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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.