It has been a long, hard season for FC Barcelona, with injuries hitting the squad hard throughout. La Liga is wrapped up and, although there is a chance to equal the 100 points record set by Real Madrid last season, Tito Vilanova is not too concerned with the result against Valladolid tonight.
The Camp Nou will be a place of celebration and Vilanova has hinted that he will rest a few of the players who are tired and give games to some of the second string whose chances have been limited. Valdes is expected to return in goal and Mascherano has recovered from injury and could play, but there may be starting places for the likes of Bartra, Montoya, Thiago and others. .....Read more here.......
As the transfer market draws ever closer, the number of stories, rumours and downright speculation will continue to grow. There are rebuilding plans at a number of big clubs around Europe, including Real Madrid from La Liga, PSG and Monaco in France and Chelsea, Manchester United and City in the English Premier League.
Barcelona are believed to be on the lookout for some new talent, but there will be some old faces on their way out of the Nou Camp as well. Three mentioned in the papers today are the striker David Villa, the keeper Victor Valdes and the right back Dani Alves. .....Read more here.......
Gerard Deulofeu will be putting pen to paper today on a new Barcelona contract that will keep him at the club until 2017. Eric Abidal is hoping for an extension to the his current contract which runs out this summer, while Victor Valdes still seems to be determined not to sign a new deal despite being offered one by officials at Barca. .....Read more here.......
It will take a miracle for Barcelona to come back from last night’s 4-0 beating at the hands of the new German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Barcelona at their best and at the Nou Camp can be irresistible, but Bayern proved last night what a good team last night and an away goal would leave Barca neding to score six, so the dream is over for another season. (highlights below)
It seems like not every player wants to play for Barcelona. It is generally assumed that if Barca set their sights on a player, then it is just a matter of time and money before they arrive at the Camp Nou. They also say that you have to be a little crazy to be a goalkeeper, so perhaps it is no surprise that the only two players who have turned the club down recently have been keepers. .....Read more here.......
Ever since the news broke that Victor Valdes has declined a new contract with Barcelona, there have been rumours and reports about who would be the new number one at the Nou Camp and when they would be coming. Some thought that Barca would move quickly and sign a new keeper in January, but Valdes has not demanded an instant move, just said that he wants to try somewhere else before his career ends. .....Read more here.......
Victor Valdes has decided not to renew his contract as goalkeeper of Barcelona, so the Catalan club will have to look for a new number one, although there is no emergency at the minute. Valdes has spoken about trying another country and culture as he has been at Barca since he was a 13-year old and will have played over 500 games for the club by the end of the season. .....Read more here.......
Barcelona have been in talks with the number one keeper Victor Valdes but have failed to come to an agreement. An official announcement has been made that the 31-year old keeper will not sign an extension to his current contract which expires in the summer of 2014.
It is unclear why this decision has been made, or whether Barcelona will look to bring in another keeper soon, but you would imagine that Valdes will leave the club before the end of his contract. There are numerous theories about the reason, with many in the Spanish media thinking that Valdes is the instigator. The Spanish number two does not feel as if he is valued at Barcelona, and he also wants to experience life in another league, apparently. .....Read more here.......
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