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Quique Setién has reportedly already made an impression on the Barcelona squad with many senior players waxing lyrical about his approach so far.

Barcelona and Juventus have started negotiations that would see Ivan Rakitić join the Italian giants and Federico Bernadeschi head the other way.

New Barcelona boss Quique Setien was rejected by Watford earlier this season.

Quique Setien began his first session as Barcelona coach on Tuesday morning just as the sacked Ernesto Valverde drove out of the training ground for the last time.

Ernesto Valverde has bid a classy farewell to Barcelona, with a man who delivered back-to-back La Liga titles at Camp Nou wishing his successor Quique Setien well in the most demanding of roles.

Setien had a spell with Real Betis and he has been linked with a move to Camp Nou in the past few years, his style and football philosophy is similar to that of the Blaugrana.

Barcelona has turned their attention to former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino after Xavi Hernandez refused to take over the coaching job at the Camp Nou dugout.

Xavi will be the next manager of Barcelona, sources have confirmed to newsmen, with Ernesto Valverde’s tenure at Camp Nou set to come to an end.

Lionel Messi has predictably been the star attraction but there will be no Clasico in Saudi Arabia this weekend, as Atletico Madrid’s defeat of Barcelona set up a clash with rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday.

Andres Iniesta has endorsed a possible Barcelona move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar given the Brazil international's talents, though he is unsure whether it would be a necessary transfer.

Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé sparked an online debate after he ‘liked’ a post on Instagram suggesting he is in line for a move to Liverpool.

Ernesto Valverde has admitted he admires Dani Olmo as Barcelona continue to be linked with a big-money move for the Dinamo Zagreb winger.

Eden Hazard’s injury-plagued start at Real Madrid will continue this month after Zinedine Zidane said on Friday the Belgian will not play in the Spanish Super Cup next week.

Barcelona reportedly want €50 million for Nelson Semedo and are willing to sell the Portugal international in the summer.

Dinamo Zagreb attacking midfielder Dani Olmo has revealed that former club Barcelona have entered talks to bring the 21-year-old back to the Catalan club.

Luis Suarez has suggested that he would be willing to discuss an extension to a contract at Barcelona which is due to expire in the summer of 2021.

Barcelona have ruled out signing any new players in the January, with Victor Osimhen now set to stay at Lille, Marca reports.

The Barca hierarchy believes that Neymar is the natural replacement for Lionel Messi. The club believe it will be easier to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou once Messi is gone, given that Neymar has already played there and there are not too many players at his level.