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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    No, they're not spreading the cost of the transfer over the length of the contract because they have to trigger a release clause. They have to pay the €222 million up front in order to make the transfer happen. And THAT is why they would get in trouble with the FFP.
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    I see you're following Rafael Hernandez on Twitter... He's just guessing as he doesn't have a clue on how those deals actually work (and how the FIFA regulations work).
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    So Neymar could trigger his €222 million clause himself without paying taxes. Still, it means that PSG should find a deal with Neymar himself to find a payment plan. I can't imagine a player that's willing to 'loan out' that kind of money (if he even has the money himself, which I doubt) or find...
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    You're missing one key thing. Neymar's father approached PSG, just like he did with Real Madrid in the past. It doesn't mean PSG is seriously interested in bringing him to Paris or that they're even going to try. Besides that, I don't think they're even capable of paying his release clause (and...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I might be one of the very few people here who's quite statisfied with the way Robert Fernandez is approaching the transfer market. Yes, he missed out on players like Ousmane Dembélé (when he played for Stade Rennes), Gabriel Jesus and Davinson Sánchez. However, I like the way he's approaching...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I don't get it. Why would we sign Paulinho? Why would we sign Paulinho for more than €30M? Even though I don't think we need any more 'back-up' midfielders in our already stacked midfield (let alone the world class midfielder we probably all want), I wish we'd check out Amadou Diawara (Napoli)...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    What is your source for the 130M transfer budget? Last I heard there was only 25M left after the Andre Gomes signing.
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    Davinson Sanchez

    True, a CB isn't a priority right now. But we should be looking at one anyways (as a replacement for Mathieu and/or Mascherano). A RB, CM and a winger (if Arda leaves) are priorities, but a CB should be one our shopping list.
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    Davinson Sanchez

    If he's wise he'd stay for another season at Ajax and hopefully play in the Champions League. He has a lot to improve in his build-up play and learn the Ajax-way of playing the game. I'd like to see us getting him this summer and loaning him back to Ajax.
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    He is benefiting from his size, no doubt about that. And of course the Dutch Eredivisie is not a stage at which he's tested on a regular basis. However, he is at 17-years of age already one of the best centre backs of the league and improved a lot in his defensive skills. He reminds me of a...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    He's a very talented player, but definately not 'one in a generation talent'. There are plenty of talented defenders nowadays.
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    Davinson Sanchez

    Well, I've been watching them pretty much every game this season. So I might be able to shed some light on this matter. Both Matthijs de Ligt and Davinson Sánchez are physically impressive and are capable of playing in a very high line of defense. De Ligt is more of a ball-playing centre back...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    Started this season with a game for Jong Ajax against FC Emmen (a very small local side in the Jupiler League) and finished the season with a European Final against Manchester United. After a few impressive matches in the first team he recieved his call-up for the Dutch national team (which was...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    You can ‘explain’ all you want, but the fact that ‘Iniesta would play the same role in a 4-4-2’ does not mean that it would work vice versa (Lemar as a central midfielder in a 4-3-3). Let’s take Arda Turan as an example, after all: he played as a ‘winger’ in a 4-4-2 at Atletico before he joined...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    That's just not true. Check this link (http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thomas-lemar/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/205562/plus/0?saison=2016&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) with all the positions Thomas Lemar played in. He played all his games for Monaco as a left winger, except for...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    He would be. Also a far better player than Lemar in my opinion and more suited to cover Iniesta's role than a controlling midfielder like we need. Rick Kasdorp (the Feyenoord right back we were linked to yesterday) was also an attacking midfielder like Iniesta was. The main difference is that...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    First of all, why would you want to play a winger like Thomas Lemar in midfield? He’s definitely not suited to play as a midfielder in our system. He would play in the left wing position, where we already have Neymar (and maybe Arda Turan if he’s not off to China in the summer). Naby Keita would...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Exactly this. It depends on the role of Lionel Messi in the future; if he’s going to play in a playmaking midfield role (kind of similar to Iniesta’s role right now, but with less defensive duties) we need someone that’s a bit more defensive. If he continues to play more and more in the middle...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Surely the club won't be restricted to the same €65M transfer budget, especially with the new sponsordeals. However, we don't really have guidelines right now to make an estimate for how much the club can spend next summer. That's why I made my calculations based on the 'old' budget. And yes...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    The thing I don't understand is this; why on earth would we offload some of the players that clearly need time to adapt to the Barcelona-way of playing the game? They suffer under a coach that doesn't provide them with a clear tactical plan. You can't expect Denis Suárez or André Gomes to be on...

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