Barcelona news

Ansu Fati revealed he had a chat with Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal before he sealed move to Monaco. He joined the Ligue 1 outfit on a season-long loan and as part of the agreement, Monaco holds the right to make the transfer permanent next summer for €11 million (£9m/$13m), depending on Fati’s impact in France. At the same time, Barcelona have extended the 22-year-old’s contract until June 2028, as they still see long-term potential in him.

Out-of-favour Barcelona goalkeeper Inaki Pena will reach a decision on his future in the coming days, although he prefers a move away from La Liga.

RB Leipzig are demanding the impending bonus amount of around €3 million for Dani Olmo, possibly complicating Barcelona's Nico Williams pursuit.

Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Nani wants fans to enjoy the final years of the glittering careers of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

New Stuttgart midfielder Noah Darvich has opened up on his surreal "adventure" at Barcelona, saying he got to play with his childhood idols.

Raphinha has lashed out at FIFA for forcing players into the Club World Cup, calling the loss of an important summer break “unacceptable”.

Chelsea could consider signing Marc Casado from Barcelona this summer as the Catalan side are reportedly open to listening to offers for the midfielder. Casado is well settled at Barcelona but could still consider moving due to a lack of regular first-team opportunities. Hansi Flick's current squad has too many midfield options which would certainly limit Casado's game time.

Barcelona are interested in signing Dunzel Dumfries with the Inter full-back's cut-price release clause emerging.

Bayern Munich are looking to pounce on the opportunity to lure Nico Williams to Bundesliga, amid lack of registration guarantees from Barcelona.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a Dutch legend from his playing days at Arsenal and Barcelona and a successful manager in his own right, has been added to Liverpool’s coaching ranks. The former Netherlands international joins manager Arne Slot’s technical team, stepping into the position left vacant after John Heitinga’s recent appointment as Ajax’s head coach.

Javier Tebas has once again sent a reminder that Barcelona cannot register Nico Williams, while also calling for Real Madrid to be sanctioned.

Dani Olmo has given his assessment of Barcelona transfer targets Luis Diaz and Nico Williams as he confirmed he has spoken to the Liverpool winger.

Ivan Rakitic has brought an end to his playing career after spending a final season at Hajduk Split and will now take on a technical role at the club.