🚨 DAVID VILLA on Julian Alvarez's situation:
“I have enormous respect for Atlético Madrid and everything they represent, but honestly, this situation doesn’t feel right to me."
"How can you keep a player unhappy when he has already made it clear that he wants to leave? If Julián Álvarez has told the club that Barcelona is the destination he wants, why keep him trapped in a situation where he’s clearly not happy?"
"Atlético are better than this. They should listen to their player and find a solution that respects everyone involved."
Football is about passion, but it’s also about respecting the player’s decision.”
I honestly think Barcelona should renew Xavi Espart’s contract as soon as possible and set his release clause at €200M.
You never know what could happen. He could develop into another Pau Cubarsí or become a top-level talent who attracts interest from the biggest clubs. PSG already know how valuable La Masia talent can be, and even Luis Enrique could be tempted to take another Barça gem with him.
Every club relies on its own academy.
PSG relies on La Masia.
🚨🔴⚪️ Diego Simeone: “Julián Alvarez will be in the squad tomorrow”.
“For me, Julián is an extremely important player for us to achieve our objectives”.
“As long as he’s with the team, I’m going to look after him”.
🚨❗️ Diego Simeone: “I respect our fans, I always have, but I don’t agree with insults or abuse”.
“Every word is being scrutinized by people waiting to create conflict and uncertainty”.
“There is NO uncertainty. Miguel was very clear. He is OUR player and we need him”.
❝He’s had a very good pre-season. He’s a ‘9’, a young player with a lot of potential, and he’s scored goals. He’s done a fantastic job.❞
🗣️ Hansi Flick on Hamza Abdelkarim #ElcheBarça
❝Ha hecho una muy buena pretemporada. Es un ‘9’, un jugador joven, con mucho potencial y ha marcado goles. Ha hecho un trabajo fantástico.❞
🗣️ Hansi Flick sobre Hamza Abdelkarim | #ElcheBarça
🚨 Hansi Flick: "Balde has a lot of quality. For me it is important that you are convinced to compete in your position. It's what I want to see."
"I see every day what they do, what they do to play..."
🚨 Manchester United confirm their new squad numbers for season 2026/27.
🏴 Marcus Rashford - 9
🇸🇮 Benjamin Šeško - 30 🏴 Shea Lacey - 31 🏴 JJ Gabriel - 77
One of the things that has annoyed me the most lately has been Mourinho’s comments.
Forget the fact that he basically admitted that Rodri chose Barcelona’s project over Madrid’s. He then went back to the same old “Negreira” narrative we’ve heard countless times before.
Mourinho has fallen into the exact same trap as Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso and Arbeloa before him.
And honestly, he should be one of the people who understands this better than anyone. During that period, Barcelona didn’t need any refereeing help to dominate everyone. The football on the pitch was more than enough.
But he chose to follow the same media narrative we all know where it leads.
The funny part? History keeps repeating itself.
And hopefully, Flick will give him the same harsh lesson on the pitch that he gave everyone who came before him. ❤️💙
🚨 Mikel Arteta when asked if Arsenal need a striker like Julian Alvarez: “As I said, I’m really happy with the squad that we have”.
“The main focus is to improve the players that we already have because we already have a lot of good things”.
🚨🍒 Bournemouth have agreed on loan deal to sign Michele Di Gregorio from Juventus, here we go!
Paid loan with €14m buy option clause not mandatory, as Sky Sport reported.
Di Gregorio will fly to England this weekend.