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Barcelona have found a new transfer priority
11May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Barcelona have found a new transfer priority

Barcelona will be one of the big players in the summer 2024 transfer market in LaLiga, because they have a lot of ground to make up after losing the league title quite handily to Real Madrid this time around. The Blaugrana project will continue to be under the stewardship of Xavi, who was brought back for another season after initially agreeing to step down due to intense mid-season pressure. Xavi has a lot to prove, but he could have more star power to help him out next season, as some big names are being linked to Barcelona to help supplement their current young nucleus of stars. According to a report from Diario Sport, one of those players is 21-year-old RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons, a former top prospect from Barcelona in his own right. Simons is now reportedly a summe...
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Chelsea want to flip one of Real Madrid’s priority transfer targets
11May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Chelsea want to flip one of Real Madrid’s priority transfer targets

Chelsea have made it a priority to try and hoard the best young players in world football, and while their gung-ho approach has often backfired, they have actually landed a few big hits, such as Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer. The strategy of Real Madrid has always been to prioritize a mix of established superstars and top prospects who have the potential to be superstars. Look no further than their expected 2024/25 attack, which boasts Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo Goes, and Endrick who were all signed as prospects, as well as Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe, signed as established superstars. Real Madrid have identified River Plate attacking midfielder Franco Mastantuono as their next priority transfer target among the prospects in world football, as Juni Calafat is smitten with the player...
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Carlo Ancelotti has one final controversial decision for Real Madrid this season
10May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Carlo Ancelotti has one final controversial decision for Real Madrid this season

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has now become viewed as the consensus best manager in the world for repeatedly defying the odds and taking the Merengues to the Champions League Final. On June 1, Real Madrid will vie for their third Champions League victory under Ancelotti's reign, and this one will come in response to a 2022/23 season in which they did not win LaLiga and were embarrassed by Manchester City in the knockout stages. This season, Real Madrid got past Man City in the quarterfinals and dominated Barcelona in the league, benefiting greatly from a few bold tactical decisions by Carlo Ancelotti, namely utilizing Aurelien Tchouameni as a center back and playing with Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes as dual forward without a main striker. Ancelotti and Real Madrid have ...
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Xavi is already making Barcelona regret keeping him for another season
10May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Xavi is already making Barcelona regret keeping him for another season

Barcelona raised eyebrows across the footballing world by keeping Xavi as their manager for the 2024/25 season, recently convincing the legendary midfielder not to step down despite a barrage of harsh criticism earlier in the campaign. Although it looked like Xavi was righting the ship in Barcelona, the Blaugrana's recent results have indicated otherwise, with no defeat more humiliating than the Champions League collapse against PSG. Xavi's "reappointment" was already met with a heavy dose of skepticism from the Blaugrana faithful, and now Barcelona fans have a transfer-related issue to really dig their feet in with criticism of their manager. Vitor Roque has been phased out of the lineup despite being signed by Barcelona this summer for a grand total of 61 million euros when addi...
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Barcelona can replace Joao Felix with a better player and fit
10May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Barcelona can replace Joao Felix with a better player and fit

Barcelona acquired Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window in the hopes they would be getting a potentially world-class difference-maker in the final third. Although Felix has been better for Barcelona than he was at either Atletico or Chelsea, that really isn't saying much. As a team, Barcelona failed to deliver on expectations, easily losing out on LaLiga to Real Madrid. Felix has scored seven goals with three assists for Barcelona, so he has been modestly productive. The problem is that, unsurprisingly, the same issues that soured Atletico on him have creeped up again in Barcelona. The Blaugrana signed a winger who isn't really a winger and a playmaker who isn't actually setting up goals. Barcelona need a more modern playmaker who is more versatile...
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Kylian Mbappe will make more money than Real Madrid fans want
10May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Kylian Mbappe will make more money than Real Madrid fans want

