Live Barcelona blog: Wantaway Man Utd star Paul Pogba 'almost impossible' to afford

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  • Hola Barca fans. Welcome to Thursday’s Barcelona blog.

    Matt and the rest of the Sport360 team will be here throughout the day, bringing you the latest Barcelona news, views and gossip.

    As ever, get in touch with us throughout the day on Twitter and Facebook.

    6:56pm – New best player ahead of Messi?

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    Lionel Messi wasn’t in consideration for FIFA’s best men’s player award earlier this week, an award won by Real Madrid’s Luka Modric, and now others are questioning his standing among the world’s best.

    Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley believes that Messi, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, is “more selfish” than Belgian star Eden Hazard, going on to rank his teammate as better than the celebrated duo.

    Read more here.

    4:35pm – Pogba price is too high

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    Barcelona consider a pursuit of wantaway Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba as “almost impossible” because of the astronomical figures involved

    Read the report here.

    3:00pm – Barca boys are straight back to work

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    (Twitter/@FCBarcelona).

    There was no time for the Barcelona players to wallow in Wednesday night’s 2-1 loss at Leganes.

    Their Twitter account shows some fresh pictures of the morning’s recovery session

    1:00pm – Busquets says Barca need to become more solid

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    Anchorman Sergio Busquets has declared Barcelona paid the price for not being “consistent and solid” during Thursday’s shock La Liga loss at Leganes.

    Read his quotes here.

    10:45am – Valverde at a loose end after Leganes loss

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    Ernesto Valverde was at a loss to explain Barcelona‘s first defeat of the season after Leganes pulled off a stunning upset at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque.

    Read the story here.

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