This post will be updated throughout the day.
Guardiola had a meeting with Eto'o yesterday, Eto' will stay and play against Wisla (Sport)
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Guardiola and Eto'o had a positive meeting yesterday (Catalunya Ràdio)
Guardiola has decided that Eto will stay but the decision will be taken after a meeting between the manager and the player will have taken place, Eto'o will ask Guardiola and Txiki to be clear in their public statements about why they changed their view (Marca)
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Everything seems to indicate that Eto'o will stay although the entourage of the player is still not sure because Barcelona hasn't clearly confirmed it (As)
If Tottenham continues to keep Manchester United waiting on the Berbatov deal, manager Ferguson will turn his attention to Thiery Henry (Manchester Evening News)
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Henry has had no indication, either from his club Barcelona or from United, that Ferguson has an interest in him, Barcelona don't want to let him leave and sources close to the player indicate that he has no intention of joining United (The Independent)
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Barcelona will block Henry's move to Manchester by giving him playing time in the Champions League qualifier tomorrow (Daily Star)
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Barcelona will wait for the outcome of the meeting between Silva's agents and Valencia before moving for the player, Barcelona doesn't yet have an agreement with the player although Silva would accept an offer (As)
Valencia won't offer Silva what his agents have been asking although they will rise their initial offer (Marca)
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Valencia thinks Silva is willing to stay if he gets a decent pay rise and in any case the club won't negotiate an exit for less than 30 million euro (Las Provincias)
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Barcelona will make a first bid of 20 million euro (Super Deporte)
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Silva says he only wants to leave Valencia for Barcelona despite interest from the Premier League (Daily Star)
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Valencia president Soriano reaffirmed today that Silva will stay at the club and that Barcelona didn't yet make a formal offer
Silva's agent Julio Llorente says that the player will start the season with Valencia and would only consider to move to a Spanish club (Sky Sports)
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Barcelona contacted Jorge Mendes, the agent of Cristiano Ronaldo, to say they were interested in the player and Manchester United manager Ferguson told the player during a meeting a few weeks ago that he could leave for half the fee the club was asking from Real Madrid, but Ronaldo only wants to join Madrid (Marca)
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Crosas sees Barcelona as part of his past and is only thinking about Celtic despite the buy back clause (press conference)
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Guardiola has decided that Barcelona Atlètic players Jeffren, Pedro, Sergi Busquets, Víctor Vázquez and Víctor Sánchez will stay with the first team for now (official website)
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Getafe is also interested in Jeffren (Sport)
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Celta Vigo B forward and former Barcelona youth player Goran Maric (24) will join Barcelona Atlètic today, Celta had asked for Valiente or Pedrito in return but that doesn't go through (Sport)
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
News of the day - Tuesday
Monday, 11 August 2008
Olympics 2008: Argentina-Australia 1-0
In the second match of the group stage, Argentina yesterday defeated Australia with 1-0. Barcelona player Lionel Messi started the game and was replaced by Lautaro Acosta in the 93rd minute.
Argentina plays in Group A with Ivory Coast, Australia and Serbia. The match between Ivory Coast and Serbia ended 4-2, which means that Argentina is already qualified for the quarter finals:
Ex-Barça: Overmars to Go Ahead Eagles
Former Barcelona left wing attacker Marc Overmars (35), who retired four years ago, announced this weekend his return to professional football by joining Dutch second division club Go Ahead Eagles, the club where he became a member of the board in 2005.
News of the day - Monday
This post will be updated throughout the day.
Guardiola could announce the continuation of Eto'o tomorrow during the press conference ahead of the Champions League qualifying game on Wednesday (As - Mundo Deportivo)
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Guardiola and Eto'o will have a final meeting today, after which it will be announced that the player will stay (Sport)
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Manchester United manager Ferguson doesn't rule out a bid for Thierry Henry and says a striker could be signed this week (The Sun)
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A renewal deal between Silva and Valencia is close (As)
Silva's agents and Valencia will meet on Wednesday and decide whether to renew the contract or to look for an exit (Mundo Deportivo)
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Valencia vice president Gómez has assured Silva and his father Fernando, who works at the club, that the issue will be solved in a satisfying way for the player (Super Deporte)
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Barcelona could make a first bid of 20-22 million euro which could rise up to 25 million euro, Txiki and Guardiola already talked to Silva, Silva is the last possible transfer, if he doesn't come the squad is finalized (Sport)
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Barcelona could have left the Diego Capel option because he's not the kind of player Guardiola likes or because Barcelona didn't want to transfer three Sevilla players in one summer (Mundo Deportivo)
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A Barcelona spokesman as well as Guardiola say that Yaya Touré is a key player and will not leave (Sky Sports)
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Second division team Levante is interested in getting Jeffren on loan although the good pre-season of the player will make a deal difficult since there are many interested clubs (Super Deporte)
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
News of the day - Sunday
This post will be updated throughout the day.
Guardiola has spoken with Eto'o and the positive outcome will be officially announced soon (Mundo Deportivo)
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After positive talks over the last days between Barcelona officials and Eto'o and his entourage it's almost certain the player will stay, a face to face meeting between Guardiola and Eto'o should be the last stage before the final decision, Eto'o could give a press conference on Monday (Sport)
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Txiki spoke yesterday with Eto'o but the final decision on the player staying will be made by Guardiola after meeting with Eto'o (Marca)
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Barcelona could launch this week an Eto'o-plus-cash bid for Berbatov who has told friends he prefers to move to Spain (The People)
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With the Berbatov deal almost certainly off, Manchester United will launch a 25 million euro bid for Thierry Henry next week (Mail on Sunday)
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If Silva and Valencia don't find an agreement on a renewal next week the player wants to leave only for Barcelona, rumours about foreign clubs are seen as attempts by Valencia to get a higer fee (Sport)
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Arsenal is again interested in Yaya Touré (News of the World)
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Pedro wants to stay with Barcelona, even if that would mean that he has to return to Barcelona Atlètic (Sport)
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Jeffren wants to leave on a one-year loan for a first division team or for an ambitious second division team like Zaragoza or Levante (Sport)
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Effren Suárez, Jeffren's father and agent, says that Barcelona will decide on Tuesday or Wednesday if his son will stay with the first team, he says that there's 75 per cent chance he will stay with the first team, he confirms that Zaragoza is interested in the player but that he only spoke with Levante so far, Barcelona would only accept a loan deal without an option to buy, the player has a buyout clause of 10 million euro (Equipo)
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