Pedri has belatedly been given a break from Barcelona duty after featuring in their first two matches of the 2021-22 season.
The Spain midfielder posted a picture from his aeroplane to social media as he headed back to his home in Tenerife.
Barca shared the image with the caption, deserved vacation .
Pedri will not play for the Blaugrana against Getafe next Sunday, while it remains to be seen if he will be called up by Luis Enrique for the subsequent international break.
The 18-year-old would return to Catalonia in time for Barca s LaLiga clash with Sevilla on September 12.
— Pedri González (@Pedri)
Pedri had played only a single season with Las Palmas before linking up with Ronald Koeman s Barca at the start of the 2020-21 c…
Sheffield United
Sheffield United enjoyed a wonderful campaign in 2019-20 and finished as high as ninth in the Premier League table. However, Chris Wilder’s side are having a torrid time at the moment and are in genuine danger of ending up back in the Championship at the end of the season.
The Blades currently find themselves at the foot of the Premier League table with two points from 16 matches. The Yorkshire club have lost their last two league fixtures 1-0 and are desperate for a win at the moment. Things are desperate for United, who cannot score goals and are shipping in far too many for their liking.
Team news:
Oliver Burke is fit again, but it remains to be seen if Oli McBurnie is available after taking a knock against Everton and missing the match against Bu…
Mohamed Salah refused to talk to the media following a touchline clash with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, saying there would be fire if he spoke.
Liverpool s Premier League title hopes are hanging by a thread following a 2-2 draw at West Ham on Saturday, and much of the discussion after the game centered on a flare-up between Salah and Klopp in the latter stages of the contest.
Salah, dropped from the starting XI for the visit to the London Stadium, was involved in a furious confrontation with Klopp prior to being substituted on, with the pair having to be separated by Joe Gomez and Darwin Nunez.
Following the game, Salah made a comment as he walked through the media area, refusing to conduct interviews with the press.
If I speak today there will be fire,…
South Korea coach Paulo Bento was pleased with his side’s performance in their goalless draw with Uruguay and urged supporters not to focus too much on the fitness of star striker Son Heung-min.
Tottenham forward Son’s availability was in doubt until just before kick-off due to a fractured eye socket sustained earlier this month but – aided by a facemask – he played the full game, producing occasional flashes in a largely subdued display.
His ineffectiveness was replicated by the other attacking stars on show – Uruguay’s strikeforce of Darwin Nunez and Luis Suarez also failing to make any meaningful impact in a drab encounter in World Cup Group H.
Uruguay came closest to finding a winner with both Diego Godin and Federico Valverde hitting the woodwork…
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has revealed he is no longer dreaming about a Premier League job.
The highly rated tactician led the German giants to a 1-1 Champions League draw at Etihad Stadium last night, with BVB very unfortunate not to have taken all three points.
Klopp was linked with Liverpool job in the summer after he had revealed his dream of managing a Premier League club, but the German coach now admits things have changed.
“I think the paradise of football is actually the German Bundesliga,” Klopp was quoted as saying in Bild.
”We have the most competitive and the most attractive league in Europe. It’s the league with the tightest competition and with the best stadiums. The fans are great.
“Of course, England may be cl…
Toby Alderweireld said he has no intention to leave Ajax any time soon as he feels he is not ready yet to make the move abroad.
The Belgium international, 23, has recently been linked with Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, but he is happy to remain at the Eredivisie champions for the foreseeable future.
Thomas Vermaelen was almost 24 when he left Ajax for Arsenal, while Jan Vertonghen is two years older than I am, and has only just left, Alderweireld told Elf Voetbal.
So if I d follow in their footsteps, I would not leave Ajax in the upcoming summer, but in the year after that. I still have plenty of time to further develop and follow the same path as them.
Alderweireld, who has a contract until June 2014, has made over 100 …
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is reportedly seeking a new challenge away from the Etihad Stadium, with his agent Dimitri Seluk revealing that he could sign for a bevy of big clubs , including the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea or FC Barcelona, .
Yaya Toure made 44 appearances for English Premier League champions Manchester City last term, tallying nine goals and nine assists in all competitions for Roberto Mancini s side.
Toure has done everything that he can with City and needs new motivations, revealed Seluk.
He could sign for many big clubs, like Chelsea or Bayern Munich, but I would like it if Barca made a bid for him.
Toure, who joined the Catalans from Monaco for a transfer fee of €10 million in 2007, spent three seasons a…
Turkish giants Besiktas are showing interest in Sporting Braga midfielder Hugo Viana, according to Fanatik.
The highly rated midfielder has entered the final year of his deal at Estadio AXA and will almost certainly leave the club in the summer.
Turkish newspaper Fanatik understands that Besiktas are hoping to sign the player when his contract expires in June.
Besiktas officials have already contacted the player’s agent Jorge Mendes to present him their contract offer.
They are hoping Viana’s international teammates Hugo Almeida, Ricardo Quaresma and Manuel Fernandes can help persuading the midfielder to sign for the Turkish giants.
Hugo Viana, who also had spells with Sporting Lisbon and Newcastle, joined Braga from Valencia in the summer of…
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has pledged the club s full support to Aaron Lennon after the winger was diagnosed with a stress-related illness.
Lennon was attended to by police on Eccles Old Road in Salford on Sunday after members of the public became concerned.
A number of messages of support for the England international were posted on social media following the news, including from old club Tottenham, whose manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that Lennon s former employers are offering him support.
And Koeman has said that Everton will stand by the 30-year-old until he feels he is fit to return to action.
If it is a long-term problem he will have our long-term support, said Koeman.
Aaron still has one or two years more of contract [it e…
Pedro Caixinha has been given permission to become Rangers manager by Qatari club Al-Gharafa.
Al-Gharafa released a statement on Thursday to confirm they have reached an agreement with Rangers to allow their head coach to move.
The 46-year-old is now in the clear to replace Mark Warburton at the Scottish Premiership club after the Englishman departed Ibrox in acrimonious circumstances a month ago.
Graeme Murty has been in caretaker charge since then and reports suggest he will remain at the helm for Sunday s Old Firm derby away to leaders Celtic, who are a massive 33 points clear of third-placed Rangers.
Al-Gharafa got to agreement with The Scottish Club Rangers F.C. about transfer of the Head Coach Pedro Ciaxinha.
— Al Gharafa SC (@ALGHARAFAC…