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Ernesto Valverde not sure of Barcelona future
The future of Valverde at Barcelona is in doubts after the manager himself said he doesn't know if he will remain at the club. The 54-year-old took charge last season and won the Spanish league title but was unable to deliver in the Champions League.
This season, they are on course to retain the title but the manager is still not sure if he will remain. Talking to Barcelona TV, Valverde said, “Next season? I do not know my future or what I will be doing at that stage.”
“In football, you never know what will happen, things are fluid and you can never allow yourself to think in the long term. When you are in this business, two months is a very long time, thoughts and feelings change on individual results – if you win things are great if you lose everyone is sad and talking about you,” added the manager.
Reports suggest that a section of the fans are not happy with the manager's tactics and want him to be replaced at the end of the season. Adding fuel to it, Valverde said, “I want everyone to be happy with my work and the work of my staff and my players, but in football, there are no guarantees. If we do not meet our objectives – domestically and in Europe – people will look at the Coach, it is the way things are.”
An ITK on Twitter, who has got a lot of transfer right, hinted last week that Valverde's future at Camp Nou was in doubts. He mentioned that the manager was looking to leave and that has now been confirmed by Valverde himself.
Additionally, Agent Cordoba, the ITK, also mentioned that Barcelona board were looking to bring back Pep Guardiola from Manchester City. The former Barca and Bayern Munich manager has not been able to replicate what he did last season and the Calatan side want to offer him an escape route from the criticism he is bound to get in England.
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Manchester City eye Coutinho
Manchester City have set sights on signing Philippe Coutinho as a long-term replacement for David Silva according to reports in Don Balon. The Spanish publication claims that the Brazilian is Guardiola's top target for the summer.
Barcelona are aware of the interest as per the report and will not rebuff any inquiry straight away. Don Balon claim that the Catalan side will demand €160 million for him.
The 26-year-old has been benched often this season after Ousmane Dembele improved his performances. The former Liverpool midfielder is now being tipped by Don Balon to leave Camp Nou of City come calling in the summer.
Barca duo to leave in January
Barcelona are set to bid goodbye to two players in January – Munir El Haddadi and Denis Suarez. Don Balon report that Celta Vigo are the front-runners for both the players right now.
No real interest was reported in Munir El Haddadi but that was not the case for Denis Suarez. The midfielder was linked with Chelsea and Arsenal recently but it looks like he's going to stay in Spain for the time being.
Real Madrid to sign 3 players in January
Real Madrid have had a topsy-turvy start to the season and it looks like they are not going to invest big in January. A lot of rumours linked them with a lot of top stars but Florentino Perez is only looking to sign players for the future.
DiarioGOL report that Real Madrid will sign 3 players this week. The first name mentioned is Brahim Diaz. A deal for the Spaniard has been reportedly agreed with Manchester City and he will be joining soon.
The second name reported by them is of Exequiel Palacios. The Argentine is set to join them from River Plate after Los Blancos activated his release clause. He too is scheduled to fly in later this week.
The final signing of the week, as per DiarioGOL, is going to be of Mario Hermoso. The Espanyol defender is seen as a long-term replacement for Sergio Ramos and will play as a back-up to him for the rest of the season.
