Sunday, 7 June 2009

[2008] Deal with Trezeguet

this post was published exactly one year ago:


Italian sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Barcelona officials have met with Juventus forward David Trezeguet (30) in Monaco, where they offered the French striker a four-year contract, worth 5,5 million euro a year (read more here).


Although Trezeguet said earlier this week in an interview with Italian television channel Sky Italia that he hoped to end his career with Juventus, he would be considering the offer.

And a statement by Antonio Caliendo, the agent of Trezeguet, in an interview with the Italian paper yesterday seems to suggest that the player has accepted the offer: "Barcelona should now make the next move. If they can find a deal, it won't be the player who will cause problems." Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Trezeguet has asked Juventus to let him go.

With Juventus declaring that the player was untouchable when the first rumours appeared (read more here), this seemed to change this week when Juventus owner John Elkann said to journalists: "Will Trezeguet leave Juventus? You need to ask Barcelona."

Barcelona would be willing to pay a transfer fee between 20 and 25 million euro° for Trezeguet. Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo that both clubs are negotiating by phone. Italian sports paper Tuttosport claims that Juventus has rejected a first offer of 20 million euro°.

Barcelona could offer players to lower the fee. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Juventus would be interested in Rafael Márquez. El Mundo Deportivo claims that Juventus officials have asked Barcelona to make a contact with Josep Maria Mesalles, the agent of Samuel Eto'o, to hear first hand from the Cameroonian if he would be willing to join Juventus.


Read more 7 June 2008 news:
Pirlo rejects Barcelona offer
Marquez offered to Atlético Madrid
Deal on Alves

Ex-Barça: Cruyff to Valletta

Former Barcelona forward Jordi Cruijff (35) has signed earlier this week a three-year deal with Maltese club Valletta, where he will act both as player and as assistant coach.

Cruijff had been without a club since his contract at Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk expired at the end of last year.

Jordi Cruijff came through Barcelona's youth ranks and played two seasons for the first team, that was then coached by his father Johan Cruijff. In the summer of 1996, he left for English Premier League club Manchester United. With Barcelona, Cruijff won one Spanish league title in 1994 and one Spanish super cup in 1994.

Read more:
Ex-Barça: Rijkaard to Galatasary
Ex-Barça: Stoichkov to Abu Moslem
Ex-Barça: Koeman to AZ Alkmaar




International: Alves scores for Brazil

Brazil defeated Uruguay 0-4 in a World cup qualifying game yesterday. Barcelona players Dani Alves and Martín Cáceres played the whole game. Alves scored Brazil's first goal.




Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0. Barcelona player Lionel Messi played the whole game.




1. Brazil (13) 24
2. Paraguay (13) 24
3. Chile (13) 23
4. Argentina (13) 22
5. Uruguay (13) 17
6. Venezuela (13) 16
7. Ecuador (12) 14
8. Colombia (13) 14
9. Bolivia (13) 12
10. Peru (12) 7


The top 4 teams qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The 5th placed team enters a home-and-away playoff with the 4th placed team from North,Central America & Caribbean.

Barcelona considering how to get Forlan

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona is interested in Atlético Madrid forward and Uruguay international Diego Forlán (30), to have a back-up for Barcelona forward and Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o (28) if the latter stays or to replace him if he leaves (read more here).

Barcelona would want to offer Forlán a three-year deal paying him a bit more than he's now earning at Atlético but doesn't want to pay the 36 million euro° buyout clause Forlan and is therefore considering other options.

A straight swap with Eto'o seems impossible since Eto'o doesn't plan to leave and Atlético Madrid could unlikely pay the salary Eto'o is asking. Another option would be to offer Atlético Madrid 20 million euro° cash plus a two-year loan of Barcelona forward and Spanish youth international Bojan Krkic (18).

Read more:
Forlan first option to replace Eto'o
1 Ibrahimovic - 2 Forlan - 3 Villa - 4 Benzema
Bojan will not leave on loan this summer

Saturday, 6 June 2009

Picture of the day: Hamilton and Nakajima

Formula One racing drivers Lewis Hamilton and Kazumi Nakajima have received yesterday a personalized Barcelona shirt in Istanbul.

Hamilton, who has mentioned several times in the past that his favourite teams are Arsenal and Barcelona, said: "I'm delighted because I've always followed Barcelona." Nakajima, who has assisted several games at the Camp Nou, the last one last month against Villarreal, confessed that he's "crazy about Barça".




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