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Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Barcelona’s Raphinha. That’s according to a recent report from GiveMeSport, who claims the Blues’ interest in Raphinha remains as strong as ever despite missing out on the Brazilian last summer. Having made the decision to leave Leeds United last year, Raphinha, 26, found himself at the centre of a three-way tussle. Wanted by Arsenal …

Chelsea have spent over €600m since the arrival of Todd Boehly and the rest of the Blues’ American ownership but it is uncertain whether they will spend big again in the summer.  The West London club recruited a lot of young stars that can develop at Stamford Bridge within their massive spending and the plan is that the young team …

Erling Haaland has torn the English game to shreds since his arrival at Man City last summer but the Norwegian is Real Madrid’s number one target ahead of the summer transfer window in 2024.  Man City won the race for the striker during last summer’s window as Real Madrid were not in a position to properly challenge the Premier League …

Argentina returned home to play their first match in front of their fans as World champions and defeated Panama 2-0 as beautiful scenes followed the full-time whistle.  The country won its third World Cup back in December beating France in Qatar as the game’s greatest-ever player, Lionel Messi, eventually got his hands on the sport’s biggest prize. Speaking to the …

Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Barcelona, after UEFA confirmed an investigation into  payments made to referees by the Catalan giants. It’s understood that Barcelona paid approximately £6.5million to a senior former referee over a 17 year period, and as Sky Sports note, if the club are found guilty, UEFA could even ban Xavi Hernandez’s side …

Inside Spain is a weekly instalment brought to you by Football España, providing an insight into all of the major stories coming out of the rich and intense climes of La Liga and beyond. Barcelona have been short on good news in recent years, but Camp Nou was euphoric last Sunday night when Franck Kessie bagged a 91st-minute winner to …

Barcelona will need to commit to some significant surgery within their available squad in order to meet Financial Fair Play regulations. With that in mind, Fabrizio Romano has exclusively confirmed in his latest CaughtOffside column that the Catalan giants will be working on outgoings this summer in order to facilitate ‘potential new signings like Inigo Martinez’. “Barcelona are working on …

In the week when Tottenham appear likely to relieve Antonio Conte of his managerial duties at White Hart Lane, they could be dealt a blow in terms of acquiring a potential successor to the Italian. If Real Madrid don’t win the Champions League this season, it’s virtually a foregone conclusion that Carlo Ancelotti will be sent packing. Currently 12 points …

Currently 12 points clear of the chasing pack in La Liga, Xavi’s Barcelona side are romping to the league title, albeit one of his stars does apparently still have a interest in playing in the English top-flight. No player can be assured a starting spot in an XI such as Barca’s, where talent is interchangeable without a huge drop off …

When Barcelona decided that they had no option other than to let Lionel Messi walk away from the club, there were only ever going to be one or two suitors rich enough to be able to buy him, but now, almost two years after his move to Paris Saint-Germain, one former opponent has described him as being ‘helpless and desperate’ …