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I'd rather get Marquinhos if we're going for someone young. Btw, not sure if Barcelona or Spain + Brazil :lol:

He doesn't need to be played THAT much less. Just bench him in games like the one against Celta (right before a CL game, right after a tiring midweek game in Bolivia, the opponents were relegation fodder, etc).

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He's been one of our better players this season (arguably our 3rd best after Messi and Iniesta, in fact) too, despite his poor form towards the end. Which was probably due to his injury (which he's apparently had since January). I also think he's better with 3 players who can defend though. I...

And with a good amount of rest.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/roma-reject-massive-25m-barcelona-bid-marquinhos-3841881#.Ub8Os-svJJM http://www.football-espana.net/28696/barca-target-%E2%82%AC25m-marquinhos

I'd still go with Pique-new CB over Masch-new CB as the starting CB pairing next season. We can rely on Masch against Sevilla, Getafe, etc, but he's unreliable in big games due to not being an actual CB. You're right that he's done well under the circumstances though.

That was a rumor. Besides, I can see us paying a little more. Weren't we rumored to have made a 25m bid for him at one point?

Take it and run.

Well, I suppose he's butthurt because he's not the highest player in the world :lol:

Yeah, I'd sell Pedro and go with Neymar-Messi-Villa. Seems like we're going to be selling Villa though.

We'll be left with 3 CBs if Puyol gets injured though. And I'd actually use Puyol to rotate with Pique and the new CB rather than save him for big games, he's too old these days, and not what he used to be. Even if we do get a youngster like Inigo Martinez or Marquinhos, I think they're good...

Again, we probably have around 34M left since the Neymar money's being paid in installments over 3 years (meaning we're paying 16M up front, since we paid 10M beforehand and 47/3 = 16). Since Villa's probably going, we'll have around 44M. Could be enough for Silva. So I doubt that we only have...

This. I wouldn't mind Inigo Martinez (though I'd prefer TS), but Agger or Mathieu... HELL FUCKING NO.

Puyol's the one you're talking about. Masch isn't injury prone at all. We can't rely on him though, since he's not a real CB. Then again, he is a decent rotation option.

They're a lot better than Bartra imo. I'd rather get someone like Silva than one of them though.

This.

I think he'd be interested if any big club showed interest. Especially if it's Barca, where there are defensive issues and where he'd probably be a starter.

Doubt he'll actually cost 30M, even though that's his buyout clause. I can see us getting him for around 20.

He shouldn't get playing time, he should be the starter IMO. There are quite a few young CBs who are good enough to start for us, i.e. Inigo Martinez and Marquinhos. Which isn't saying that much tbh, considering the fact that our CBs are Pique who's inconsistent (though I think having the right...