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Luis Suarez suffered an injury to his knee during the final stages of Wednesday night's match and it has been confirmed that he will miss four to five weeks of action. As well as missing Barcelona's fixtures over the next month, the striker will also be unavailable for his national team's World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Paraguay.

On 14 August 2017, Barcelona announced a deal with Guangzhou Evergrande for the sale of Paulinho for €40 million. His new release clause was set at €120 million. After several bids by the Catalan Club they ultimately decided to activate his release clause of €40m.

Barcelona's search for a Neymar replacement could see them turn back to Paris Saint-Germain, by bringing in German playmaker Julian Draxler. The Ligue 1 outfit smashed the world transfer record on Thursday to complete the signing of the Brazil international from Barcelona. Now the priority for Ernesto Valverde's club is filling the void left by Neymar, with Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho even Thomas Lemar touted as potential replacements. According to German newspaper Bild, Barcelona could be set to enter into new transfer negotiations with PSG, this time to bring Draxler the opposite way. The attacker's agent Roger Wittman was spotted arriving at Barcelona's El Prat airport on Sunday, leading to instant speculation that it was to discuss a deal. Bild have been unable to confirm whether his trip is business or holiday related, but they do report that Barcelona are one of six clubs who are interested in Draxler. The German joined PSG in January and has impr...

Nastic FC and Barcelona have agreed to hold a friendly match on August 4, at 20.00 CET, at the Nou Estadi in Tarragona. Ernesto Valverde's team is set to face both Manchester United on July 27 and Real Madrid three days later for the International Champions Cup, before departing the United States. The Blaugrana announced the upcoming encounter on their official website on Tuesday. After that match they will take on Brazilian club Chapecoense in the Joan Gamper trophy at the Camp Nou.

After he was bombarded with questions about Neymar at his pre-match press conference, Barcelona coach, Ernesto Valverde, suggested there was nothing to worry about. With Juventus their first opponents of pre-season on Saturday evening 22:00 WAT, it was clear from Valverde's demeanour that focus was entirely on the friendly against the Italian champions. "This is a time of rumours, we understand that, but Neymar is with us and he is a player that we love a lot for his football and for what he brings to the dressing room," he said to an enthusiastic press pack. "I have not spoken with him about his future, we have talked about tactical questions. "We count on him absolutely." It is the coach's first game in the Blaugrana hot-seat and one in which he will be able to assess how well he has got his message across. "I'm dealing with it normally and, at the same time, there is expectation," he continued. "It's not an official ...

Chapecoense will travel to the Camp Nou for the Joan Gamper match on August 7. The club confirmed today. The Joan Gamper trophy is the traditional season opener for the Catalan club. Like us on Facebook

According to As , FC Barcelona are eyeing Atletico midfielder Saúl Ñíguez as an alternative or plan B if a move for Marco Veratti does not materialize. However, Atletico will be reluctant to sell due to their transfer ban. They are also said to be eyeing Mateo Kovacic of Real Madrid according to Goal

In the wake of his impressive performances in China with Guangzhou Evergrande and also with the Brazilian national team Barcelona have expressed interest Paulinho over the past year. The player revealed that a proposal has been made, although he wasn't sure if he would end up at the Camp Nou (Bayern Munich) are also said to be interested) "There has been contact with my agent," he confirmed in an interview with Globoesporte. "There was an offer and I know that we're talking. "I am currently at a very happy stage of my life and my career. "It is difficult to decide [what to do] at a moment like this." The 28-year-old admitted it would be hard to turn down an opportunity such as this at this stage. "I am very happy that a great club like Barcelona is interested in me, as that is priceless," he added. Paulinho has been playing in China since 2015, when he left Tottenham to move to Guangzhou.

While spending his vacation relaxing in Ibiza, Barcelona target, Marco Verratti, has been caught smoking. The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder is waiting to know where to play next season because the Catalans are very interested in obtaining his services, even if the French club are refusing to let go. Like our Facebook page Verratti has even consulted his lawyers about the consequences of not showing up for the start of the pre-season at PSG. It's not the first time he was caught smoking, The images show that in 2014, 2015 and 2016 the Italian midfielder was caught with a cigarette in his mouth. Like our Facebook page

Barcelona have completed the signing of Marlon Santos from Fluminense. Barcelona had the option to extend the Brazilian’s terms and yesterday confirmed they will keep Santos at the Camp Nou. “FC Barcelona have taken up the option to keep Marlon Santos at FC Barcelona for the next three seasons,” a club statement read. Marlon Santos, 21, joined Barcelona from Brazilian side Fluminense last summer. The centre-back has excelled in the Barcelona B team and made his progression to the first team last term. He made his debut for the Catalan club replacing Pique in the 2-0 Champions League win at Celtic.

