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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Becoming the Power Figure of the Club
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a soccer club is for one of its players to become greater than the team itself, which is something that’s at a risk of happening for Barcelona with Lionel Messi.
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Liverpool FC – Daniel Agger Still Waiting for a Partner
After managing to keep the outside interest in Daniel Agger into a non-threatening situation for yet another summer, Liverpool still have to find their Danish centre back a partner to pair up with in the middle of their defense.
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Manchester United – Marouane Fellaini Becomes The Only Thing Left
The 2013 summer hasn’t been the most successful for Manchester United in terms of improving the club, at least in what the moves appear to present. No quality midfielder has arrived, which leaves them with their next option, which wasn’t a huge favorite of theirs to begin with: Marouane Fellaini of Everton.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho Has Started Using His Mind Games
While it needed Jose Mourinho a little bit of time to get his bearings in the Premier League and Chelsea once again, it seems like the most outspoken manager in Europe is up to his old tricks again, trying to do some sort of minor damage to opponents before the season even began.
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Arsenal FC – Luis Suarez & Gonzalo Higuain Don’t Seem to be Coming
This was supposed to be the summer of Arsenal showing their Premier League rivals that they can spend just as much as the rest of them, but so far it’s either been leading to false trails of hope, like in the case of Gonzalo Higuain, or rejection after rejection in the case of Luis Suarez.
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Arsenal FC – Gedion Zelalem Is Good Enough for Preseason, Nothing More
As special as Gedion Zelalem might seem to those watching the Arsenal preseason tour in Asia, it’s going to be a very long time before the 16-year old becomes a more permanent fixture for the gunners in the Premier League.
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Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil Hoping Isco Doesn’t Become a Problem
There have been very few attacking midfielders as productive as Mesut Ozil has been for Real Madrid over the last few years, but the arrival of Isco becomes the first time his dominance and reign in the team’s lineup has come under threat over the last three seasons.
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FC Barcelona – Pedro Rodriguez & Alexis Sanchez Hope They’re Not Forgotten
Positive for the summer: David Villa was sold to Atletico Madrid, leaving the Barcelona frontline just a little bit thinner. Bad news? Neymar arrived and Cristian Tello got an impressive new extension, keeping Pedro Rodriguez an Alexis Sanchez in a weird place heading into next season.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Arsenal Insisting on Signing Luis Suarez
There are those who believe that Arsenal aren’t really interested in signing Luis Suarez, and are making bids they know will get rejected. However, they’re still publicly on the hunt for the player, and might raise their offers in order to convince Liverpool to release their hold over the Uruguayan.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Still Trying to Sign Wayne Rooney
It seems that the Wayne Rooney issue refuses to be resolved at this point, with the player not making any signs of tracking back on his desire to leave Manchester United, and Chelsea still feeling quite confident they can sign the player eventually.