The madness escalates as we conclude another wild week in the world of transfers...
The talk this week has been mostly about Villa, as Barca’s vice president confirmed the club’s interest in him. Soon after word came that negotiations were ongoing with Valencia; before it was announced that Barca’s president, Laporta, made an official bid. Pep is said to be keen for the move, but Valencia recently claimed that Villa isn’t for sale. Out of all the players Barca’s been linked with so far, we’re wanting him the most…
Man United were reported to be monitoring the Victor Valdes renewal issue, looking to sign him in case he shouldn’t work things out with Barca. Barca were also said to be looking at other keepers, with Mallorca’s Moya a strong option, other reports linking us to Porto’s Helton, who says he’s unaware of Barca’s interest, as well as Fiorentina’s Frey, before his agent dismissed it and his club declared they know nothing about it. However Vic’s renewal has been confirmed, so that’s the end of that story… or not. Even after the renewal, Barca again claimed that they would either sign Moya or promote B-keeper Mino.
Ribery’s club again announced that they want him to stay, then declared that he wasn’t for sale at all. Please, someone tell us how much longer this will go on!
The Mascherano story continues as the player’s agent was in Barcelona to hold talks with the club. Txiki announced that Mascherano is a priority of Barca, however the player’s club, Liverpool, rejected Barca’s initial bid for him. Mascherano is all for the move, it’s Liverpool who won’t let go here. Pretty ridiculous of them.
Robinho is said to be the club’s main target as a left winger, and rumors go on to claim that Barca are close to bringing him on loan. However, his club is still denying that he’ll leave. That’s expected, we’ve never seen a greedier club than Man City.
Speaking of Man City, they still haven’t given up on Eto’o despite his wage demands, and came forward with another bid for him. Reportedly, Barca have also held talks on Eto’o with AC Milan, while Txiki claims the club would want 60 million for him. Man City would gladly pay that, we think…
Yaya Toure is supposed to be signing his renewal soon, as his agent set next week as a deadline for the club to make the transaction. Good move from him, this must be settled already. We don’t need him turning into another Vic.
The agent of Barca’s Henrique, who was loaned out directly after being signed last summer, will meet with the club next week to discuss the player’s return. And we need him too, what with half our defense still nursing injuries.
Fiorentina are reportedly interested in our man Marquez, while Getafe are after getting Bojan on loan. Galatasaray want a bunch of our players – that’s Rijkaard wanting to buy Barca back after he was recently named manager of the Turkish club.
Barca were supposed to be closing a deal with leftback Filipe, before word came that the issue was put on hold; apparently his club, Deprtivo, are asking too much for him. Reportedly we’re currently negotiating with Asenjo while also monitoring Argentine talent Pastore, while other rumors link us to several Shakhtar defenders and Lyon’s Ederson. We’re also supposed to be bidding for Ashley Young, with Hleb possibly thrown into the deal, as well as Valencia’s Mata, before his club rejected our bid. Reports go on to claim that Txiki met with Kun Aguero this week and that the club has conducted talks in Portugal about Bruno Alves.
Zhirkov declared that coming to Barca would be his first option, while Barca supposedly want him as the first option for the leftback position. Bruno Saltor claimed that he’s not excluding a move to Barca, while Chelsea, supposedly, are offering Malouda to us. Tevez, after breaking up with Man United, is supposed to be a possibility for us as well.
In relation to the B-team, Victor Sanchez is said to be leaving on loan, while Xavi Torres is officially off to Malaga. Corcoles is close to closing a deal with Recreativo… yeah, we still haven’t gotten over the departure of Xavi Torres.
Here’s hoping Barca are able to secure Villa in the coming week. Or at least some signing…
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