Pedro could leave on loan

Spanish football site Join Futbol claims that Barcelona wing attacker and Spanish youth international Pedro (22) could leave on loan in the summer.

Spanish second division club Tenerife would be one of the interested clubs but because Barcelona prefers to let Pedro go to a first division club, this only seems an option if Tenerife, currently second-placed, promotes this season.

First division clubs Málaga and Recreativo Huelva would also be interested in Pedro, who has played several games with Barcelona B over the last months. Both club would have contacted Barcelona and the agency of the player who joined Barcelona’s youth academy in 2004.

Catalan sports weekly paper Gol claims that Pedro has received several offers from other clubs. Barcelona would already have tried a couple of times to renew his contract that expires in 2010 but a deal couldn’t be found because Barcelona’s offer was considered to be far too low.

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona has to pay Pedro’s former club San Isidro an additional transfer fee of 300 000 euro° if the Spanish winger takes part in ten official games with Barcelona’s first team, with his presence only counting if he plays at least 45 minutes (read more here).

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Valladolid interested in Barcelona B player Botia

Spanish football site Join Futbol claims that Valladolid is closely monitoring Barcelona Atlètic central defender and Spanish youth international Alberto Botía (20).

Valladolid would want to sign Botía, who is regularly taken part in the training sessions of the first team and who has been part of Barcelona's match squad a couple of times this season, to rejuvenate their defense and would like to include a buy option in a possible one-year loan deal.

Barcelona would be considering to let Botía leave on loan to a Spanish first division club in the summer to gain some experience. The Spanish defender, who joined Barcelona's youth acadamy in 2003, could this way gain some experience before joining the first team.

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Youth: Agents battle to represent Deulofeu

Spanish football site Joinfutbol claims that the rumours linking Barcelona Cadete A wing attacker and Spanish youth international Gerard Deulofeu (14) with several English Premier League clubs (read more here), has caused serious competition amongst agents to get the chance to represent the player.

Ginés Carvajal (picture), the agent of Real Madrid forward Raúl, and Josep Maria Orobitg, the agent of Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola, would be amongst the agents interested to represent the Catalan player.

Confronted with all the offers, the parents of Deulofeu would now have asked the agents how much they would be willing to pay to become the official representative of the player.

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Youth: Tottenham wants Jonathan dos Santos

Spanish football site Join Futbol claims that English Premier League club Tottenham is interested in Barcelona Juvenil A attacking midfielder and Mexican youth international Jonathan dos Santos (18), the younger brother of Tottenham player Giovani.

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos has personally asked his club to try and sign Jonathan for Tottenham's reserve team.

Spanish football site Airfutbol claims that an agreement couldn't be reached before the summer transfer window closed on Monday. Tottenham will come back in January and a transfer deal will most probably be found then.

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Barça B: Manchester United offer for Iago

Spanish football site Air Futbol claims that Barcelona Atlètic attacking midfielder and Spanish youth international Iago Falqué (18) has been contacted by Manchester United, that wants the player to join their reserves team (read more here).

Iago thinks that he hasn't been treated correctly by Barcelona and wants to end his stay at the club (read more here). If he's given the permission to leave on a free transfer, he'll most probably join the English champions.

Asked about the rumours linking him with Manchester United, Iago said to the site that he doesn't see himself staying at Barcelona and that Manchester United is in that case an excellent option: "I consider that club to be the ideal place for me to keep on growing as a football player."

Spanish football site Join Futbol claims that sources close the the current Champions League holders have confirmed that Manchester United are currently the best placed team to sign Iago.

Barcelona site Pelikano claims that, while Barceloa Atlètic coach Luis Enrique told Iago that he doesn't count on him for next season (read more here), other people within the club are having doubts on letting the player go.

Iago's agent would have receive several offers and clubs like Real Madrid and Liverpool would be ready to pick the player up in the last days of the summer transfer window if he would be able to leave on a free transfer.

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Youth: Adria Carmona

Spanish football site Join Futbol claims that English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is closely following and preparing an offer for Juvenil B left wing attacker and Spanish youth international Adrià Carmona (16), who presented the new away shirt two weeks ago (read more here).

If Barcelona would not be willing to let the player go, Tottenham could even propose a loan deal giving Carmona, who was part of the Spanish team that won the European championship U-17 in May, the chance to gain experience in another league.

If -like it is believed- Carmona stays in Barcelona next seaon, the player is expected to be promoted to the Barcelona B team of Luis Enrique.

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