FC Barcelona News: 12 May 2020

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A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors

Preparations continue - FC Barcelona
First team return to the training ground after a day off on Sunday

11 May 2011: Liga champions at Levante - FC Barcelona
A 1-1 draw at the Ciutat de València confirmed a third league championship in a row under Josep Guardiola

Stat of the day | 43: games without defeat - FC Barcelona
Barça hold the record in La Liga for the longest unbeaten run, 43 games between 2017 and 2018

Leo Messi donates €500,000 to COVID-19 efforts in native Argentina - SPORT
Barcelona and Argentina captain Lionel Messi has donated 500,000 euros to the Garrahan Foundation to help the fight against coronavirus in his homeland.

Inter want Semedo or Emerson included in Lautaro Martinez deal - SPORT
Inter Milan are beginning to show an openness to negotiating the sale of Lautaro Martinez and have suggested they would be willing to accept players in exchange -- as long as one of them is a right-back.

De Sciglio could move to Barça along with Juve teammate Pjanic - SPORT
Barça and Juventus have spent weeks speaking about possible swap deals. It seems Miralem Pjanic is the player Barça want, but other players have also been spoken about.

Todibo could be included in Barça's move for Juventus' Pjanic - SPORT
Barcelona are finalising a move for Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic. The operation is advanced but there's no agreement with Juve about which players could move in the other direction.

Barcelona intensify negotiations with Juventus for Pjanic sources - ESPN
Barcelona have intensified negotiations with Juventus over a deal to sign midfielder Miralem Pjanic this summer, sources have told ESPN.

'Zero risk' to play La Liga matches every day amid coronavirus crisis - Tebas - ESPN
La Liga president Javier Tebas has said there will be "zero" risk for matches to be played every day when competitive football returns in Spain after its pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Laporta intends to stand for Barcelona presidency - MARCA
Joan Laporta is planning to once again run for presidency in Barcelona's 2021 elections.

Dembele is waiting on his coronavirus results - MARCA
Given that Ousmane Dembele was deregistered from Barcelona's 2019/20 squad when he suffered his latest injury, in order to allow for the emergency signing of Martin Braithwaite, he wasn't given a coronavirus test along with the rest of the Catalan club's players.

Source: barcablaugranes.com