.
      Clara, 23, is a PR student who is employed by Pique’s events production company, Kosmos.
      he Sun can reveal that the couple met through the organisation and sources close to them claim that they have been dating for some time.
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      A source close to Clara said: “Gerard and Clara have been seeing each other for months.
      “She is a student who also works for him in his office, organising events. More