The Barcelona Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Roony Bardghji moves on
Athletic Bilbao pay $12.1M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Barcelona
Pedri was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market17 Aug 2026
Lamine Yamal attracts admirers
The name of Lamine Yamal has come up in conversations Barcelona were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Barcelona
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Barcelona promote Miguel Gutiérrez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Gutiérrez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Barcelona promote Martín Castro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Martín Castro has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Pau Cubarsí is not doing himself any favours
- Squad The manager plants his flag on Dani Olmo
- Squad Pedri is training like a man with a point to make
- Boardroom Barcelona spend it where nobody looks