FC Barcelona News: 4 June 2019

Barcelona unveil new checked kit design for 2019/20 season | Sky Sports
Barcelona have unveiled a new checked design on their kit for the 2019/20 season. The shirt will be missing its stripe design for the first time in the club’s history. Instead, the famous blue-and-burgundy colours will be distributed in a checkerboard pattern.

More than 600 people attend the exclusive party for the presentation of the shirt for the 2019/20 season | FC Barcelona
More than 600 people in total (300 members and their companions), had the opportunity to be the first to acquire the new 2019/20 FC Barcelona shirt, at an exclusive presentation party held on Monday night in the Barça Store at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona’s transfer plans: Antoine Griezmann and Matthijs de Ligt in, Philippe Coutinho out? | Sky Sports
League champions, but a treble dream failed to materialise. Will Barcelona look to put that right in the summer transfer window? Barcelona may have won La Liga, but they fell short of another treble four years on from their last, capitulating against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals before losing the Copa del Rey final to Valencia.

Barcelona want to put ‘pressure’ on four of their regulars this summer | Sport
In contrast to recent seasons, when nearly all signing have had a secondary role, Barcelona are ready to take a step forward this summer and bring in players ready to compete for a starting spot. Save cases like Arthur and Coutinho, and to a lesser extent Lenglet, who’s filled in for the injured Umtiti, few arrivals have been able to consolidate themselves in the Barça side.

Atletico boss Simeone insisting on move for Barcelona’s Semedo | Sport
Nelson Semedo remains on Atletico Madrid’s list of targets for the summer. Diego Simeone wants him. Really wants him. In fact, he’s pushed the club to start talks with Barcelona over the right-back, but the answer has been negative.

Barcelona reject offer from West Ham for Andre Gomes | Marca
The Portuguese midfielder spent the 2018/19 campaign on loan at Everton and is set to leave the Camp Nou this summer. West Ham have made a bid of around 22.5 million euros for Gomes but, as far as MARCA understands, Barcelona value him at 30m euros.

Former Barcelona defender Adriano accepts 14 month jail term | Football Espana
Former Sevilla and Barcelona full-back has accepted a prison sentence of 14 months for tax fraud, it has been confirmed. In Spanish law, first-time offenders who are sentenced to less than 24 months do not need to serve prison time, while the current Besiktas defender has also accepted €1m in fines.