The transfer window: Barça would think of Thierry Henry in the event of the departure of Ronald Koeman

To replace Ronald Koeman, Barça would think of Thierry Henry

It would be in the small papers of FC Barcelona. While Ronald Koeman's situation at FC Barcelona seems to be weakening - evidenced by his surreal press conference on Wednesday - rumors about his succession are rife. Several names have appeared in the press such as those of Erik ten Hag and Roberto Martinez. This Wednesday, the coach of the Red Devils insisted on denying any contact with the Catalan club to the Figaro. It is now his assistant in the staff of Belgium, Thierry Henry, who is cited on the side of Catalonia. This Thursday,

reveals that the Blaugrana would favor a former FC Barcelona player to take the reins of the team.

Xavi Hernandez would appear to be a natural choice, although Joan Laporta would prefer another, while the French striker, who wore the Barcelona colors between 2007 and 2010, would be another serious avenue;

especially since he has already been probed to take over from Ernesto Valverde.

So far, his experiences as a main technician, whether at AS Monaco or at the Club de Foot Montreal, have not been clear successes.

Barça could allow the former Arsenal star, now a consultant for

, to bounce back as a manager.

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Chelsea ready to take on Matthijs de Ligt

During the transfer market, Chelsea, reigning European champion, drastically strengthened in attack with Romelu Lukaku and in midfield with the arrival of Saúl Ñíguez.

On the other hand, the Blues have not consolidated their (excellent) defense;

the transfer of Jules Koundé, priority of Thomas Tuchel in the axis, not having succeeded.

Finding a new high-level central defender could thus be one of the objectives of the London club during the next summer transfer window.

And according to information from

, the winner of the last edition of the C1 would be ready to pounce on Matthijs de Ligt.

The Dutchman would have a € 150m release clause, valid from summer 2022, as Fabrizio Romano revealed.

An amount that should not frighten Chelsea, who did not hesitate to offer € 115 million to Inter Milan to secure the services of Romelu Lukaku.

Manchester City have rejected an offer from Borussia Dortmund for one of their nuggets

In the summer of 2017, Borussia Dortmund invested just under € 8 million to secure the services of young Manchester City striker Jadon Sancho, who was playing with the U18s at the time.

This summer, four years later, the winger became one of the best players in his role and was sold to Manchester United for € 85m.

The Citizens have apparently learned from this experience.

According to

, they would have rejected this summer an offer of € 17.5 million from the Bundesliga club for their nugget Liam Delap.

At the age of 18, the center forward continues his progression with the U23 of the Mancunian formation and his profile would be appreciated by Pep Guardiola.

James Rodriguez joins Laurent Blanc at Al-Rayyan

Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez has left Everton to sign for club Al Rayyan, Qatar, coached by Laurent Blanc, the Toffees announced on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Rodriguez arrived in September 2020 from Real Madrid in the other Liverpool club to replay under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti who had directed him in the Spanish capital.

But not very regular, like his team, and twice injured in a calf during the season, he had played only 26 matches, in all competitions, last season, scoring 6 goals and delivering 9 assists. .

Danijel Subasic relaunches at Hajduk Split

He is making his return to his native country.

Nine years after leaving Hajduk Split for AS Monaco, Danijel Subasic has once again joined the Croatian team.

The goalkeeper, free since leaving the Rock club in July 2020, has initialed a two-year contract.

The 36-year-old vice-world champion 2018 should bring all his experience to his new team: “

, he said after signing.

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