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Hello Barca fans, we bring you all-important Barcelona news in the past 24 hours. Here we start, FORCA BARCA!

MATCHDAY

Barcelona vs Alaves

Kick-off time: UTC 2019/12/21 15:00

Injured Fati out for Barcelona squad to host Alaves as Busquets included

Busquets remains on the list despite reports showed his suffering from fever.

Three starlets Firpo, Todibo & Wague return to the team after being dropped for El Clasico.

MESSI THE GOAT

Messi needs only one goal to reach 50 for the ninth year

Guardian's world top 10 best footballers in 2019: Messi 1st, Van Dijk 2nd

The Guardian has announced their world's 10 best male footballers in 2019, Lionel Messi tops the list.

Messi, Griez & Hazard lead most valuable La Liga XI despite downgrade in value

NEWS & RUMOURS

Valverde was not interested in the signing of De Jong in summer (Telegraaf) Details>>

"The midfielder fell in love with the famous name and status of FC Barcelona, and with their star man, Messi."

"He [Valverde] refuses to let De Jong deploy his strengths as a deep-lying playmaker, a '6', or in that position from the left."

Busquets returns to training for the Alaves match after El Clasico snub 🎥

Semedo is no longer nontradable as Barca start to seek new right back (MD)

During last summer Barça admitted that very powerful offers were rejected by Nelson Semedo, some of them are around €40 million. 

At that time, the 26-year-old Portuguese was considered nontradable.

Yet six months later, the situation is totally opposite. Technical secretary Eric Abidal is now looking for right back in the market. Meanwhile, he also starts receiving offers for Wague, who just became the first team member this summer from Barça B.

Todibo 'rejects Milan' but Man Utd & Monaco 'are in running for him'

Reports in France and Spain claim that Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo has rejected the opportunity to join Milan, but Manchester United and Monaco are in the running. Details>>

Barcelona want outcast Todibo to decide his future in fifteen days (L'Equipe)

Todibo has several options on the table and the intention is to leave his destination clear in the first week of January.

Iniesta could move to Argentina in 2020 (TNT Sports)

Andres Iniesta is currently playing his football at Vissel Kobe and still has a year left on his contract, but the Spanish midfielder could make a move to Argentina at some point in 2020, according to TNT Sports.

VOICES

Lautaro: I'm happy at Inter and I will help Messi & Argentina to win World Cup

"[Lionel Messi] is like [Diego] Maradona for us, I would like to help him and Argentina to win the World Cup. To play in that tournament is my dream."