Laporta is probably trying something like having Messi sign with Newell's Old Boys and then loaning Messi to Barcelona. Not sure if it will work but it's worth one last try.
Unless Tebas and La Liga are capitulating and realize nobody is going to watch the league outside of hardcore fans.
For less than 20M, it's neither a move to be excited or mad over. He'll be a squad player to rotate at this point and that's okay.
Coutinho must be moving into the role of Iniesta.
Stop dealing with PSG, now and forever. If they ever want one of our players, no discussion or negotiating, pay the release clause and the taxes involved with it. Why do we even bother with them.
Just sign Thiago and Hazard and call it a summer.
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Link to the story:
https://elconfidencial.com/espana/2018-07-04/abidal-sandro-rosell-higado-compra-barcelona-trafico-organos_1587537/
What's going on here?
This might end up being a huge scandal.
I absolutely hope this isn't true.
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Link to the story:
https://elconfidencial.com/espana/2018-07-04/abidal-sandro-rosell-higado-compra-barcelona-trafico-organos_1587537/
Nothing has been proven yet but this might end up being a huge scandal.
Would Abidal have to resign?
I absolutely hope this isn't true.
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I'd love to invest that Griezmann money into these 2 kids. Get that Barca/Ajax connection going again.
If we bring in de Jong, sell Paulinho. Paulinho is a good player but just doesn't fit our system or philosophy.
And they'll get rejected of course.
New rumors circulating that Barca might invest 90M into de Jong and de Ligt. I wouldn't be mad at that move either. It would feel nice to get that Barca/Ajax connection going again.
I was thinking more like 40-50M. Bayern realistically can't ask for more then that.
Thiago would make our team stronger but I do agree he's not the one-stop solution.
But yeah, Xavi was the motor and brains behind both Pep's Barca and La Roja's 2008-12 run. They'll never be anybody like Xavi and Iniesta ever again. To think they came from La Masia is a testament to the club. I've missed Xavi and I'll certainly miss Iniesta. I just loved watching them play.
It really is the end of an era.
Iniesta deserved better than to be benched, most of the chances and ideas were flowing through him and Isco throughout the tourney.
Saddens me to know I'll probably never watch Iniesta ever play again unless I catch some random Chinese game.