Club’s financial plans hit by feud over injury status Ronald Araújo to step up from vice-captain Barcelona stripped Marc-André ter Stegen of the captaincy on Thursday as a feud escalated between the Germany goalkeeper and the club over his injury status amid attempts to register signings. The defending La Liga champions signed the 24-year-old goalkeeper Joan García from cross-city rivals Espanyol last month, with the club probably expecting to sell Ter Stegen, 33, to make space in their wage bill for García and the Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford. Continue reading...

Advanced negotiations with Barcelona-based club Burnley would get preferential access to players Burnley’s owner is in advanced negotiations about buying a stake in the Spanish club Espanyol in what would become the Premier League’s latest multi-club operation. Espanyol would be the second club owned by ALK Capital, the investment company operated by Burnley’s owner, Alan Pace, whose website says its ambition is to establish a multi-club sports platform. The American businessman previously owned Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer before selling up to buy Burnley, paying £170m for 84% of the club in December 2020. Continue reading...

Harry Kane scores in 3-1 victory at 10-man AugsburgEspanyol up to 15th after 4-0 win against Rayo Vallecano Bayern Munich came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Augsburg 3-1 away on Friday and move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga but Jamal Musiala went off injured and looks unlikely to be fit for next week’s Champions League quarter-final. Musiala equalised before Harry Kane’s header and a deflected own goal from Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima gave Bayern the points after the hosts took the lead thorugh Dimitris Gianoulis’ strike but ran out of steam when Cedric Zesiger was sent off. Bayern now have 68 points with six games left, nine ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who travel to Heidenheim on Saturday. Continue reading...

Inter lose 1-0 at Juventus to a Francisco Conceição goalReferee stops match at Espanyol after player complaints Inter missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they fell to a 1-0 loss at Juventus on Sunday with Francisco Conceição scoring the decisive late goal in an action packed match. The Portuguese winger sparked jubilation in the stadium after 74 minutes following some clever footwork in the box by Randal Kolo Muani before he found Conceição, who fired home. Continue reading...

RCD Espanyol players lined up with rescue dogs instead of mascots for their game against Mallorca. The club were raising awareness of their campaign, ‘Los pericos no abandonado!’, which translates to, ‘The parakeets don’t abandon!', which helps abandoned dogs to find new homes. Last season the initiative resulted in 11 dogs being rescued from the streets and more than 2,000kg of food and materials, such as towels and blankets, donated Continue reading...

Ruling finds Hugo Mallo touched woman’s chestHe ‘completely denies’ charges and has said he will appeal Celta Vigo’s former captain Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of the sexual assault of a woman who was working as the Espanyol mascot in the final moments before a game in La Liga. A judge in Barcelona fined him €6,000 (£5,100) with a further €1,000 with interest to be paid in compensation after ruling that Mallo put his hand inside the victim’s parakeet costume and touched her chest as she and another mascot waited at the end of the line of players shaking hands with opponents. He will also have to pay costs. Mallo, who was then with Celta and now plays in Greece for Aris, has announced he will appeal. Continue reading...

It’s been a very good 24 hours for Real Sociedad supporters. Their team picked up their first win of the season at Espanyol on Saturday evening, and a major signing is now about to be closed. This week, La Real stepped up their pursuit of Mats Hummels. The 35-year-old defender, currently a free agent following […] The post Real Sociedad agree terms with Mats Hummels, deal to be announced in next 36 hours appeared first on Football España.

The signing that Michel Sanchez inadvertently revealed during his post-match press duties following Girona’s 1-1 draw with Real Betis has been confirmed. Pau Lopez has signed on a one-year loan deal from Olympique Marseille. The 29-year-old hails from Girona, and was at the club until the age of 12, when he left for Espanyol, where […] The post Girona confirm signing of Ligue 1 goalkeeper appeared first on Football España.

Former Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino did not have a successful year at Chelsea last season, leaving this summer after a single season which finished in midtable. However it has not taken him long to find work again. According to Fabrizio Romano, Pochettino has agreed a deal to take over as head coach of the US […] The post Former Espanyol, Spurs, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino returns to work appeared first on Football España.

Arsenal are one of a number of teams that have identified Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia as a potential future star, but their interest in him has been put on hold. The 23-year-old recently returned from Paris with an Olympic gold medal in hand. Garcia broke into the Espanyol team last season, and was a key […] The post Arsenal will not move for Spanish talent until exit is confirmed appeared first on Football España.

La Liga duo Valencia and Espanyol are considering a summer transfer offer for Wolves striker Fabio Silva. Silva was tipped for big things in the Premier League, as he arrived at Molineux for a club record fee back in 2020, but the move has not worked out. Wolves are keen to offload the Portuguese international […] The post La Liga pair tracking Wolves outcast Fabio Silva appeared first on Football España.

It’s been a rather quiet summer so far for Espanyol, who had only closed two signings before this week. That numbered doubled on Wednesday, with deals completed for a new striker and midfielder. Alejo Veliz, who was on loan at Sevilla during the second half of last season, has signed on a season-long loan from […] The post Espanyol sign Tottenham Hotspur youngster as Martin Braithwaite replacement, midfielder also joins appeared first on Football España.

A couple of weeks ago, Martin Braithwaite joined Brazilian club Gremio, having taken the decision to leave Espanyol as a free agent. Braithwaite scored 22 goals for Los Pericos last season, which helped them to secure immediate promotion back to La Liga – despite this, he walked away. Braithwaite was unhappy with the treatment he […] The post Former Barcelona player considering move to buy Espanyol appeared first on Football España.

Espanyol will be delighted to be back in La Liga again this season, but they will face the season without their top goalscorer in Segunda. Martin Braithwaite executed a clause in his contract that meant he could leave the club for free in the aftermath of their play-off Segunda win. The Danish forward has signed […] The post Martin Braithwaite makes shock career U-turn after leaving Espanyol appeared first on Football España.