A look at how Barcelona's squad is developing for the upcoming campaign
Barcelona's team for 2022-2023 starts to take shape as the days pass. What first seemed like an almost Herculean undertaking given the club's financial situation is now a project that is beginning to excite the supporters and, at the same time, cause real alarm among its rivals.
The most recent signing in a long line that is still going was Robert Lewandowski.
The decision to sign the Polish attacker came after a full day of talks between the two teams on Friday. Barcelona's main goal was to get him, and they did so for 45 million euros plus five million in other factors.Raphinha, a Leeds player, was also signed during that week, and after protracted discussions, Ousmane Dembele's contract was extended.
In just four days, Barcelona has assembled a highly effective offense with players of the greatest class and a range of skills, which is vital for the coach.
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Sadio Mane could follow Philippe Coutinho in discovering brutal Liverpool truth
Sadio Mane, a forward for Liverpool, ended his six-year relationship with the Reds this summer by completing a transfer to Bayern Munich.
Who will actually benefit most from Sadio Mane's summer departure is still up for debate.
The Senegalese great, who had won every trophy available to him in England and on the European arena, left Liverpool for Bayern Munich in a £35 million package. The time seemed ripe for Mane to take on a fresh challenge outside of the club.
Mane's departure from Anfield was amicable and did not have the same negative impact as other Merseysiders who have followed careers elsewhere in the past, despite the fact that fans were disappointed to see the 30-year-old leave after becoming such a significant figure during his six-year stay.The Senegalese great, who had won every trophy available to him in England and on the European arena, left Liverpool for Bayern Munich in a £35 million package. The time seemed ripe for Mane to take on a fresh challenge outside of the club.
Fans were sad to see the 30-year-old leave Anfield after he rose to prominence during his six-year stay, but Mane's exit was amicable and did not have the same negative impact as other Merseysiders who have recently sought careers elsewhere.The most recent example of a player who chose to pursue a new challenge abroad only to discover a few months later that his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain was not the ideal decision is Gini Wijnaldum. The Dutch midfielder, who joined the French team a year ago, was not included in the team's preseason tour and is supposedly for sale.Emre Can, who signed with Juventus in the summer of 2018, was another player who left the Reds in a similar situation after his contract expired to join a major European club. The German played 29 times in Serie A during his first season with the Old Lady, but after Maurizio Sarri was named manager ahead of the 2019–20 season, things quickly went south.Can expressed his displeasure at his situation, telling Kicker: "I'm just an ambitious guy who always wants to compete at the highest level, but I'm also learning from this tough time when things are not going the way I was hoping. I wasn't even on the club's Champions League squad for the group stages, and I was only allowed to make two league starts between August and January. I'm not happy because I'm not playing games from the beginning, but I'll persevere and keep improving.
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