The Barça coach was full of praise for Thursday's opponents, a Celta side who are coached by
former blaugrana Juan Carlos Unzué.
And another familiar face will return to Camp Nou as Portuguese team Sporting now boast
former blaugrana Jérémy Mathieu.
Not exact matches
Not many gave the
former Athletic Bilbao boss a chance when he took over at the Nou Camp in the summer, however the Spaniard has proven all his doubters wrong just 10 months into his
Blaugrana tenure.
The news outlet are also reporting that the
Blaugrana are keen on including Vidal as part of the deal for the player, and that an offer of $ 22M plus the
former Sevilla star would benefit Vincenzo Montella's side.
As per Marca, Los Blancos are said to be in the process of hatching a $ 200m transfer plan to prise the
former Barca forward back to Spain in the coming years, and while it isn't as bad as a direct move from one La Liga giant to the other, it's fair to say that it wouldn't go down too well with the
Blaugrana faithful.
Diario Gol are stating that the
former Man United defender has asked the
Blaugrana to make a move for the Blues star, and that the player was impressed with Alonso following Barca's 4 - 1 aggregate win against the west London side in the Champions League last month.
Last campaign, Gomes also failed to impress, with the
former Valencia man only being able to bag three goals and two assists in 30 league games for the
Blaugrana.
Former Benfica and Valencia player is currently on a deal with
Blaugrana until June 2021.
A 60 million euros exit fee is set on
former Lyon player, who might be even extend his deal with
Blaugrana beyond June 2021.
The midfielder, son of
former Barca goalkeeper Carles, has played a pivotal part in his side's success since 2008, yet much of his work goes unnoticed in the centre of the park for the
Blaugrana.
Paris Saint - Germain star Angel di Maria is also claimed to be on Barcelona's radar, and if the
Blaugrana can not get Coutinho, then they could well move for the
former Real Madrid star.
Currently on a deal with
Blaugrana until June 2021,
former PSG and Lille player has already experienced Italian football, in 2015/16, when employed at AS Roma.
The Manchester City manager and Barcelona legend appeared before the press in the Catalan capital to preview his second return to Camp Nou after leaving the
Blaugrana, and Pep was very complimentary of his
former teammate and current friend Luis Enrique.
Valverde always made things tough for Barça whenever the
Blaugrana traveled to the San Mamés, so it will be interesting to see if Valverde's knowledge of the Lions will help him get a victory against his
former team.
According to reports, the
Blaugrana interested in bringing the
former Real Madrid midfielder to the Camp Nou to replace Ardan Turan, who faces a potential move to the English Premier League.