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TOP STORY: Barca set for January clear out
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will be prioritizing sales…

Transfer Talk: Barca to offload Rakitic, Vidal, Umtiti in January fire sale

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Barca to launch January fire sale
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans ahead of the new year, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will be prioritizing…

LIVE Transfer Talk: Barca to offload Rakitic, Vidal, Umtiti in January fire sale

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the Portugal star have an argument to deserving more?

Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund.

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches.
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.
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TOP STORY: Barca to launch January fire sale
Despite the transfer window still being more than three months away from reopening, Barcelona are already making plans ahead of the new year, but reports in Marca claim the Catalan giants will…

LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United eye Barca’s Umtiti in lieu of Maguire

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TOP STORY: Man United look to Barca’s Umtiti
Manchester United’s search for a central defender has seen them target Leicester City’s Harry Maguire for much of the summer, but French outlet le10sport is suggesting they could now focus their attentions on Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti as the window is potentially…

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Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has said he did things at last summer’s World Cup which “were not necessarily good in the long-term” and have forced him to miss large parts of the season with a knee injury.
Umtiti, 25, has recently returned to fitness but has missed the majority of the campaign. The defender was out for six weeks between September and November and again for another 10 weeks after re-injuring his knee on his return against Atletico Madrid on Nov. 24.
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Barcelona refuse to name Samuel Umtiti return date amid long term injury report

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Barcelona are refusing to put a timeframe on Samuel Umtiti’s recovery from a knee injury amid reports the defender is set for a long-term layoff.
Umtiti has not played since Barca’s 2-1 defeat to Leganes on Sept. 26 due to a problem with the cartilage in his left knee.
A story in Diario Sport on Thursday claimed the club are considering surgery to fix the issue because Umtiti has not responded to the course of treatment as expected.
However, sources at the Catalan club told ESPN FC nothing…

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