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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Bayern Munich are now prepared to ask MORE for Michael Olise than the €222M that was paid for Neymar, this is what sources in Germany confirm.

— @jfelixdiaz

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🚨🇧🇷 No footballer has had more iconic haircuts throughout his career than Neymar! ✂️

[Reshad Rahman @ReshadRahman]

🤝🇦🇪💰

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

🚨 The loss vs Alavés was:

- The first league match without scoring for Barcelona
- The end of the 11-game winning streak
- The end of a 55 league match goal scoring streak
- The fourth game in the season where Barça don't score

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

❗️Barcelona have good reports on the Anthony Gordon and have already held contacts with his agents, although the operation is seen as difficult rather than advanced,

Newcastle value him at around €90m, with Bayern, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal also monitoring his situation.

Barça see him as a possible left-wing option, but any major investment could still depend on the club’s priorities in attack, especially the search for a long-term No. 9.

— @sport

[Managing Barça @ManagingBarca]

🚨🚨🌕| JUST IN: FC Barcelona’s move for Alessandro Bastoni is DIFFICULT due to Inter Milan’s high price.

They could instead go for Evan Ndicka as a cheaper option.

[@DiMarzio] 🇮🇹⚠️

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

RL9.

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Xavi Simons has torn his ACL, and will MISS the remainder of the season with Spurs and the World Cup, as confirmed by the player.

He is expected to return in 2027.

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🚨 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥: In October, Real Madrid were beating Barcelona to go 5 points clear at the top of La Liga, but this is the day it all went wrong for them.

• They had only lost 1 game in all competitions by then, and were in a good position in the Champions League.

• Xabi Alonso subs out Vinicius during El Clasico, who starts screaming as he walks off the pitch.

• "I'm leaving! I'm leaving! I better leave this team!"

• Since then, the relationship between Xabi and the dressing room was broken, which led to his sacking months later.

• Real Madrid hired Arbeloa, who got knocked out against a third division side in his first match, by Bayern Münich in the Champions League and could go 11 points behind Barcelona if they win today.

• Now they find themselves in the exact same position as last year: trophyless, looking for a new manager, and with no clear option to move forward.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa: “My players feel they CAN make the remontada happen next week”.

“That’s the only thing I care about”.

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

❗️ Atlético Madrid's probable XI against Barcelona:

Musso; Molina, Le Normand, Hancko, Ruggeri; Llorente, Koke; Giuliano, Lookman; Griezmann, Julian Alvarez.

— @sport

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🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The highest paid players in the Premier League:

1 — Kane: €2.1m/month
2 — Musiala: €2.1m/month
3 — Neuer: €1.75m/month
4 — Kmmich: €1.6m/month
5 — Upamecano: €1.6m/month

— @lequipe

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

🚨🎖️| 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: Atlético Madrid are determined to keep Julián Álvarez and won’t make a move to Barcelona easy. They’re unwilling to sell a key player to a direct La Liga rival and would rather transfer him abroad if he leaves. [@monfortcarlos] #fcblive

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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Ahead of Real Madrid's game against Atletico Madrid, Kylian Mbappé found out in the pre-match talk that he will not be starting.

He did not understand the decision and moved privately to Alvaro Arbeloa to ask for explanations.

— @tjcope

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🚨🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti on his best Brazil all-time XI to win the World Cup:

"In goal, I can put Dida. Cafu on the right, Militão and Thiago Silva at center-back, and Marcelo on the left."

"In midfield, Casemiro, Kaká... I'm sure I've forgotten one of them. On the right wing, Rodrygo or any other position he chooses, on the left, Vinícius, and up front I have plenty of options: Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho... The options are way too many."

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🚨💣 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: First look at Juventus' leaked kits for the 2026/2027 season.

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

❗️Hansi Flick will not rest too many players against Albacete tonight.

He knows that Albacete will not be easy.

— @mundodeportivo

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🚨🗣️ Vincent Kompany on Jamal Musiala's return from injury:

"He still has a smile on his face. There's a plan in place for him, but we're very flexible."

"Every day after training, we're in constant contact with the medical department. We're only 3 days further than we were against Leipzig. We're taking it very easy with him."

"This year it's for Jamal, Alphonso and Hiroki Itō who made their comebacks after a long time."

[BarçaTimes @BarcaTimes]

Again.

[Barça Universal @BarcaUniversal]

❗️Deco: "We are sure that Joao Cancelo raises the level of the squad. It was the only possible signing that did."

"We evaluated other options, but it would make no sense to sign a player that would not make the squad better in January."