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Dani is a footballer who can play in several positions. With me he has played as a right winger, a left winger, a midfielder and a centre forward. I have no doubt, he is a footballer who seems to be made for the Spanish national team. He is that type of player who, even when things are bad with his club, plays at a very high level with the Spanish national team,

The keeper, who was in sensational form before he picked up his injury, is believed to be on the verge of a return, and the fortnight where no club games are taking place gives the 24-year-old another opportune window to put in the work to make sure he's as good as new when Barca take on Athletic Club a week on Saturday.

Barcelona's constant search for emerging talent has once again led the club's recruitment team to Brazil, where 17-year-old midfielder Ze Lucas is making waves. According to reports from Brazilian outlet Globo, relayed by AS, the Catalan giants are quietly monitoring the young prospect as he continues to command attention at the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. The interest from Europe, including Barcelona, comes at a crucial moment for the player's club, Sport Recife.

However, in a recent interview with 365scores, Lewandowski's agent, Pini Zahavi, has squashed all rumours about him possibly leaving in January. "Everything being said about Lewandowski 's possible departure in the winter transfer window is completely false," he said (h/t Mundo Deportivo). Zahavi added that the Pole is not thinking of a mid-season exit from Barcelona and remains fully focused on ending the season in Catalonia.

The latest update comes from Sky Sports and states that Milan legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is part of the club's coaching staff, is "strongly pushing" the Rossoneri to go for Lewandowski in the summer. The veteran will be available on a free transfer and Ibrahimovic believes "Lewandowski perfectly embodies the club's values ​​and could serve as a role model for the younger generation."

"I hope everything ends up like this. I don't have a plan B, but I have no idea yet. I prefer to concentrate on being part of the team and playing as much as I can. Now I have to see what happens. If there's something to be done, of course it will be done. Of course, I'd like to know what's going on, but I prefer to focus on what I can do," he told Tipsbladet.

As per the leaked image, the shirt will retain the vertical stripes seen in the current campaign but without the recent gradient effect, harking back to the design of the home kit from the 2006/07 season, as featured in the above image. Based on the mock-up shared online, the shirt will feature four equally sized blue and maroon stripes, echoing the pattern used nearly two decades ago. However, both the blue and maroon will have chromatic tones with different shades being visible.

It was a huge mistake to go to Chelsea. A bloody huge mistake. At the time, I was going through a rough patch at Barça. My house had just been burgled, and Barça needed to sell either Depay or me. The only offer on the table was Chelsea's. I accepted. I would go for my family, even if I went to Chelsea.

Scores of fans filed past the silhouettes of cranes and construction work surrounding Barcelona's Camp Nou last Friday night. But they weren't there for the world famous soccer stadium. Instead, the sea of Barca jerseys was heading for the club's basketball arena, the Palau Blaugrana. There was an expectant but apprehensive buzz in the air the night marked a big occasion: Real Madrid were in town.

For us goalkeepers, it means being more alert throughout the entire match. It's a risky strategy, we have to acknowledge that. But if it's done well and you work hard, it pays off. You force the opposition to play and think faster. If they play with less space, you force them to make more mistakes, and your team has more possession. But you have to train it well because it all comes down to centimeters,