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He doesn't really have a reason to go to Barca besides wages and Atletico certainly won't want to sell him. Probably won't even negotiate and tell us to pay the buyout fee or GTFO. Waste of time trying to get him IMO.

That could work. Cuadrado sucks defensively though. Then again, Alexis is there to cover for him so we might just be able to get away with it... At least him as RB is better than him as LB would be for us. Imagine him and Neymar on the same flank :lol:

Is anyone besides Sport reporting that? Why the fuck are they spending 62M on Luiz? Damn. He's worth half of that at best. If they actually spend that much, they'll completely shatter the previous record fee for a defender. Oh well, good news for us.

To replace Alexis? Hell no.

He definitely shouldn't be considered for first choice RB. More of an emergency option. He's a good CB, but I doubt he'll play well out of position, especially with his lack of experience.

Do you work for Sport, by any chance?

Benatia + Marquinhos (obviously in a deal involving Alves) wouldn't be bad at all. As long as Marquinhos is willing to be 3rd choice. But I'd rather focus on other areas of the team that need reinforcement (like CM and RB) before going for a 2nd CB, and an expensive one at that.

We can sign a La Liga GK mid-season if MATS gets injured.

He's apparently supporting Real madrid tomorrow :(

Alba out and not Alves, and for Mathieu? :lol: Mathieu would be a good backup but he is in no way Barca starter material. I'd much rather replace Alves with De Sciglio or Aurier than Alba with Mathieu... The good thing is Enrique seems to have the support of the board, unlike Tata. And if...

You will be when we sign De Sciglio :pep: Imagine if it happens right after RM lose :D

The only way we can realistically get Marquinhos is if we involve Alves in the deal. If we want a youngster, we should go for Laporte instead. He'd be expensive, but he wouldn't be impossible, unlike Marquinhos. IF PSG were to sell Marquinhos to us (HUGE if), he'd be more expensive than Laporte.

Marquinhos? Are we gonna try to buy from PSG again? :facepalm: The time to get him was last year.

God, I hope it's not Llorente... Though the rumor's probably BS. I doubt anyone will be announced on Saturday.

This. He'd probably cost 3 times as much as Ter Stegen, possibly more. If Chelsea/Mou were even willing to sell, which I doubt. Trying to get him would have been foolish. Even Zubi could see that, I don't know why the fanboys at MD/Sport couldn't.

No Alexis :D Hope we can get a quality replacement for Alves. As well as a quality CM (NOT another AM). Assuming it's true, of course.

:lol: No one here is doubting Courtois's ability. What people do doubt is how realistic it is to get him. First of all, Chelsea probably wouldn't have been willing to sell at any price. And if they did sell him, he'd cost at least 3 times what we paid for Ter Stegen.

:zubi:

Nope.

Just read somewhere that he's of Dutch ancestry #TheMoreYouKnow