Barca hope to earn €1m from Gamper match vs Juventus
Barcelona hope that they pocket €1m in ticket tales from the Joan Gamper game against Juventus scheduled for August 8. 20,000 tickets have been made available, with prices ranging from €54 to €84, and already half of them have been sold, Diari ARA say.
Club continue to believe in Balde
During the pre-season friendlies, Alejandro Balde has been good both in attack and defence, Diario Sport say. The Catalans believe that he is the best bet to replace Jordi Alba in the long term.
Lyon still interested in Umtiti
Lyon are paying close attention to Samuel Umtiti, and following his decent displays in the pre-season friendlies, remain interested in him, as per Diario Sport. Blaugrana are looking to offload the Frenchman as they need to trim the wage bill.
5 youngsters drop back to Barca B
Santiago Ramos Mingo, Matheus Pereira, Jordi Escobar, Peke Polo and Hiroki Abe have dropped back to Barcelona B after being involved in the first friendly with the seniors.
