FC Barcelona Announces First Transfer Of The Summer Window
FC Barcelona has officially announced the transfer of one of its players to Italian Serie A outfit Como via a short statement sent to members of the press on Tuesday afternoon in Spain.
'Como 1907 has made effective the termination clause of the player Alex Valle, who is [now]
'The cost of the clause was six million euros ($6.8 million). The Club wishes him the best of luck and success in the future, both personally and professionally,' it added.
Picked up by La Masia in 2014, the Badalona native threatened to become one of 2024/2025's breakthrough stars from the academy to the first team in preseason last summer.
He was one of a small group of youngsters taken on the friendly tour of the United States by then-new head coach Hansi Flick and impressed in matches against the likes of Real Madrid in New Jersey.
While Marcs Casado and Bernal, plus Pau Victor, managed to stick around in what became a domestic treble-winning outfit on the German's orders, however, Valle was sent out on loan to Celtic.
Gaining Champions League experience in Scotland, and playing in all eight of the Glaswegian giant's eight games in the competition's new look league phase, Valle was then taken to Italy by Cesc Fabregas' Como on another temporary assignment for the rest of the campaign.
The terms of that agreement were explained by transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, who tweeted that while there was no purchase option for the Italian club, any intersted party could land him permanently through paying €6 million at the end of the 2024/2025 season because of a clause inserted into the contract he renewed until mid-2026.
Como has now secured the left back by doing just that, and the Valle transfer has become Barca's first bit of business across what should be a busy summer transfer window expected to see goalkeeper Joan Garcia switch from Espanyol.
Valle leaving means that FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has less options at full back where Alejandro Balde and Gerard Martin are the left backs while Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia on the right.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
NBC Sports
23 minutes ago
- NBC Sports
Chiesa's first PL goal gives Liverpool late lead
Italian Federico Chiesa was able to connect on a loose ball, putting Liverpool ahead after the Reds squandered a 2-0 lead against Bournemouth in Matchweek 1.
NBC Sports
29 minutes ago
- NBC Sports
Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth: Reds overcome blown 2-goal lead to win on Opening Day
Hugo Ekitike had a goal and an assist as Liverpool got their Premier League season off to a winning start despite a blown two-goal lead to Bournemouth at Anfield on a night the club honored deceased forward Diogo Jota. A six-goal thriller unfolded after Anfield saluted Jota and brother Andre Silva with touching tributes both loud and silent after the pair died in a car accident this summer. The match also included an ugly incident as Antoine Semenyo reported racial abuse from a fan during the first half. WATCH — Liverpool v Bournemouth full match replay Ekitike scored and assisted Cody Gakpo to put the Reds up 2-0 before Antoine Semenyo bagged a second-half brace to knot things up and set the stage for a tense ending. Federico Chiesa came off the bench to make it 3-2 and Mohamed Salah put it to bed late to salt away three points for the defending Premier League champions. What's next? Bournemouth host Wolves at 10am ET Saturday, August 23. Liverpool go to Newcastle at 3pm on Monday, August 25. How to watch Liverpool vs Bournemouth live, stream link and start time Kick off time: 3pm ET Friday Venue: Anfield TV Channel: USA Network Streaming: Stream live online via Liverpool vs Bournemouth final score: 4-2 Goal scorers: Hugo Ekitike 37', Cody Gakpo 49', Antoine Semenyo 64', 76', Federico Chiesa 88', Mohamed Salah 90+4' Assists: Hugo Ekitike, Alexis Mac Allister, David Brooks, Hamed Traore, Wataru Endo. Liverpool vs Bournemouth live updates, stats Possession: Liverpool 61% Shot attempts: Liverpool 19-10 Expected goals: Liverpool 2.15-1.63 Mohamed Salah goal — Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth Order restored as the Egyptian King does what he's so often done, racing onto a loose ball and cutting past a defender to drill a low shot past a helpless keeper. Federico Chiesa goal — Liverpool 3-2 Bournemouth The Italian comes off the bench and claims unlikely hero status as he cleans up a rebound with vigor. A muddle clearance from a pair of Bournemouth defenders gives Chiesa