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Iniesta denies Bartomeu deal claims | Football Espana
Andres Iniesta has denied claims by Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu that he had ‘an agreement in principle’ for a contract renewal. The 33-year-old is out of contract at the Camp Nou next summer but the Blaugrana’s president told reporters earlier this week that a new deal was all agreed.
Rakitic to miss Espanyol, Juve | Football Espana
Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic is set to sit out his side’s Catalan derby with Espanyol and the Champions League opening clash with Juventus. The 29-year-old picked up a hamstring injury while on international duty and missed Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying clash with Turkey.
Ter Stegen back for Wednesday's session | FC Barcelona
The squad were joined by Marc-André ter Stegen who returned after playing with Germany this Monday against Norway. Ernesto Valverde also called upon Aleñá, Cucurella, Vitinho, R. De Galarreta, Jose Arnaiz and Fali, from Barça B for the session. Ivan Rakitic worked in the gym after a problem with his left thigh prevented him from taking part in the Turkey-Croatia game on Tuesday.
Ousmane Dembele needs time to succeed at Barcelona - Marc Bartra | ESPN
Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra has described Barcelona's top summer signing Ousmane Dembele as a "very talented" player but appealed to fans to be patient as the France international settles in at the club. Barca paid Dortmund an initial fee of €105 million, which could rise by 40 percent to €147m due to add-ons, for the 20-year-old forward last month.
The debuts of some of FC Barcelona's greatest foreign signings | FC Barcelona
This week could bring the debut of Ousmane Dembélé in a Barça shirt. So we thought we'd look back at the first games of some of FC Barcelona's other great foreign imports, including Cruyff, Maradona, Ronaldinho and Eto'o.
Four Barça players involved in Spain's big win | FC Barcelona
The Spanish national team, which included four FC Barcelona players, were far too strong for Liechtenstein, beating them 8-0 in Tuesday’s World Cup 2018 qualifier. Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta played 90 minutes, with Gerard Deulofeu coming on for the last 35. All played well in a morale-boosting win.
'We've caught them peeing in the swimming pool' - La Liga chief Tebas slams PSG over Neymar deal | Goal
La Liga president Javier Tebas feels Paris Saint-Germain are "laughing at the system" and Neymar has "peed from the diving board" into the swimming pool of Spanish football. The Brazil star stunningly joined PSG from Barcelona for a world-record €222 million in August, demonstrating the scale of the threat the Ligue 1 powerhouse now poses to Europe's established hierarchy.
Jose Mourinho says Neymar's world-record transfer to PSG has altered the market forever | Sky Sports
PSG stunned the football world last month when they agreed to meet the Brazilian star's £198m buyout clause to lure him from Barcelona, shattering the previous world record fee of £89.3m paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba last summer.
Josep Maria Bartomeu calls for an end to pessimism | FC Barcelona
The transfer window is now closed, so there could be no better time to assess the status quo, and FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has done just that in two extensive interviews that appeared on the covers of today’s editions of Catalonia’s leading sports dailies, Sport and Mundo Deportivo.
Barça boost ECA presence | FC Barcelona
Josep Maria Bartomeu took part in the ECA (European Clubs’ Association) meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. Key at the get-together was the formation of the new executive committee, and the Barça president remains a part of it, with Andrea Agnelli of Juventus the president.