Manchester United defender Gerard Pique is a step closer to returning to Barcelona.
Spanish press reports say Pique was in Barcelona on Friday to undergo a medical, with the £4 million transfer to be rubberstamped immediately after the Champions League final on Wednesday.
Gerard Pique says Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra will have "no problem" keeping quiet Barcelona star Lionel Messi in next week's Champions League semifinal.
"He was always special, ever since he arrived as a 14-year-old," said former Barca junior Pique. "You could see that he was very, very small, but now he is stronger.
Manchester United defender Gerard Pique says it will be an emotional return for him ahead of their Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.
Pique said: "It means a lot to go back. It will be a great feeling as I grew up there.
The agent of Gerard Pique has played down talk of a move away from Manchester United.
"I have seen that in the press too but there is nothing," Arturo Canales told setantasports.com. "He has one more year left on his contract and the only thing now is to concentrate on the Champions League.
"The only thing is for him to focus and to see if Manchester United can go through."
Manchester United defender Gerard Pique is ready to play if called for tomorrow night's Champions League tie with Roma.
Rio Ferdinand has given Sir Alex Ferguson another defensive headache after leaving the Riverside with his foot in a protective case following Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough.
United can ill afford to lose Ferdinand for long with fellow centre-back Nemanja Vidic out for three weeks and some crucial matches coming up in the Premier League and Champions League.
A much-changed Manchester United side earned a draw against Italian giants Roma to protect their unbeaten record in the Champions League this season.
With United already having won Group F and Roma having qualified in second place the game had an eerie start, with the opening 20 minutes dreadfully apathetic.
Manchester United defender Gerard Pique is the man that keeps the dressing room together, reveals Danny Simpson.
Gary Megson claimed his first win in charge of Bolton with the unlikely scalp of Manchester United, thanks to Nicolas Anelka's early strike.
United experienced their only previous league defeat this season back in August - against Manchester City - whereas that same month marked Bolton's only win in the Premier League - 3-0 against Reading.
SIR Alex Ferguson has no intention of letting Gerard Pique leave Manchester United.
Pique spent last season on loan at Real Zaragoza and impressed the La Liga outfit so much they returned to Old Trafford with a 'big bid' to sign the Barcelona academy product.