The signing does, though, call into question the future of current Barcelona defender Yerry Mina, who wasn't named among their centre-backs in the statement.
Liverpool went intothe game at Ansfield on 3 goals deficit but shocked the football world by scoring 4 unreplied goals against the Catalans. Messi scored twice at the Nou Camp last Wednesday to put the Spaniards 3-0 ahead.
But the 2018-19 season's favourite Messi, will not be involved in the Champions League final after his side failed to go past the last hurdle intothe finals.
Once upon a time, Man Utd were regularly winning the Premier League title and now they cannot even get intothe top four. The Red Devils are having a really bad season.
The Premier League will therefore have three teams in Pot 1. The strongest teams are in Pot 2 and the weakest in Pot 4. One team from each pot, will be drawn intothe eight Champions League groups in the draw ceremony on August 29.
The governing body's regulations, which have been in effect since 2007, give the organisation power to ban clubs from the Champions League for one season if they are found to be involved in match fixing.
The semi-final fixtures of this season's UEFA Champions League will be confirmed by Wednesday night. The first two teams in the final four were confirmed on Tuesday.
Tottenham tried to get back intothe game, but they ended up not scoring a goal in the first half. Brighton added two goals in the second half to make it 4-0 before Tottenham scored in quick succession to make it 4-2.
Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the clash after thumping home a superb effort intothe top corner from the edge of the box, but Youri Tielemans equalised in equally-sublime style, dinking intothe corner after Harry Maguire's error.
Liverpool, Marseille and West Ham United are among the ten teams that have secured qualification from this season's UEFA Europa League group stage. This follows the conclusion of this week's Europa League match-day 5 fixtures on Thursday.
The Citizens, on the other hand, will be going intothe game after their convincing 4-0 victory over Fulham in their last match, and they will be looking for a crucial victory over the Londoners to overtake Arsenal in the league race.
Real Madrid suffered a 4-0 humbling loss against Barcelona in front of their fans in this season's first El Clasico on Saturday night. Los Blancos came intothe game looking to close the gap at the top of the table.
"We have to change this negative dynamic," Xavi said at his post-match press conference after the game. "The goal is to be among the top 4, try to get intothe fight for La Liga and believe. We have to keep competing."
Barcelona, on the other, will be going intothe high-profile clash after their disappointing 4-1 loss to PSG in the UEFA Champions League, and they will be looking for a victory over Real Madrid to strengthen their dreams of winning the league
Chelsea confirmed the £47.5million transfer of Timo Werner on Thursday morning, with the Red Bull Leipzig striker moving to Stamford Bridge at the end of theseason.