FC BARCELONA EYE KOKE & LARS BENDER FOR NEXT SEASON

FIFA has punished Spanish Football Club FC Barcelona with a 1 year signing prohibition over alleged under-aged player signing issues. FC Barcelona has taken the case to the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) & are confident that the FIFA sentence will be lifted or relaxed. With this in mind the Club works looking forward into the future & planning next season. 

According to Spanish Sports paper based in Barcelona , "Sport", FC Barcelona has made priorities Koke (Atletico de Madrid) & Lars Bender (Bayern Leverkusen) for next season. Both are young Football promises already consolidated in their Clubs, & while Barça will attempt to lure both they are confident one at least will dress the Barça uniform next season.

Barça attempted last summer to sign At. Madrid midfielder Koke, but the Madrid Club & player were not cooperative. This may change next season as Atletico still needs to sell to pay off its large debt & tax office obligations. Koke is seen as the natural replacement for ageing Xavi Hernandez & is currently the top signing objective. Lars Bender keeps growing & evolving into a fine Football player & has won "fans" within the Barça technical team & Directives. 

Stay tuned, as natural,  Barça is not the only Club interested in these young talents, apart Barça will have to convince their Clubs to let them go.

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AC MILAN INTERESTED IN ATLETICO DE MADRID MIDFIELDER KOKE

News out from Barcelona based Spanish Sports daily "Mundo Deportivo" announces the firm interest from Italian Club AC Milan for Spanish International & Atletico de Madrid midfielder KOKE. The 21 year old has exploded onto the Football scene under Coach Simeone to become a crucial element of the Atletico team.

According the news source AC Milan has already transmitted to the players representatives the "offer" of a 4M€/ season salary. The player has a 35M€ contract release clause that may be a bit too high for the Italian Club looking to "rejuvenate" their current ageing squad.

However AC Milan is not the only Club following closely Koke, there are rumours of Manchester United, Liverpool & FC Barcelona. The latter has been sounding for some time & the relationship between Atletico de Madrid & FC Barcelona is optimal. Barça may have a "verbal" agreement of "first approach" if Atletico de Madrid does decide to sell or the player wishes a move.

Stay tuned!
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ATLETICO DE MADRID KOKE CALLS THE ATTENTION OF FC BARCELONA - MANCHESTER UNITED

The 21 year old Atletico de Madrid midfielder Koke has become the talk of the Football Community with his extraordinary performances at Club level which has earned him a place in the Spanish Football National Team. Born & raised Football wise at Atletico de Madrid the player has blossomed & matured under Coach Simeone to become a vital part of his team & a Spanish Football revelation. 

The attention has caught the eye of many European Clubs & two in particular are beginning to do the rumour mill. Spanish Football giant FC Barcelona along with its English counterpart Manchester United are said to have focused their attention on Koke for a possible offer & signing. In the case of Manchester United it has been seen & is known that the Club needs to strengthen its midfield area, while FC Barcelona needs to begin thinking about "renewing" its midfield as Xavi & Iniesta ( more so the former ) are "moving on" in age. 

If there is any truth at all with these rumours, FC Barcelona may have a slight advantage because the 5M€ transfer deal of David Villa to Atletico de Madrid came with an "agreement" that Barça would have a first preference over the Atletico young stars.

Said all this the player renewed contract with Atletico de Madrid last September until 2018. This will not "transfer-proof" Koke from other Clubs, it will make pretenders have to fork out more money from their pocket. 

Stay tuned for future developments. 
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KOKE | ATLETICO DE MADRID 19 YEAR OLD PROMISE

ATLETICO DE MADRID does have a some positive elements, their improving youth teams & the flow of young players making a place for themselves in the first team. There is already present Defender Dominguez, Goalkeeper David De Gea & now midfielder JORGE RESURRECIÓN MERIODO alias “KOKE”.

Atletico de Madrid young promise Koke 

The 19 year old midfielder played his second straight game with the first team last weekend & scored his first goal in LA LIGA against SEVILLA FC. The youngster has caught the attention internationally being named in European Football French Sports paper “L´EQUIPE” in its Top Euro 11 for last week. This is a mighty effort & recognition not habitual for a player that a month ago was in the Atletico B-side.


Here is the first goal by KOKE in the Spanish Football League against Sevilla FC:



Keep an eye out for this promising talent which could give some joy back to the Atletico de Madrid fans in coming months & years.


Acknowledgement must go out to Coach Quique Sanchez Flores for his “Football eye” & his belief in the youngman. Without a Coach that “risks” & has “faith” there will be little hope of young lower side in-house players jumping up in the first team & showing their true talents. Tweet

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