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Barcelona pre‑season & Joan Gamper preparations

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Barcelona’s 2026‑27 pre‑season continued with a 4‑1 closed‑door win over CE Europa the squad arriving in England on 24 27 July, where La Masia prospects Ibrahim Diarra, Héctor Fort, Ebrima Tunkara and Alex González each scored. New signings Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon were not in the squad, while recent World Cup players such as Hamza Abdelkarim landing at East Midlands Airport and Ronald Araújo took part in training. The team then travelled moving by bus to England, basing itself at the St George’s Park, Birmingham, for a week of friendlies – a Park complex in Birmingham where they will stay until 3 August. The week’s first closed‑door match friendly against Birmingham City on is set for 31 July and another against July, followed by a match with Preston North End later that week – before heading to Italy for the Udine triangular cup. The England camp featured End, as previously announced. Coach Hansi Flick named a mixed group of senior players and La Masia talents, including goalkeeper Marc‑Andre Marc‑André ter Stegen (still negotiating a loan to Ajax) and midfielder (despite his pending Ajax loan), midfielders Frenkie de Jong, who is recovering from Jong (still sidelined by a knee injury. Al Ahly confirmed a friendly for 19 August as the 61st Joan Gamper Cup, raising scheduling concerns ahead of the Egyptian league start. Transfer speculation persisted, with Brazilian winger Raphinha rumored to fetch €100 million injury), Fermín López, Ronald Araújo and French forward Ousmane Dembélé linked to Saudi several youth prospects. Former player Deco arrived on 29 July, while club Al‑Hilal. Parallel futsal preparations proceeded as previously outlined, with medicals, a training stage in Andorra and the “Mucho Más” tournament in Valdepeñas, alongside signings Higory president Joan Laporta and Souheil Mouhoudine. Ahead board members joined on 31 July ahead of the La Liga campaign, Barcelona Birmingham City game. A board meeting on 28 July will open its title‑defence at home against Athletic Club. The squad has been reinforced by English striker Anthony Gordon (€80 million) and German forward Karim Adeyemi, while veteran Robert Lewandowski has departed discuss extending credit for Chicago Fire. Supporters are urged to book tickets early, compare seat categories, heed name‑linked entry rules and refund policies, and consider price differences between central the Espai Barça project. These developments follow the earlier 4‑1 closed‑door win over CE Europa and higher‑tier seats as demand spikes for high‑profile fixtures such as the Barcelona‑Real Madrid classic. planned Udine triangular cup and Joan Gamper Cup.

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  1. 2026-07-27 20:46 UTC Barcelona pre‑season & Joan Gamper preparations
  2. 2026-07-27 16:40 UTC Barcelona pre‑season & Joan Gamper preparations
  3. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTC Barcelona pre‑season & Joan Gamper preparations
  4. 2026-07-25 22:15 UTC Barcelona pre‑season updates & Joan Gamper Trophy
  5. 2026-07-25 18:25 UTC Barcelona pre‑season updates & Joan Gamper Trophy

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