Saturday, January 10, 2009

Random: Transfers, Tour Plans, Friendlies

New talks with Victor for his contract renewal are finally under way—that's a comfort.
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Yaya is demanding a pay raise, and Barcelona aren't willing. He's threatened to leave the club if he doesn't get what he wants, despite the fact that he's happy on the team. We can't believe how ridiculous he's being.
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Pep and Txiki will be meeting soon to discuss what transfers Barca needs. The most important things they'll be taking into account are trying to avoid signing players from outside Europe because of non-European limiations, avoiding signing African players who will be absent for over a month because of the African Cup next year, focusing on signing left-footed players to have more balance given Barca's strength on the right, and of course, keeping it all within a reasonable budget.
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Jorquera, Alves, Cáceres, Puyol, Sylvinho, Xavi, Keita, Gudjohnsen, Messi, Eto'o and Henry all participated in a friendly on Thursday against touring Uzbek side Bunyodkor, and drew 1-1. Our goal came from Puyol, theirs, from Soliev.
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It's been confirmed that Barcelona will be returning to the United States for their coming summer tour, and though the exact cities the team will be visiting have yet to be decided, Miami and the East Coast are big possibilities.

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