Barcelona announces Depay as their new signing

Yesterday, Barcelona announced Memphis Depay as their new signing for the club. Rumors were spreading for months about Depay's arrival to Barcelona, with an agreement supposedly made weeks ago, but since Depay was playing at the Euros, they had to send medicals for his examination. After passing it, everything was set for Depay to join Barcelona, which will happen after his contract at Lyon expires. His new contract with Barcelona will run until the end of the 2022-23 season.

In relation to Messi, Depay played twice against him, which were the 1st and 2nd legs of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League R16 between Barcelona and Lyon. In the tie, Messi scored 2 goals and made 2 assists (out of Barcelona's 5 goals). Here are some pictures featuring both of them:

That is all for today, so as always, I hope you liked this entry and I'll see you in the next blog.

Barcelona presents two new signings

Yesterday and today, Barcelona presented both Eric García and Emerson Royal as their new signings. Both are young defenders, so hopefully these signings can reach their potential here.

Continuing with Emerson Royal, Messi has played against him on four occasions, which were all Barcelona vs Real Betis encounters since 2019. Messi won all four of those games, with both players playing 190 minutes together (when both were on the pitch). Messi scored 4 goals and gave 3 assists while Emerson was on the pitch, which means 1.9 goals per 90 and 3.3 G/A per 90 while they both played at the same time.

As a bonus, here are some pics with Messi and Emerson:

The defense has had some problems in the last season, so hopefully this can ease the situation. Umtiti is transferable so he may go out in exchange for these two signings, and if a good enough offer comes, Lenglet may go too.

In other news, Barcelona is still in talks with Depay, and since he'll play today with De Jong in a friendly, he could get a little more convinced to join the club. And according to some sources, Wijnaldum is a 'done deal' so he may be announced at some point as well.

Those are all the signings and rumors so far, so I hope you liked this entry, and as always, I'll see you in the next blog.

Barcelona signs Agüero, Messi's compatriot

Today, a few hours ago, Barcelona finally announced the signing of Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, coming from Manchester City. He's known Messi since 2005, prior to the 2005 U-20 World Cup, so their friendship comes a long way back. I will soon do an entry regarding their link-up.

Some of his statements regarding Leo were: "It's a pleasure and I am proud to play with Leo, If he continues. Which I think he will. I will try to give it my all as he has always done." and "Leo and I talk every day. Being able to train with him every day will allow us to get to know each other better.", as well as saying that Barcelona is the best club in the world.

Hopefully they both link up well in the coming season at Barça. I hope you liked this entry, and as always, I'll see you in the next blog.