The life of a professional footballer can take many twists and turns and for a variety of reasons, some of which are not always expected.

FC Barcelona and Girona FC have reached an agreement for the loan of the player Oriol Romeu to the latter until 30 June 2025.

PENALTY SHOOTOUT: Milan win 4-3 on penalties as Mika Faye misses the final spot kick after 12 combined attempts, and Barça suffer their first “loss” of this preseason.

Fill in some textBarcelona have a new attacking midfielder: Dani Olmo is set to become the club’s newest signing on a permanent transfer as the Catalans have reached a verbal agreement with RB Leipzig for the Euro 2024 winner, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.