Kylian Mbappe has finally announced that he will be leaving PSG at the end of the 2023/24 season, essentially confirming the long-standing rumors that the French superstar will finally be joining Real Madrid. Two years ago, Mbappe backed out of a handshake deal with Florentino Perez in order to stay with PSG, signing an unprecedented contract both financially and in terms of the power it gave him over personnel decisions. Since then, PSG have had little to show for the move, recently getting humbled by underdogs Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals, with Mbappe receiving widespread derision for two thoroughly underwhelming performances. That leads to the point when Mbappe has finally closed the book on his PSG career, which, despite the continued lack of Champions ...
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French president actually thinks he can sway Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe decision
9May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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French president actually thinks he can sway Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe decision

Kylian Mbappe appears to be heading to Real Madrid this summer after years of controversy, close deals, changed minds, and letters to PSG. Real Madrid are headed to their second Champions League Final in the last three years, while PSG will be sitting at home after Mbappe and friends badly disappointed in two legs against Cinderella story Borussia Dortmund. For Mbappe, the view turns to his future and how he will endear himself to Real Madrid. Before he ever plays a game for the Merengues, though, he has the European Championships to worry about for France. In the last Euros, Mbappe missed a decisive penalty in the knockouts to Yann Sommer and Switzerland. And in his last major tournament for France, Mbappe suffered a disappointment in the final against Lionel Messi and Argentina ...
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Real Madrid fans will appreciate Vinicius Jr. channeling Sergio Ramos by trolling Joshua Kimmich to waste time
9May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Bundesliga, Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Real Madrid fans will appreciate Vinicius Jr. channeling Sergio Ramos by trolling Joshua Kimmich to waste time

Vinicius Junior was the clear standout on the pitch for Real Madrid in their 2-1 Champions League semifinal Remontada against European Clasico rivals Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu. The match had it all from wonderful individual play, incredible Manuel Neuer saves, masterful Carlo Ancelotti managing, heroics from an unlikely source in Joselu, and some late-game controversy courtesy of the referees. There were so many forgotten highlights within the match, too, including a moment from Vinicius Junior that didn't have to do with his relentless dribbling against Bayern Munich stars Joshua Kimmich and Matthijs de Ligt. In this case, Vinicius Jr. trolled the living daylights out of Kimmich - a known troll himself - to shave valuable moments off the clock for Real Madrid. htt...
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3 Real Madrid players who must step up if Aurelien Tchouameni misses UCL Final due to injury
9May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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3 Real Madrid players who must step up if Aurelien Tchouameni misses UCL Final due to injury

As Real Madrid fans bask in the glory of another legendary Champions League semifinal Remontada to seal their second final appearance in three years, they were also hit with the reality of another potentially serious injury. Real Madrid officially announced that star defensive midfielder (and top-notch emergency center back) Aurelien Tchouameni is suffering from a stress injury in his left foot. On June 1, Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Final - a rematch from the semifinal Dortmund won a little over a decade ago, which featured a five-goal performance from Robert Lewandowski. Tchouameni still has weeks to recover, but he could be running up against time, depending on the severity of the injury. If worst comes to worst, here are three Real Madrid pl...
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Tottenham could find their ideal forward solution and cost Barcelona again
9May By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Tottenham could find their ideal forward solution and cost Barcelona again

Tottenham got the better of Barcelona during the winter transfer window when they signed one of the top prospects in European football, Lucas Bergvall, over the Blaugrana when many footballing observers thought Bergvall to Barca was a slam dunk. It's not often you see Tottenham beating an elite European powerhouse with pedigree like Barcelona to a top young prospect, but Ange Postecoglou's big winter coup could set the tone for another occurrence in the summer. Except this time, Tottenham could actually sign an elite prospect directly from Barcelona and turn that player into an immediate part of the rotation. Son Heung-min has had a huge bounce back season, but with Richarlison's future unclear, Tottenham are still in the market for another striker, especially someone young with u...
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