Ivan Rakitic believes Juan Carlos Unzue would be a shrewd choice as the next head coach of Barcelona.
The 50-year-old is widely considered one of the favourites to succeed Luis Enrique when he steps down at the end of the season.
Unzue spent two years on Barca s books as a player before becoming assistant to Luis Enrique in 2014, helping the Catalans to win two domestic doubles and the Champions League in that time.
And Rakitic is confident that the former goalkeeper would be a good option given his experience of working with the players.
I m sure that the president and whoever has to choose the new coach will look for a person they believe in, who is calm, the midfielder told RAC-1.
Juan Carlos is a person who has been here with us for years, w…
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came out swinging as he hit out at the media for the coverage and interpretation of his recent comments about Marcus Rashford.
England international Rashford made his first appearance of the season in the 4-2 weekend defeat to Leicester City, scoring one of United s goals.
But in his pre-match news conference on Friday, Solskjaer appeared to pedal a trope that was used to undermine Rashford s charitable efforts during the coronavirus pandemic by certain sections of society, urging him to prioritise football.
Solskjaer said: You know what he has done off the pitch as well, because he has done some fantastic things, and now to prioritise, maybe prioritise his football and focus on football because he s got a challenge on …
Good reasons for leaving Liverpool?
David Nugent has written about the likelihood of Fernando Torres coming back to haunt Liverpool on Sunday and who would bet against that?
Upset
David also pointed out that many Liverpool fans are upset and angry that Torres has left. I’m pretty sure I would be if I were a Liverpool fan, but now Torres has explained his reasons for leaving. Let’s look to see if those reasons stand up.
Regarding the ambition of the club to get back to the top Torres said,
Things had changed a lot in the last year. I think they have great ambition and they are doing the right things to get back but it will take time. I didn t have that time.
Reaction
About the fans and their reaction to his move Torres said,
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he is monitoring Cesc Fabregas situation at Barcelona.
Fabregas is expected to leave Barca, who he re-joined in 2011 from Arsenal, in the coming months as the Catalan club are reportedly attempting to buy Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke.
The 27-year-old has scored 42 goals in 151 games in his time at Camp Nou, but has never been able to firmly establish himself ahead of the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets in Barca s midfield.
A return to Arsenal has been mooted, although they are thought to have chosen not to enforce a buy-back clause that formed part of the deal to sell Fabregas to Barca.
Manchester United have also been credited with a long-term interest in the Spain international, and now Mourinho h…
Italian press Gazzetta dello Sport have learned that Premier League outfit Everton are planning a swoop for AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman.
The Toffees have already submitted an offer in excess of €38 million for the Dutch midfielder who spent last two years struggling with serious injuries.
Strootman underwent several operations before finally returning to full fitness in May and Everton new boss Ronald Koeman is willing to explore options and attempt to bring his compatriot to Goodison.
Former Everton manager is given a significant war chest and Toffees are expected to be highly active during the summer transfer window.
Giallorossi have already lost a player at the centre of the park as Miralem Pjanic made a move to rivals Juventus and AS Roma ar…
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Looking to climb back into the top-four, Chelsea will travel to a struggling Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.
Everton
Starting with the hosts, throwing away a two-goal lead last weekend and leaving St. James Park on the wrong end of a 3-2 loss, Everton boss Marco Silva is finding himself under increasing pressure on Merseyside. With the Blues now sat outside of the top-half of the table, the former Watford boss has now seen his side remarkably recorded just one Premier League victory in their last six outings, a run that stems back to the end of January. Arguably the biggest problem for the Toffees this season has been their very worrying performances at Goodison Park. Failing to win any of their last thr…
Hector Bellerín believes Xavi and Barcelona need time to build something special as the defender hopes to be part of a new era of success.
Barca showed their ambition in the transfer market ahead of Xavi s first full season as head coach, with Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde among a host of new signings to arrive at Camp Nou.
Bellerin was among the recruits, arriving at the club where he started his career on a one-year deal.
Barcelona failed to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 but are just a point behind leaders Real Madrid in the LaLiga table, with 10 wins from 12 games.
Full-back Bellerin suggested Xavi, who replaced the sacked Ronald Koeman last November, may need the same sort of time that Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola…
Wolfsburg are keen on securing the services of Bayern Munich forward Ivica Olic in the winter transfer window, according to a report.
The 2009 Bundesliga champions are eager to add some more firepower to their attack in January and head coach Felix Magath sees Olic as the perfect signing, according to German newspaper Bild.
The Croatia international recently told Goal.com that he could be forced to leave the Bavarian club if he doesn t get more playing time.
However, Wolfsburg could have a tough time luring Olic away from the Allianz Arena as the 32-year-old is Bayern s only proven alternative to first-choice striker Mario Gomez.
Bayern could allow Olic to leave if they find a suitable replacement and they have already been linked with Freiburg striker P…
Italy forward Ciro Immobile said their first match under Antonio Conte went to script, as he scored his first international goal on Thursday.
Immobile scored the first goal of the Conte era within three minutes of it beginning, sending the hosts in Bari to a 2-0 win over World Cup semi-finalists the Netherlands.
The Borussia Dortmund man said the Italians delivered for the former Juventus coach.
I am happy with my first official goal for Italy. The game went the way we had prepared for it and we did what the coach asked, Immobile told Rai Sport.
The team was concentrated for the whole 90 minutes and fortunately it went well.
The 24-year-old combined with Conte previously at Siena in 2010-11, and said his experience helped him appreciate the gam…
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