Denis Suarez has posted a farewell message to Barcelona ahead of his anticipated loan switch to Arsenal.
The 25-year-old is expected to be announced as an Arsenal player on Thursday, a day after Barca confirmed the deal before removing the statement from their website.
In the announcement Barca stated Suarez would spend the rest of the season on loan in the Premier League, while also revealing he had penned a contract extension until 2021.
That update was swiftly taken down and official confirmation has yet to come from Arsenal.
However, Suarez s latest Twitter post hints there will be no doubt about the switch after Thursday s deadline.
Sois un grupo increíble! Gracias por tanto, hasta pronto. Sort y Força Barça Sempre
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Bruno Fernandes hopes to harness his creative genius to help Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo become the record international goalscorer.
Ronaldo scored twice against Sweden earlier this month to move on to 101 goals for his country, putting him eight behind Ali Daei.
Naturally, the Juventus star has his sights set on overtaking the Iran legend and Fernandes, who on Friday was named Manchester United s player of the year, is on hand to help.
For me, and I think for most of the people now, it s normal, he told United Review of Ronaldo surpassing a century of goals in Portugal colours.
You see when someone watches the games, if he doesn t score, for everyone, it is a bad game because, normally, he always scores.
You wait for a goal from him o…
Burnley claimed a vital win in their bid to escape the Premier League relegation zone as goals from Chris Wood and Dwight McNeil saw off West Ham 2-0.
Following three successive defeats, including a 5-1 loss to Everton last time out, goalkeeper Joe Hart took the hit for Burnley s torrid form, with Tom Heaton coming in for a first Premier League start since September 2017.
And that change paid dividends, with Burnley s solid foundation setting the stage for Wood to open the scoring 15 minutes in before McNeil netted his first goal for the club.
Wood and Ashley Barnes wasted gilt-edged opportunities to wrap up the points, but their misses did not prove costly as the Clarets eased some of the mounting pressure on Sean Dyche.
Burnley could have been ahead ea…
Jurgen Klopp has no idea how good Darwin Nunez could become but believes the Liverpool forward s output so far has been incredible considering the knock of his early suspension.
Nunez was Liverpool s big-money pre-season signing, arriving from Benfica for a fee that could reportedly reach £85million (€100m).
The 23-year-old enjoyed a flying start to life in England, scoring from the bench against both Manchester City and Fulham, but his first appearance in the starting XI was cut short by a red card against Crystal Palace that prompted a three-match ban.
As a result, Nunez has still only played 636 minutes for Liverpool in late October, although he has been in the thick of the action when he has been on the pitch.
The Uruguay forward has six goals and …
Monza and Bologna will observe a minute s silence before Monday s Serie A game to remember the man killed in a stabbing attack that left Pablo Mari injured.
Home side Monza will also wear special shirts bearing the message Come back soon, Pablo , ahead of their clash with the Rossoblu.
Mari, on loan to Monza from Arsenal, was one of five people injured in the incident near Milan on Thursday, in which a suspect was disarmed by onlookers and subsequently arrested.
A shop cashier named Luis Fernando Ruggieri died in the attack, and Monza have since sent condolences to his family.
Mari was visited in hospital by Monza chief executive Adriano Galliani and head coach Raffaele Palladino before undergoing back surgery on Friday.
The centre-back, who said …
Gian Piero Gasperini did not have the best start to his managerial career at Inter Milan. In fact, some may call it a nightmare start, and they would be right to say so. The Italian boss was let go on Wednesday after just five games. Recent speculation has suggested that former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is the favourite to replace Gasperini.
Yesterday s loss to Novara did not help Gasperini s chances of keeping his job. Especially after he stressed the importance of winning the match to thwart criticism surrounding his side.
At a press conference, Gasperini said:
There has always been a bit more criticism and nastiness towards Inter. But the best way to respond to criticism will be on the pitch.
The road taken now seems …
Arsenal attacker Andrey Arshavin hopes improvement in his own form can help the Gunners renew their challenge for the Premier League title.
The Russian joined Arsene Wenger s men from Zenit St Petersburg in January 2009 and started life in London in glittering form.
His performances in the past year or so have waned, however, and the 30-year-old is well aware that he should be providing greater inspiration for the rest of the Arsenal squad.
Arsenal have made a horrendous start to the Premier League season, with just two wins from sevens outings so far, and Arshavin said he was determined to help them recover.
He told the club s official website: They should expect more from me, of course.
They should expect some more tricks, goals and unbelieva…
Juventus forward Simone Padoin has fired a warning to their rivals as the champions bring their Serie A season to an end against Sampdoria on Saturday.
The Old Lady clinched a fifth successive Scudetto after a remarkable run in which they won 25 out of 26 matches, a sequence which ended with a 2-1 reverse to relegated Verona last week.
A win in the Coppa Italia final against AC Milan next week would give Juve a domestic double for the second year running, while they have already begun to lay the groundwork for next season, with head coach Massimiliano Allegri and veterans Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli all signing new contracts.
And Padoin, who has been involved in all five of those Serie A title triumphs since 2012, says the strive to improve upon succe…
Brendan Rodgers has been appointed as the new manager of Celtic, the Scottish champions have confirmed.
The former Liverpool boss replaces Ronny Deila, and has agreed terms on a 12-month rolling contract.
Rodgers said: I am absolutely delighted to be named Celtic manager. This is genuinely a huge honour for me. I have followed Celtic all my life and to be given this fantastic opportunity and to be part of such a truly great football club is a dream come true.
I will give my new role everything I have and do all I can to bring our supporters exciting, entertaining and winning football.
The club has been in magnificent shape in recent years and has collected silverware regularly during this time. My objective now, of course, is to continue this work, to k…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has his sights set on catching Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah in the race for the Premier League s Golden Boot after his opportunistic goal downed Watford.
Aubameyang capitalised on goalkeeper Ben Foster s lapse in concentration in the 10th minute at Vicarage Road on Monday, earning a win that moved the Gunners up to fourth in the table.
Troy Deeney s red card shortly after the goal gave Watford a mountain to climb but Javi Gracia s side hit the woodwork twice, Bernd Leno turning Craig Cathcart s effort on to the post and Adam Masina s drive clipping the crossbar.
Arsenal held on against the 10 men for their first away clean sheet in the Premier League this season, giving Unai Emery s men a boost ahead of the second leg of their upco…