The Spanish coach left his post as head coach of FC Barcelona last month after a bittersweet tenure, statistically he is the best manager at the club ever he has a better win percentage than the Great Guardiola he also won 9/13 trophies, why doesn't he receive the kind of praise he deserves? Firstly, during his tenure he despised the finest academy in Europe he rarely had faith in the boys selling some, some out on loan such as the case of Munir who was on top form even scoring in the Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla who was sent on loan to Valencia as part of the deal to sign Paco Alcacer who in my opinion he have performed better than if he remained at the club. Players such as Sergi Samper, Hallilovic, Marc Bartra, Sandro Ramirez, were all shipped out for no tangible reason and particularly Bartra was a fantastic young player who is doing well at Borussia Dortmund and the worst aspect is the he was sold for peanuts. He also changed the teams style, shifting from the traditi...

• Barcelona 1-2 Alaves 10/9/16 (league) • Celta De Vigo 4-3 Barcelona 2/10/16 (league) • Manchester City 3-1 Barcelona 1/11/16 (CL) • PSG 4-0 Barcelona 14/2/17 (CL) • Deportivo 2-1 Barcelona 12/3/17 (League) • Malaga 2-0 Barcelona 8/4/17 (League) • Juventus 3-0 Barcelona 11/4/17 (League) Barcelona scored a total of 171 goals and conceded 58 while keeping just 19 clean sheets in 59 games.

With Enrique gone and Ernesto taking over, several changes are expected at the Club this summer. These are the players that may leave the club this summer. •Jeremy Mathieu: He's now 33 years old and he has lost his pace and concentration and coupled with the emergence of Marlon Santos and possible arrival of Yerry Mina it is unlikely he has a place in the team under the new coach. He could even leave for free. CHANCES 9.5/10 •Arda Turan: The Turkish captain joined from Atletico for €41m in 2015 and he failed to nail down a regular starting spot since then owing mostly to injuries. He is now 30 and Barcelona will likely sell for €20m upwards. Reports also suggest that the club have told him that he is not in their plans CHANCES 7.5/10 •Munir: With Paco's run of from and the potential arrival of another winger, he is not expected to feature much in the upcoming campaign. His loan spell with Valencia was somewhat disappointing though he managed to score against Barcel...

The 25-year-old Nice midfielder, Jean-Micheal Seri has been one of Ligue 1's standout stars this season. Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona can get him for a reduced fee of just £17million (Release clause is £35m) that is because the player allegedly has a clause in his contract allowing him to join Barcelona for a reduced fee if the Catalans were to make a move. With seven goals, nine assists in 39 games from midfield for Nice this season, Seri is Likely to be in demand, and Barca are reportedly planning a move after news of interest from Tottenham and also Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and Monaco.

These are the best signings made during Luis Enrique's tenure as head coach of FC Barcelona 3. Marc Andre Ter Stegen: The German goalie joined Barcelona in the summer of 2014 for a transfer fee of €12m from Borussia Monchengladbach. At first he was backup in the league to Chile captain Claudio Bravo while he played in the Copa and Champions League. During his first season he won the treble and was very vital in the teams Champions League run, he was superb against Manchester City in the Round of 16, saving an Aguero penalty. He was absolutely wonderful against Bayern Munich (both legs) in the semis, during the second leg he produced the Champions League's save of the season. He also started in the 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final. In the Spanish Super Cup the following season, he was criticized for his performance in the first leg against Athletic Bilbao where he conceded 4 goals mostly from errors at the San Mames. In 2016 Claudio left for Ma...

FC Barcelona announced on Monday that Ernesto Valverde will take over from Luis Enrique as their new coach and the former Athletic Club boss arrived at the Nou Camp today for a tour of the facilities at the Club. He also gave his first interview to the Club's official media channels, before posing for some photos in front of the Barcelona club badge. On Thursday, the 53-year-old will sign his contract at 11:30 local time, after which he will be officially presented at 13:00 local time and will give his first press conference.

Thomas Vermaelen Many FC Barcelona fans must have forgotten Thomas even still plays for the club, he was signed from Arsenal for £15m in 2014. His first season was plagued by injuries and only made his debut in the last league game of the season. The 31 year old made 11 La Liga appearances scoring once before being shipped out on loan to AS Roma during the just concluded season where he made just 13 appearances. He is widely expected to leave this summer. Douglas Pereira The 26 year old right back joined from Sao Paulo for €4m plus add ons in 2014. He made just 3 league appearances before being shipped out on loan last season to fellow La Liga side Sporting Gijon. He is also expected to depart from the club this summer. Arda Turan Personally, one of my favourite players,The Turk joined Barcelona in the summer of 2015 for €41m as replacement for the departing Pedro but he had to wait till January 2016 to debut due to the FIFA transfer ban. But it appeared that Luis Enrique d...

