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  1. khaled_a_d

    U20 World Cup 2025

    I get not going to Atletico or Barca, but unless you ageee a buyout clause, going to Brazil at 20 is a bit unconventional for my taste. I think it would have been better to go to Belgium for example.
  2. khaled_a_d

    U20 World Cup 2025

    Weird, considering he is going to Cruzeiro. Maybe they made bigger financial offer.
  3. khaled_a_d

    Ibrahim Diarra

    Still no news on his return.
  4. khaled_a_d

    Omar Marmoush

    He is injured, it happened in Egypt's game against Burkina on 9th of September. I doubt City will let him go, he was solid with them.
  5. khaled_a_d

    Erling Haaland

    He would end up in Real Madrid in such scenario.
  6. khaled_a_d

    U20 World Cup 2025

    Weren't we linked to the Villarreal guy some time ago?
  7. khaled_a_d

    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I didn't watch the U-20 WC due to dealing with some personal issues that is taking my time. So I can't comment on how good he is. His agency is Leaderbrock, their top two clients are Pedri and Ferran. The biggest name beside them is Ratiu whom we were heavily linked to last year. So, this...
  8. khaled_a_d

    England

    Beckham was great during that time, Beckham is what? 3 years older than Lampard? He wasn't a finished player. England peaked in 2002, but they faced one of the best teams in the history of the WC, no one knew at the time, though. 2006 team was the one that looked good on paper but bad as a...
  9. khaled_a_d

    France

    Are those fullbacks any good? Niether are doing that much with their clubs. Yoro is good, though. Jacquet seems like he fits the profile we need perfectly, except he is a bit too young.
  10. khaled_a_d

    3 - Alejandro Balde

    Mendes is the best LB in the World and might be the best LB we have seen in the 2020's. His main rival in that is Alphonso Davies. It serves no good to compare Balde with him. Balde is a very good LB, he has injury problems but so is every LB with that style. An argument can be made about...
  11. khaled_a_d

    Argentina

    I don't see it honestly, it feels they will be like the pre-Messi years. There will be soe stars but they will be more of pretenders than contenders. The newer generations are behind the Spanish, French and even Brazilian in terms of talents alone. Scalone will be already at 8 years point by...
  12. khaled_a_d

    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    We made signings in the last 3 summers, but I still think we can safely call them modest. I think we can all agree that this team needs another big summer if it has the ambition to meet it's potential.
  13. khaled_a_d

    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I am his biggest critic, but Barca won't sell a 19 years old Catalan player who was a starter for almost 2 years.
  14. khaled_a_d

    Deco

    Yet, this is what the fans expect. They don't expect a prospect to replace Lewa. Deco is being real here, Ferran or 3 dynamic attackers (call it false 9 or whatever) are more likely to be the way to go next year. Barca is already tracking someone like Bro Hansen from Bodo Gilmet, Etta Young...
  15. khaled_a_d

    18 - Gerard Martín

    I never liked Martin, but I hate his competition more. What would Martin do in other clubs is mute point. We don't play on a slow motion build up. We are direct in both attack and defense. Martin is taller, bigger, quicker than the other 2, and he is better in defence than them (but it is all...
  16. khaled_a_d

    Deco

    And most of our successful seasons that had a no9 was also by having one if the best no9 of the generation. Like Lewa, Eto & Suarez And none of those were "scouted" signings. They were all super stars. Can Barca afford that under current reality?
  17. khaled_a_d

    Karl Etta Eyong

    My simple understanding is that those are more or less the same. You salary cap is your "income - non-squad expenses ". Let's call non squad expenses "other" So if you get 500M, you have 250M toward "other" expenses. You have 250M salary cap. So, if you sign a player for B team worth 10M, he...
  18. khaled_a_d

    18 - Gerard Martín

    Are you sure about that? Fort looked inferior in every aspect other than dribbling. Valle didn't make it in Scotland, and needed a system that fits him perfectly to look half decent in Italy. Martin have better teammates, but also harder job and opponents. For me, those guys sucks equally or...
  19. khaled_a_d

    Deco

    Barca most dominant season happened with a false 9, not a no9.
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    Trent Alexander-Arnold

    There is an internet joke that Jude and TAA are more than "just friends".

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