Former FC Barcelona forward Maxi Lopez (27) has switched teams withing Italy, joining AC Milan on a loan deal until June 2012 from Catania. After alleged unsuccessful deals for the exchange of the elusive Carlos Tevez (from Man City) for forward Alexandre Pato (to PSG), the Rossoneri have added another former Barcelona player to their ranks.

The other ex-Barcelona player in the transfer news is Sevilla defender Martin Caceres (24), who shall be playing for Italian club Juventus on a loan deal till June 2012.

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After rumours yesterday about a permanent deal, FC Barcelona and Sevilla CF have both today confirmed that defender Martin Caceres will stay at the Andalusian club.

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Reports in Spain are claiming that Sevilla are ready to go ahead and take up the purchase option they have on FC Barcelona defender Martin Caceres, after the Uruguayan completed a succesful season long loan at the Andalucian club.

According to RAC 1 in Spain, Sevilla, who qualified for next season’s Europa league, are willing to pay the 3 million euros it would take to make Caceres’ signing permanent, with the defender expected to complete his move sometime during the summer.

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Uruguay international Martin Caceres has been speaking ahead of tonight’s clash between FC Barcelona and Sevilla, with the defender issuing a call to arms for the Andalucian side. Caceres, who is currently on loan to Sevilla from Barça, seems well aware of the challenge that lies ahead of his adopted team tonight, but the former Villarreal man still believes his team could pull off a positive result against the Catalan champions.

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In Part 1 we looked at how a player’s age can influence a fan’s feelings when it comes to seeing new faces arrive at the club, but it is not just a lack of years that seems to make us fans worry. Oh no. There is so much more behind our obsession with who we do and do not sign that we needed a Part 2 in order to get through it all. So here it is. Enjoy.

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There’s a weird thing that happens when a new player arrives at a club that seems to throw the emotions of a fan into a strange state; somewhere between pure excitement and downright apprehension, complete joy and total fear.

As football fans we spend a large portion of our lives endlessly chewing the fat as to which players should come, and which players should go. Always on the look out for the next big thing. Just look at almost any comment stream on this site and you will find all sorts of different players we should look out for (or avoid for that matter) with all the enthusiasm and enjoyment such tit-for-tat debating brings.

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Barcelona have officially revealed that Martin Caceres (23) will be spending the 2010-2011 season on loan with Sevilla, having previously spent last season on loan with Juventus. As part of the deal, Sevilla will have the option to buy Caceres following his loan.

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Catalan based newspaper El Mundo Deportivo reported that FC Barcelona has decided to settle, in one week, the ambiguous status of players that were yet to be decided whether they would stay or leave. After closing the case of both Brazilian players Keirrison, playing on loan for Brazilian Santos, and Henrique, playing on loan for Racing de Santander, in July, this week the focus was to resolve the case of Victor Sanchez, who was presented at Getafe on Friday. As for Alexander Hleb and Martin Caceres, they are both determined to leave, on loan, to S.L. Benfica and Sevilla FC respectively.

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Sevilla FC president Jose Maria del Nido has admitted that they are in talks with FC Barcelona over the transfer of Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres to the Andalusian club.

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Catalan sports paper Sport reports that sources close to the club have told them that Uruguay international Martin Caceres (23) and Belarussian international Alexander Hleb (29), will leave Barcelona by the end of this week or early next week. The coaching staff wants to resolve both cases in the earliest possible time for the benefit of the players, so they can adapt to their new club as soon as possible.

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FC Barcelona defender and Uruguay international Martin Caceres (23), who has already been told by the club that he does not feature in coach Pep Guardiola’s plans for the coming season, is still waiting to clarify his future with Italian Serie A club Sampdoria being the latest team to contact the Uruguayan defender.

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Twelve of fourteen called up FC Barcelona players saw action in the various international friendlies that took place on Tuesday (Brazil-USA) and Wednesday (the rest). Read a brief summary of each and post your thoughts after the jump.

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This will help keep track of the signings made, the players sold and the ones we loaned out/in this summer.

