Maxi Lopez quits Barca for Moscow

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) -- Barcelona have reached an agreement to sell Argentine striker Maxi Lopez to FK Moscow for two million euros ($2.70 million), the Primera Liga side has said.

The 23-year-old joined Barca from River Plate in January 2005 for a reported fee of six million euros but never managed to hold down a regular first team place and was loaned out to Real Mallorca last season.

Real Madrid's right back Cicinho has admitted that his future at the club is in the balance and that he may end up at AS Roma or Sevilla.

"Things aren't clear yet," the Brazilian was quoted as saying in sports daily AS.

"My aim is to stay but we'll have to see what the club says. If not, I'm keen on the Roma option, though Sevilla are a big club too and I wouldn't rule them out either."

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has said the team's ragged pre-season form is due to the fact that they made so many changes since winning the title.

"We are starting from scratch again," the Dutchman said after his side's 3-1 victory over second division Cadiz on Thursday.

"They have changed players and the coach and now we are trying to change style, but it is difficult and will take time."

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta says that his team mates will have to learn to accept time on the bench given the increased competition in the squad this season.

"One day it will be your turn and the next someone else's but the important thing is that we all know how to accept a spell on the bench," Iniesta was quoted as saying in the Spanish media on Friday.

"That's the measure of a great team. We have to think as a team, that's the mentality we have to have." E-mail to a friend

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