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Manchester City have tabled a £24 million bid for Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure, according to reports. Yaya, the younger brother of Arsenal defender Kolo Toure, currently earns £2.4 million a year at the Nou Camp but City's owners are set to double the Ivory Coast international's wages in a bid to lure him away from Spain. A source at the Nou Camp told the Sun: “There is an offer for Yaya but the club will do what is necessary to convince the player ... Read More

Emmanuel Adebayor is on Barcelona's short list of summer transfer targets. The Spanish giants are unlikely to raid Arsenal for the Togo striker this month, but are keen to add him to their squad as they plan for next season. The 24-year-old is being considered by the La Liga leaders, reports Catalan newspaper Sport, along with Lyon's Karim Benzema and Valencia's David Villa. Any of the three targets would prove expensive. Valencia are reportedly in need of cash but are determined to hold on to ... Read More

Like a lamb to the slaughter, Buffon could be sacrificed to allow the cash to flow in for Messi. Juventus are so serious about signing Barcelona star Lionel Messi they are considering selling Gianluigi Buffon in order to afford the Argentinean striker. Reports in Italy have been plagued with talk about the Old Lady's interest in Messi and, what was described as a dream by some papers, could soon become a reality. Tuttosport claims Juve are considering selling their number one man in order to ... Read More

Juventus admit they would love to sign Lionel Messi, but who wouldn’t?! The Agnelli family, who own the Italian giants, have been asked to name the players they want to sign in the future, and the one player they did agree to mention is perhaps the best in the planet. "I would like to have so many players...but I do not want to give any names. But, of course, I will make an exception with one dream: Lionel Messi," Andrea Agnelli told Tuttosport. Messi is ... Read More

31 year old French national and former Arsenal star Thierry Henry has agreed an £8m divorce settlement with his ex-wife Claire Merry. Henry is rumoured to be worth £25 million and at his current club Barcelona he earns £130,000 per week. Although the pair had been granted a fast-track divorce in September 2007 after Thierry's 'unreasonable behaviour' A source close to the pair said: "Claire is delighted. Neither she or Thierry wanted to go back to court as they are both now moving on with ... Read More

31 year old Portugal national Deco has admitted that football is easier at Chelsea than Barcelona. Deco made the move to Stamford Bridge in June, after Euro 2008 on a three year contract, and has commented that the reduced media scrutiny allows him to focus on the football: "It is easier here than in Barcelona to concentrate on football, because we train away from the city and we are not involved with the press nor the fans. "In Barcelona, we had a lot more ... Read More

According to the Daily Mail, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres looks set to be out of action for at least the rest of the year as a result of his recurring hamstring injury he sustained in Liverpool's game against Marseille. The 24 year old was sent to a specialist in Barcelona and, according to recent reports, he will not have recuperated within a fortnight as was originally anticipated by the Liverpool staff. This means he will sit out the following six matches and, after ... Read More

Despite rumours that Yaya was set to make a move to Arsenal, where brother Kolo is a permanent fixture, the 25 year old seems highly unlikely to transfer from Barcelona. Regardless of The Sun's story that Wenger is planning a £7million bid, Yaya seems determined to stay at Barcelona, and £7million is surely too for Toure: "I am here because I like this team and it is a great club. “I will be staying here because I am delighted with the side and because ... Read More

Days after we found out that Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D'or for last season, beating Lionel Messi to the top spot, Messi has been described as currently the best player in the world. Speaking to Revista de la Liga, Guillem Balague and Graham Hunter  spoke of Ronaldo's fall from the top spot this season and Messi's success: "People are going to say he's better than Cristiano Ronaldo," "Well, he is now. I don't know if he has been for the last ... Read More

Former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique, who left United to return to Barcelona, has spoken out to the Spanish press on the poor diet and discipline of his former English team mates: 'There were some incredible things happening at United," "It [the diet at Old Trafford] was outrageous. Everyone ate whatever they wanted to eat and when you think about the typical English diet, you can imagine what I am talking about.   "The players were allowed to eat what they wanted and it must be ... Read More

Former Arsenal striker and current Barcelona player Thierry Henry has dismissed reports that he is considering a move to Chelsea, following Chelsea manager Scolari's comments declaring his interest in signing the French international, instead stating that he wants to stay at Barcelona and win the league and cup double. Although he faced a difficult first term at Barca, Henry wants to prove himself to the club's fans: "I am very clear about this and I am happy here," he told Catalan television's Hora Q ... Read More

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, whose team have won 8 consecutive games, has drawn a lot of praise from football pundits. However, the ex-midfielder has written off any chance of the current side repeating the club's success in the nineties with the 'Dream Team' "We will never arrive at that level, as much as we would like to, that side is unrepeatable." "Right now all the teams have good players, good coaches and are doing things well and that is what I try to transmit to ... Read More