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According to the Italian sports paper Il Corriere dello Sport, AC Milan is set to arrange a 8 million Euro bid for Martin Caceres (23). Barcelona have demanded 11 million Euros for the Uruguayan international defender, but the possible interest from Milan may have reduced their initial asking price. Barcelona do not want to send Caceres out on loan for another season like he was last season for Juventus, and would therefore only be open for a sale.

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Caceres to AC Milan? Options for new midfield players from Diarra to Sissoko to Gerrard? Our ongoing series of reports following stories and outright rumours in the transfer market is back, perhaps with some more credible rumours this edition (or maybe not). As always, please keep in mind that some of these reports are more grounded in reality than others. Tell us which of these rumors seems most [or least] likely to you in the comments.

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The following are news updates regarding Barcelona’s loaned out players, summarized by us here at totalBarca. These players could prove to be important to Barcelona’s future, so complete news about each player can be found after the jump.

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Reports coming out of Italy claim Juventus vice-president Roberto Bettega and sporting director Alessio Secco met with FC Barcelona’s technical secretary Txiki Begiristain in Milan this week to discuss the possibility of extending Martin Caceres’ loan deal for another season – an assertion denied by Juventus, who only acknowledged the visit as a courtesy call in light of Barcelona’s match with Inter in Milan.

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Spanish radio station Cadena SER reports that English Premier League team Arsenal FC would be interested in Barcelona loan-out and Juventus defender Martin Caceres (23).

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This article is to keep track of our loan out player Martín Cáceres, who now plays for Juventus.

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Juventus defender and Barcelona loan out Martin Caceres (22), could be set to stay at Juventus according to reports from Italy.

Italian sports site Tuttosport reports Juventus directors Roberto Bettega and Alessio Secco will fly to Spain to discuss the transfer with Barcelona president Joan Laporta.

There is a buy-out clause in Caceres loan deal with Juventus for 13m Euro but Juventus are only willing to pay half of this amount according to the report.
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Barcelona loan-out defender and Uruguayan international, Martin Caceres (22), has been added to the injury list of Juventus.

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Spanish radio station Cadena SER claims that Barcelona could use loaned out defender Martin Caceres (22) in a swap deal with Juventus for Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen (29). Barcelona are reportedly willing to negotiate about a permanent deal with Juventus for Caceres, but would want Poulsen included in any agreement ahead of the January transfer market. Barcelona sees the former Sevilla player as a cover for their African duo Seydou Keita (29) and Yaya Toure (26), who will both go to the African Nations Cup in January.

Italian sports paper Tuttosport claims that Juventus is ready to sign permanently Barcelona loaned-out defender, Uruguayan international Martin Caceres (22).

Caceres joined Barcelona on 4 June 2008, with a reported transfer fee of 16.5 million euros (unconfirmed) from Villarreal. A buyout clause of 50 million euros was included in the deal, which expires in June 2012. Unable to break into the starting eleven permanently, he was used sparsely by the Catalan team during his first season at Barcelona. He was only the fourth choice defender, behind the Catalan captain Carles Puyol, Rafael Marquez and Gerard Pique.

On 30 July 2009, it was announced by Barcelona that the Italian Serie A club agreed to take Caceres on loan with the option to buy him at the end of the 2009-10 season. On 12 September 2009 Cáceres scored his first goal with Juventus in his debut Serie A match against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

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This article is to keep track of our loan out player Martín Cáceres, who now plays for Juventus.

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Catalan newspaper Sport today claims that Barcelona loan-out and Uruguay international Martin Caceres (22) would have been asked to carry out the man marking job on Lionel Messi in today’s crucial encounter between Argentina and Uruguay in Montevideo. It is speculated that Caceres, who can play as both left-back and centre-back would have been the logical choice on account of his familiarity with his former Barcelona team mate, whom with he had trained and played with last season. Caceres reportedly would have the added confidence of being an assured starter for the Uruguay national team amidst the questioning and criticisms of Messi’s recent performances for the Albiceleste.

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