Arsene Wenger believes the great solidarity between Barcelona s star-studded attacking trio makes them even more difficult to stop.
Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have a combined 91 goals in all competitions this season alone and are on their way to break the 122 mark set last campaign.
Their incredible goal haul saw Barca claim a historic treble last season, and with an eight-point gap over second place in La Liga and having already qualified for the Copa del Rey final this year, the Spanish giants are on their way to repeating that feat.
However, standing in their way of Champions League glory is Arsenal, and Wenger knows the MSN led Barca are a side on a mission.
I believe that apart from the individual talent these three have, they have …
Argentine newspaper Ole has suggested that a number of Italy s top sides are showing interest in Tottenham Hotspur attacker Erik Lamela.
The Argentine footballer has failed to prove his worth in English Premier League and there is a good chance he will be offloaded this summer.
According to the latest reports, he could be the subject of a real bidding war between several Serie A sides.
And while Inter Milan s interest in the player was revealed long time ago, Ole claims Napoli and Fiorentina have joined the race as well.
Erik Lamela may have failed to impress in England s top flight, but his excellent displays for AS Roma will not be forgotten any time soon.
The 22-year-old had joined the Giallorossi from River Plate in the summer of 2011 and we…
Messi to leave Barca? Club´s in charge, not player – former president Gaspart hits out at wantaway c
Former Barcelona president Joan Gaspart insisted Lionel Messi cannot leave the embattled LaLiga giants on a free transfer as he hit out at the six-time Ballon d Or winner.
Messi has sensationally told Barca he wants to leave the club, who replaced Quique Setien with Ronald Koeman after they were dethroned by Real Madrid in LaLiga and humiliated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The 33-year-old s contract runs until June 2021 and is said to have a clause in his deal that allowed him to leave on a free transfer at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
It was required to be activated before the end of May but, due to the season being extended into August amid the coronavirus pandemic, Messi has told the Catalan giants he still intends to make us…
Pep Guardiola remains fully committed to Manchester City and the club intend to maintain managerial continuity , according to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
Guardiola is in his fourth season at the Etihad Stadium, equivalent to the time he spent in charge of Barcelona.
The Catalan s contract runs until 2021 but there have been rumours of interest from Bayern Munich, the club he guided to three successive titles before moving to England.
But after welcoming a new $500million private equity investment in the City Football Group, the Premier League side s Abu Dhabi-based owners, Al Mubarak intends to keep hold of the prized head coach.
Pep has been an incredible asset to this organisation. We can speak about his managerial accomplishments for hours, Al M…
Everton have begun overhauling their board by announcing a trio of departures led by chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, with the future of chairman Bill Kenwright set to be addressed in the next 48 hours.
Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director Graeme Sharp have left their roles a fortnight after the club escaped relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the season.
Everton will announce their interim replacements, along with a decision on the future of Kenwright, this week.
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— Everton (@Everton)
Along with Kenwright, the three directors had been prevented from attending matches at Goodison Park since mid-January because of fan opposition that entailed “t…
It s been an eventful day in the transfer market. This post will likely be updated with fresh news and rumours before the end, so make sure you check on it later again.
Let s start with a pair of official confirmations about done deals.
Real Madrid confirm Bellingham transfer
Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund. The midfielder, who turns 20 in two weeks, has signed a six-year contract with the Spanish giants.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden)
Bellingham s arrival to Madrid is set to cost Real an initial fee of €103 million, with add-ons reportedly devised to raise the figure up to €130m.
Brighton confirm signing James Milner on free transfer
Brighton an…
Gaetano Berardi has joined Leeds United on a two-year deal from Sampdoria.
The Championship club announced on Saturday that the Switzerland international has now completed his move to Elland Road following days of speculation regarding his future.
Berardi, who turns 26 next month, made 35 appearances for Sampdoria in his two-and-a-half years with the Serie A side, who he helped clinch promotion back to the top flight in 2011-12.
In switching to Leeds, Berardi has become the club s fifth close-season arrival following the arrivals of Tommaso Bianchi, Souleymane Doukara, Marco Silvestri and Stuart Taylor.
And new owner Massimo Cellino spoke earlier this week of his desire to continue to bolster the Leeds squad.
He told the Yorkshire Evening Post: We…
Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates admitted he could be forced to leave Anfield if he does not play regularly.
Coates has made just 12 Premier League appearances for Liverpool since arriving at the club from Nacional in 2011, with a serious knee injury forcing him to miss most of last season.
The 23-year-old Uruguay international spent the second half of the 2013-14 campaign on loan at former club Nacional.
Coates is now attempting to work his way into Brendan Rodgers plans, starting three of Liverpool s four pre-season friendlies in the United States.
But with new recruit Dejan Lovren adding to the pool of central defenders that now includes Martin Skrtel, Mamadou Sakho, Daniel Agger and Kolo Toure, Coates knows his time in Merseyside could be limited.<…
Thierry Henry felt the sight of Kenny Lala time-wasting was too much after television cameras caught the Monaco head coach seemingly launching a foul-mouthed rant at the Strasbourg defender on Saturday.
Henry s troubled Monaco tenure took another turn for the worse as Strasbourg ran out 5-1 winners at Stade Louis II, leaving the principality club second bottom of Ligue 1 and staring at relegation after 21 games of the season.
Veteran defender Naldo was sent off seven minutes into his second league appearance for the 2016-17 champions, while Cesc Fabregas endured a home debut to forget.
Radamel Falcao had given Monaco hope by pulling the score back to 2-1, when Henry felt wing-back Lala was taking liberties over a throw-in.
I said it needed to stop, it …
Wayne Rooney has been in poor form for Manchester United.
Everton look set to sign Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney this summer, 13 years after he left the Toffees for the Red Devils, in a move that has fans excited given the calibre of the player.
But with Rooney leaving United because of his sharp decline in form and fitness, Everton would be better off overlooking the player, as in an ironic twist they have now outgrown him.
Everton overstocked in Rooney’s position
While Everton’s interest in Rooney is about a lot more than just where he will line-up for the Toffees, manager Ronald Koeman will be mindful that his side are overstocked in the #10 position. Ross Barkley and new-signing Davy Klaassen will be fighting it out for the chief playmaker s…