Tag Archives: Barcelona

Arsenal are set to beat Barcelona to the signing of young Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren. The 18 year old plays for Royal Antwerp, whom he helped win the league title last season. He stood out both for his composure on the ball, and his ability to win it back in midfield. The Spanish club have been looking for a long-term ...

Chelsea have been linked with a January move for Gavi, the Barcelona midfielder. The 19 year old is already a fully fledged Spanish international, having played 25 times for his country. He has already made more than 100 appearances for the La Liga side, and is considered one of the best players to have emerged from their academy system in ...

Chelsea have activated a clause in the contract of full-back Ian Maatsen in order to fend off interest from Barcelona. The Spanish club were hoping to sign the Dutch player on a free contract, but now will have to paya substantial fee for his services. The 21 year old spent last season on loan with Burnley, helping them secure promotion ...

Barcelona want another deep lying midfielder and are considering Arsenal’s Jorginho as an option. The 31 year old only joined the Gunners from Chelsea in January, but he is only on a short-term contract which expires at the end of this season. He has largely been confined to a bit-part player under Mikel Arteta, although he did start the match ...

Barcelona are continue to monitor developments with Andrey Santos, the Chelsea teenager who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest. They were interested in the player when he first broke thorough as Vasco da Gama, but their financial situation at the time ruled out them making a bid. Instead he joined Chelsea in January, but remained with Vasco on loan ...

Chelsea are ready to open talks about signing winger Raphinha from Barcelona in the coming days. They were heavily linked with the winger in his Leeds United days last summer, but, in the end, he elected to move to the Spanish club instead. However, his first season with them has not gone as well as he might have expected, and, ...

Chelsea have held talks with Barcelona teenager Gavi about a free transfer in the summer. One of the most talented teenagers in the world, Gavi already has 18 senior caps for Spain and, last year, won both the Kepa Trophy and the Golden Boy award for the most talented young player in Europe. However, he has become an unintended victim ...

Arsenal want to sign Barcelona defender Eric García this summer. He is a player that Mikel Arteta knows well, having worked with him when they were both at Manchester City together. However, he decided to leave the Etihad as a free agent in 2021, and join Barcelona as a free agent. The Spanish international was a regular starter in his ...

Chelsea are in talks to sign the highly rated Brazilian teenager Vitor Roque. Reports suggest that his father has flown to London to meet with agents of the club about  adeal to sign him. Roque himself has always wanted to join Barcelona, but their precarious financial position means that they may not be able to afford the 18-year old this ...

Arsenal are once again being linked with a move for Brazilian winger Raphinha. They attempted to sign him last summer when he was still with Leeds United, but were then out-bi by Chelsea before he finally joined Barcelona. However, the 26 year old has struggled in his first-season in Spain, although he has been more of a regular recently. Although ...