Keirrison: playing for Barcelona is a dream come true

Keirrison, the Palmeiras forward has spoken in an interview with Spanish sports paper Sport about his feelings ahead of the big move for the first time since he announced his decision to leave the Verdao.

Keirrison told Sport: "I am on the verge of fulfilling my dream. I have always been a fan of Barca since the days of Romario, when I was a boy. I want to follow in his footsteps because he is the player I admire the most.

In all my statements as a professional footballer, I have always said that playing for Barcelona has been my dream since childhood. Everyone in Brazil knows that, and now it is about to become a reality."

Manchester United to offer Barcelona €29m for Samuel Eto’o

The British tabloid newspaper News of the World claims that Manchester United are reportedly closing in on a deal for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o as they prepare to bid €29 million for the Cameroon international. English champions will offer Eto’o a four-year deal, worth £150,000 a week, in order to secure their man.

The report goes on to say that Eto’o has already informed Barcelona president Joan Laporta that he will leave the Catalan outfit this summer, with Old Trafford now appearing to be his most likely destination.

The player’s agent, Jose Maria Masalles, also insisted that money was not the striker’s main motivation and that the prospect of claiming silverware was more attractive.

Masalles said: “At 28 he wants to join a club which will give him another chance of winning trophies. It can't be just about money. It has to be about the sporting project.”

Having watched Eto’o seemingly stall in his negotiations with both Barca and Man City, Sir Alex Ferguson's men have made it clear that this is their sole offer and that a swift answer is needed if the deal is to go ahead.

Tomorrow, at 6 PM, David Villa will meet with Valencia president

Tomorrow (Monday) in morning, at 6 PM, the Spanish international striker will meet with the president of Valencia, Manuel Llorente, in a face to face for discussion about the next step in the career of the player.

At the meeting, the president of Valencia will try to persuade David Villa to continue in the Valencia, but he will ram about desire of the player: The desire to wear the shirt of Barcelona.

One factor that could tip the scales towards the Barcelona against Llorente, in its previous management, Llorente had promised it would be allow the transfer of Spanish striker if he wanted that. Tomorrow, at 6 PM, we will know if the promise will be achieved or not.

Forlan Agent denies getting any calls from Barcelona

Daniel Bolotnicoff, Diego Forlan agent, has dismissed speculation that he or the player have talked to Barcelona and stated that nobody had made contact about a move to Camp Nou.

Bolotnicoff told AS: "Barcelona have at no time made contact with us. Laporta has made no movement for Forlan. It is not strange to me that Laporta says he likes Forlan as we have known that for a long time, but the reality is that there has been no offer and we are calm.

In football you cannot predict what will happen, but neither myself nor Diego want to talk about something that has not happened.

He is happy at Atletico and is thinking only about two main challenges for next season which are to progress in the Champions League and help Uruguay qualify for the World Cup Finals."

Bordeaux wants Martin Caceres

Several clubs have asked about FC Barcelona player Martin Caceres. The Uruguayan player has barely entered the Pep Guardiola plans last season and now seems to be looking for some teams, either by loan, by transfer or enter onto any transaction.

Until now we had heard of interest from teams like Celtic Glasgow, Zaragoza and Galatasaray. And now, the whole scene is jumping to the France champion Bordeaux.

According to the news that came from the French newspaper Le Parisien, explaining that the value of the Barcelona defender is about eight million euros.