a chance to lash at the loose ball and he clobbers it into the back of the goal. Antoine Semenyo goal — Liverpool 2-2 Bournemouth He's done it again! Semenyo takes it upon himself with a long dribble after Mohamed Salah's pass to Dominik Szoboszlai in the Bournemouth third is just a touch too strong for the lunging Hungarian. Semenyo's long dribble sees him use Evanilson as a foil near the Liverpool 18, curling a hard shot inside Alisson's near post. Level!! Antoine Semenyo goal — Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth Here come the Cherries. USMNT midfielder Tyler Adams finds David Brooks with a pass that unlocks Bournemouth down the left as Brooks has the better of Ibrahima Konate. Brooks' cross finds Semenyo, who had beaten Virgil van Dijk and fresh-into-the-game Andy Robertson. Alisson gets a hand to Semenyo's shot but it's too much and piles into the back of the net. Game on. Cody Gakpo goal — Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth Milos Kerkez sends a cutting pass into Ekitike, who just stays onside. He holds up the ball long enough to find Cody Gakpo's cut across the top of the 18, and the Dutchman slots low past Petrovic. Halftime — Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth Liverpool are deservedly in front, most would say, of a half that also included Bournemouth dodging a red card and a pause to investigate racial abuse toward Hugo Ekitike. Alexis Mac Allister assisted Ekitike's goal, as Liverpool look dangerous coming from all angles. USMNT man Tyler Adams is chewing up kilometers for the Cherries. If you missed any of the tributes to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, get caught up here: Hugo Ekitike goal — Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth Marcos Senesi is having a brutal day. Hugo Ekitike is played toward the box and collects the ball off Senesi's half-hearted tackle attempt. He shows a striker's finish and passing the ball to the left of Petrovic. Troubling accusation causes delay Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported a racist comment made his way, and there's a break of a few moments as referee Anthony Taylor and authorities tend to the situation. Not something you ever want to see. Bournemouth very lucky to have 11 men Marcos Senesi is the last man back and he loses focus, swiping at the ball with his hand and moving it away from the pressing Liverpool attack. Stunningly, VAR does not find it worthy of a pitchside review. Very surprising. And very lucky for Bournemouth. 0-0, 16'. Salah lets it fly Oh Liverpool look bright going forward. Hugo Ekitike drops to pick up the ball and soon it's to Mohamed Salah on the right wing. The Egyptian cuts onto his left and lashes a shot that Djordje Petrovic flies to palm over the goal. Bournemouth deal with the first attempt off the corner and Virgil van Dijk heads a second bid over the bar. 0-0, 5. Underway! The Premier League season is officially here! An emotional 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Diogo Jota is being remembered with tifo and scarves held aloft as Anfield roars into 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' Intense, moving scenes as the Reds begin a title defense without Jota following his fatal car crash this summer. Now a moment of silence for Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who also died in the tragedy. Ryan Gravenberch absence explained The influential Liverpool midfielder is suspended for a red card against Crystal Palace at the end of the last Premier League season. Liverpool lineup Alisson, Kerkez, Konate, Van Dijk, Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Gakpo, Salah, Ekitike Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha Bournemouth lineup Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Kroupi, Hill, Traore, Billing, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin Liverpool vs Bournemouth match preview The 2025-26 Premier League season begins at the home of the defending champions as Liverpool welcome Bournemouth to Anfield on Friday. Liverpool won the league by 10 points last season but have a new look this season. Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, and Trent Alexander-Arnold have found new clubs, and the club mourns the death of Diogo Jota. Arne Slot's Reds have spent massively this summer, adding record transfer Florian Wirtz as well as Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike, and ex-Bournemouth man Milos Kerkez. Giorgi Mamardashvili has also arrived from Valencia. Alexander Isak and Marc Guehi are also heavily linked with Liverpool. Bournemouth will look quite different this season as well, and Kerkez is a big part of that. The club brought in Adrien Truffert in the hopes of replacing the Hungarian, and so far the Rennes import looks up to the challenge. There are questions at the back, where Dean Huijsen left for Real Madrid and Illia Zabaryni skipped town for Paris Saint-Germain in big money moves. Kepa Arrizabalaga's much-celebrated loan stint is also over, and the Cherries hope that ex-MLS man Djordje Petrovic will prove a star between the sticks. Liverpool team news, focus OUT: Ryan Gravenberch (suspension) | QUESTIONABLE: Conor Bradley (undisclosed), Joe Gomez (achilles) Bournemouth team news, focus OUT: Enes Unal (knee), Lewis Cook (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Luis Sinisterra (thigh), Ryan Christie (groin), Justin Kluivert (calf) Liverpool vs Bournemouth prediction The Reds may take some time to settle into a groove given their roster upheaval, but will be so strong in the long haul. This game will give them a little space for error, as Bournemouth's back line is a question mark and will need to find their comfort level, too. Anfield isn't the place for that especially in a curtain-raiser. Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth. Liverpool star winger Mohamed Salah tracks down the ball and scores in stoppage time to seal the Reds opening match win over Bournemouth in Matchweek 1. Italian Federico Chiesa was able to connect on a loose ball, putting Liverpool ahead after the Reds squandered a 2-0 lead against Bournemouth in Matchweek 1. Antoine Semenyo scored his second goal of the match to bring Bournemouth all the way back from down 2-0, tying things up against Liverpool during Matchweek 1. Antoine Semenyo takes the perfect ball from David Brooks to bring Bournemouth within one goal of Liverpool during Matchweek 1 at Anfield. Cody Gakpo slots one home to extend Liverpool's lead against Bournemouth during the first Premier League fixture of the 2025-26 season. Watch as Anfield held an emotional moment of silence for former Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva ahead of Liverpool's Matchweek 1 fixture against Bournemouth. 23-year-old Hugo Ekitike found the opening in the Bournemouth defense to give Liverpool the lead and score in his Premier League debut at Anfield.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
El Shaarawy: ‘Roma in good hands with Gasperini and Ranieri'
Stephan El Shaarawy assures Roma are 'in good hands' with Gian Piero Gasperini supported by Claudio Ranieri. 'Champions League qualification is certainly one of our priorities.' The Giallorossi had a chaotic campaign last term with three different coaches, but after Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Juric were fired, Ranieri came out of retirement to provide stability. Now the veteran has a new role at the Stadio Olimpico as director, helping Gasperini to settle in after nine years with Atalanta. El Shaarawy no stranger to Gasperini's tactics Stephan El Shaarawy Roma (Photo by) 'Gasperini is the first coach I worked with and he gave me my Serie A debut with Genoa, so I already know him well,' explained El Shaarawy on Sky Sport Italia. 'He is a real teacher, direct both on and off the field, capable of getting the best out of his players. He demands a lot of intensity, and without doubt it's tough training with him, but the new players all got to know each other and we have some very positive sensations. With Gasperini and Ranieri, we're in good hands.' WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, looks on prior to the pre-season friendly match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Photo by) Gasperini inevitably brings a new style of football with him and one that Roma are eager to embrace. 'It is much more vertical, with intensity and dynamism. We have to continually exchange places and positions. He wants a very attacking pressing game and always the idea is to move the ball forward,' continued El Shaarawy. 'That means a lot of push from us wingers, so we are working hard to give him what he wants. The objective for everyone is to do better than last season.' Seeing as Roma finished fifth last term, and for some of the final game of the season they had been in fourth ahead of Juventus, that makes their target very obvious. 'Champions League qualification is certainly one of our priorities. We missed out by a single point last time and we must try to get there, just like we also want to do better in Europe compared to last season. We've got a lot of enthusiasm from everyone eager to achieve this target,' concluded El Shaarawy.
