Barcelona forward Martin Braithwaite to undergo knee surgery
Football | September 13, 2021 19:08 ISTBarcelona said the Danish player has not responded well to conservative treatment and will undergo surgery in the coming days.
Barcelona said the Danish player has not responded well to conservative treatment and will undergo surgery in the coming days.
They follow another senior player, Gerard Pique, in taking a salary reduction to enable their financially troubled club to register new players and fit into the league’s strict financial fair play regulations.
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said Friday that his prized midfielder will take a two-week break after Saturday’s match against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league.
Joan Laporta blamed the previous administration of Josep Bartomeu for the club’s “dramatic” situation that ultimately led to Lionel Messi’s departure.
Barcelona live without Messi; Real Madrid rely on old guards to pull them through while Atletico Madrid remain clinical in new season.
The post-Lionel Messi era began for Barcelona with fans chanting his name in the stands and players overcoming his absence on the field.
While Paris Saint-German fans chanted Messi's name upon his ceremonial introduction at Parc des Princes, the Barcelona faithful are still adjusting to the reality that he's gone.
Ancelotti added that 42 years of experience in football taught him that anything can happen.
For the first time since 2004, Barcelona will be without Messi because it couldn’t sign the Argentina star to a new contract due to its troubled financial situation.
Barcelona said medical tests showed that Aguero has a tendon injury in his right calf and will be sidelined for about 10 weeks.
The first La Liga season to start without Leo Messi in 18 years will no doubt start under the shadow of the genius after Barca's failure to fit his contract into the wage structure imposed by La Liga
Lionel Messi's incredible 17-season career at Barcelona appears to have come to an end. This marks one of the most heartbreaking moments for football fans. Fans around the world took to social media platforms to express their sadness.
PSG is assessing the potential revenue that could be generated by signing Messi while also paying him a huge salary and complying with soccer's financial regulations.
Laporta blamed Barcelona’s previous administration for the club’s dire financial situation, which kept it from fitting Messi’s new contract within the Spanish league’s fair play regulations.
Barcelona’s city hall asked citizens last month to choose an initiative as part of a 30 million euro ($35 million) investment package in new facilities and improvements to public spaces.
Looking back, Messi won 35 titles in 17 seasons with Barcelona. He helped the club win the Champions League four times, the Spanish league 10 times, the Copa del Rey 7 times and the Spanish Super Cup 8 times.
More than two-decade-old relationship stands at the edge of separation as Messi yet to agree on a fresh contract with the Catalan giants.
As La Pulga turns 34 on Thursday, Messi is nowhere close to extending his two-decade-old Barcelona stay with current contract running out at the end of this month.
Barcelona said it exercised a clause in Emerson's loan deal that had allowed him to play for Spanish league rival Real Betis for the past two-and-a-half years.
Messi has reached a two-year contract with Barca and all he needs to do is sign a new paper to confirm the deal, reports Spanish sports daily Marca.
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