Barcelona are reported to be closing on signing Columbian 19 year old centre half Yerry Mina from Palmeiras. Barcelona have first option to sign him for €9m, but they initially agreed to sign him after Russia 2018 but the club are fine with them picking him up this summer. He already has 9 caps for Columbia and he won the Brazilian Serie A last season and was named in the TOTS and was named best defender.

by Chizalam Emuchay @chizalamE These are the greatest challenges awaiting the Barca Boss 1. Develop a system: You will agree with me that during Enrique's last season at the club, they really lacked a system, the new coach has to develop a working system that will suit and bring out the best out of his current players 2. Transfer the right players: He needs to buy where necessary and sell the fringes for only the right price. 3. Make Iniesta commit: Even though he won't be playing as much games as before, the club needs its captain to stay and mentor the next generation of players. 4. Trust the youth: This shouldn't be much of a problem for him as he did this in Athletic Bilbao helping develop players such as Iniaki Williams, Laporte etc. He should permanently promote Alena, Marlon and convince Rafinha to stay put. 5. Bring back excitement and buzz: Barcelona has been lacking this recently and he must bring back excitement to the Camp Nou. 6. Rotate Well: ...

3. Andre Gomes: The Portuguese midfielder arrived Barcelona from Valencia for €35m plus a lot of add ons. His first season at the club hasn't gone according to plan, he made 44 appearances (mostly substitute) scored 3 times and chipped in one assist. Due to his below par performances he even got booed by the fans at Camp Nou (the only Barca player this season to be booed at home). Two of his goals came in the 7-1 victory over lowly Osasuna at home. As the season went on he gradually began to improve and we could see a better him next season. 2. Lucas Digne: He was signed from PSG after spending last season on loan at AS Roma, he made just 22 average appearances scored once and made zero assists. 1. Jeremy Mathieu: Made just 15 appearances scoring once, the 33 year old centre half played 1120 minutes of football producing rubbish displays notably against Juventus at the Juventus Arena. He is widely expected to depart this summer.

Club President Jose Maria Bartomeu officially announced the appointment of former Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde as first team manager this evening, he will be joining with two members of his backroom staff at San Mames. Bartomeu said "He's very happy, very excited, he has the ability, experience and knowledge for the job," "He loves youth football and he has the right style to coach this club and knows how the club works. He has a high work rate, he is passionate about football and interested in working with the latest technology." Valverde, 53, began his coaching career with Athletic Bilbao's youth set-up and is the Basque club's longest serving coach, overseeing 308 games over six years in two different spells.

5. Ivan  Rakitic : The 29 year old Croatian midfielder is in fact one of the most underrated players at the club, he is very hardworking on the right side of the central midfield, he had a wonderful season playing 48 games scoring 9 times including one at the Bernabeu in the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid and set up another 5. 4. Luis Suarez : The Uruguayan striker had another wonderful season scoring 41 goals in 52 appearances and providing 15 assists, but he somehow lacked consistency, his recent performances against Malaga, Juventus both legs, Real Madrid were somewhat below par. 3. Samuel Umtiti He joined from Lyon last summer after his superb performances for France in EURO 2016 and since he hasn't looked back, he's been solid at the back in his 40 games this season and has a 93.1% passing accuracy. 2. Neymar Jr : In terms of goals he just has 20 from 46 games while setting up 18, but his performance this season have been world class especially in the 6-1 victo...

FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen will sign a 5 year contract extension with the club Tomorrow, Tuesday 30 May at 13:30 at the club's office. The club announced this via twitter The new deal will include a €180m buy out clause Since joining the club in 2014, he has made 93 appearances and has won 9 trophies since then.

Ernesto Valverde is a Spanish retired footballer who played for Alaves, Sestao, Espanyol, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Mallorca as a forward. He was born on 9th February, 1964 (53 years old). He made a total of 320 league appearances scoring 72 times he also made one substitute appearance for Spain in 1990 against Iceland. Immediately after retiring he began his career as a manager in the youth teams of Athletic Bilbao. He ended up managing Bilbao Athletic 2002-2003, Athletic Bilbao 2003-2005, Espanyol 2006-2008, Olympiacos 2008-2009, Villarreal 2009-2010, Olympiacos 2010-2012, Valencia 2012-2013, Angelica Bilbao 2013-2017. He usually prefers the 4-2-3-1 formation. As a coach he has won the Superleague Greece with Olympiacos 3 times, 2 Greek football cups, One Supercopa de España in 2015 against Barcelona (4-0 win in the first leg in San Mames and a 1-1 return leg draw at the camp Nou) and one time runners up in the UEFA Cup with Espanyol against Sevilla. Overall he managed 638 ga...

On Monday 29th May, 2017 FC Barcelona released a new home kit featuring for the first time Rakuten as sponsors after their deal with Qatar Airways expired at the end of the season. Rakuten is currently valued at about $17bn, the Japanese company struck a 4 year deal with the Catalan giants for about €54m a year to become their main sponsors. The new kit features intense blue colour, Catalan Flag on the collar. As usual, it was created by Nike and it's designed with geometric pattern and is made of recycled polyester "This agreement puts us at the forefront of the sports club sponsorships, which has always been an objective for the current board of directors" Current Club President Jose Maria Bartomeu told the press.