FC Barcelona News: 26 December 2019

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‘We may never see a player like Messi again’ - Griezmann amazed by Barcelona superstar | Goal
Antoine Griezmann has described his superstar Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi as a player of a quality ‘we may never see again’. The French attacker linked up with Messi and Barca in the off-season after the Catalan club activated his €120m (£107m/$134m) release clause during the summer transfer window.

‘I did not join Barcelona to win titles’ - Griezmann reveals reasons for leaving Atletico | Goal
“I did not leave Atlético to win the Champions League or win more titles,” Griezmann told UEFA.com”. I came here to Barça to learn a new style of play, a new philosophy and to grow on a personal level.

Overtaking Pele, reaching a Barcelona milestone and the records that Messi could break in 2020 | Goal
The Argentina international is actively chasing down the record for the number of goals scored for a single club, currently led by former Santos forward Pele. The Brazilian managed 643 goals for the side, but Messi is hot on his heels with 618 for Barcelona, needing just 25 to match the legendary striker.

Barcelona plan to loan out players in January | Marca
The January transfer market has almost arrived and Barcelona are studying the possibility of sending two of their fringe players out on loan. Jean-Clair Todibo and Carles Alena haven’t played much for Ernesto Valverde in the first half of the season and it doesn’t seem as though that’ll change before the end of the season.

Inside La Masia: How Barcelona’s future stars live | Marca
Barcelona’s star-studded list of graduates from La Masia is longer than most clubs can boast from their youth academies. Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Pep Guardiola, Sergio Busquets and so many more have come through to represent the Catalan club and lead them to great success.

Source: barcablaugranes.com