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According to La Vanguardia, Frenkie de Jong's new gross salary after signing his contract renewal will now be in line with Raphinha and Pedri, estimated between €18 and €20 million per season. Notably, the agreement, which will officially be completed on October 15th, extends the Dutch midfielder's stay at the club until June 2029. It must be noted that Barcelona have clarified that De Jong's new deal will not include any deferred payments.

They're playing on a different planet. We can give our best and do whatever we can, but when Spain plays the way they know how, we have to accept it. They play a different kind of football, at a very high level. We could talk about Spain all night long. What we saw is the consequence of what Spanish football has done in the last twenty or twenty-five years.

I'm very happy to be at this great club. There have been talks (with Barça), which is normal in the transfer market, with several teams,

Tell me one single club for which it wouldn't be a dream to have Erling Haaland. I understand that it's a dream for Barcelona to have him. If he weren't with us, he'd also be a dream for City. What's going to happen? Honestly, I don't know. He has a long contract here. I think he's doing very well; he's scoring a lot of goals, he always wants to improve, always wants to create more chances to score even more goals.

Matias Almeyda gathered his players in the shade at the side of the pitch and told them to liquidate this so they did. It was 33 degrees out there, they had been playing 33 minutes and they had scored one against Barcelona, which wasn't enough. The champions were there to be finished, Sevilla's manager said. He had shown them how, now it was up to them.

In European women's football, FC Barcelona have long set the standard by which Europe's elite are measured. Three UEFA Women's Champions League titles in the last five years, as well as national dominance with impressive consistency: the Catalans are undoubtedly one of the continent's top teams. They play a precise, technically brilliant brand of football, carried by a natural footballing ability that is second to none.

Luis Figo will make a surprise - and potentially provocative - return to Barcelona tonight after being named UEFA ambassador for their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Figo remains a figure of hate among the Barca fanbase for his decision to swap Camp Nou for Real Madrid in 2000 - a seismic transfer that rocked the world of football, even leading to a Netflix documentary.

Deco has a truly luxurious deal on the table in Munich: a two-for-one deal with Harry Kane and Dayot Upamecano as the main players. Two profiles that fit the Blaugrana's needs and could be within reach next summer. Harry Kane, on the agendaThe English striker remains one of the most sought-after names on the European scene. At 32, he maintains an enviable goal-scoring ability and his form has not suffered in the Bundesliga or the Champions League.