Barca squad/XI 25/26

[khaled_a_d]

Ratui at Rayo is a strange one.. he has been very very good v Barca and outshone Kounde in those games.

He defended very well with pace/aggression with Vini and was left 1v1 with him which is huge for structure of team if full back can do that.

He is my choice for RB, good, athletic and in his prime. I agree it seems weird that no one has gone for him.

Against us, I also liked Pep Chavarria, their LB, he did well too and I felt we could use him over someone like Martin. But it is a small sample size. Stats this season looks solid, except for passing which is a red flag.

 

[Masetro10]

Barca cannot win UCL until it becomes a club that nurtures it's players. You cannot just jam 18 yr old everywhere and expect good things to happen.

You need Vets:
They have know how and experience. They also can help teach the young players and develop them a bit faster.

We have Lewa and nobody else for that.

You need top tier prime players:
These are the backbone of the team and are at the top of their powers.

We have Frenkie, Rashford, Raphinha, maybe Kounde. Not enough

You need high level rising star players:
These push hard to surpass the prime players and have the chance to become superstars. Young and full of energy. Prone to errors and low in experience.

We have: Yamal, Pedri, Fermin, Balde, Cubarsi, Joan Garcia. We are good here but they all start games.

So, basically nobody is teaching the young players because we have a few in their prime and no vets at all besides Lewa.

 

[Birdy]

If we let go of the granny Polish tractor, and Fatporta hasn't lied again and we are in 1:1 next summer,
I think all of these are feasible:

Munoz RB (ship Kounde or bench),
Grimaldo LB (compete with Balde, ship Martin)
Schloterbeck LCB (straight out starter)
Rashford LW (pay the 30m clause)
Osimen or Thuram CF (don't think Atleti will sell Alvarez to us)

ideally, we also get another LW or AM and ship frAULMO

 

[Titan98]

If we let go of the granny Polish tractor, and Fatporta hasn't lied again and we are in 1:1 next summer,
I think all of these are feasible:

Munoz RB (ship Kounde or bench),
Grimaldo LB (compete with Balde, ship Martin)
Schloterbeck LCB (straight out starter)
Rashford LW (pay the 30m clause)
Osimen or Thuram CF (don't think Atleti will sell Alvarez to us)

ideally, we also get another LW or AM and ship frAULMO

You can also add
saliba RCB
Nuno mendes LB back up
Haaland as backup for oshimen
Doue LW
Rodri CDM

and then you woke up

 

[Birdy]

You can also add
saliba RCB
Nuno mendes LB back up
Haaland as backup for oshimen
Doue LW
Rodri CDM

and then you woke up

Nice try

All of the ones I mentioned are either free in the summer, or purchasable for little money given the market.

Only exception is the striker position, where if Fatporta hasn't lied again about 1:1 we will be able to spend 70-90m to get

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Nice try

All of the ones I mentioned are either free in the summer, or purchasable for little money given the market.

Only exception is the striker position, where if Fatporta hasn't lied again about 1:1 we will be able to spend 70-90m to get

Vlahovic is free 👀

 

[Messi983]

 

[gregorrin10]

This summer, we need

-2 CBs (there's some incredible free agent options this upcoming summer)
-1 ST
-1 RB

Van De Ven, Osimhen and Arnau Martinez (+one of Kounde/Garcia moves back to CB to make up that 2nd CB 'signing'). Or at least that's what I did on FIFA.

 

[Titan98]

Nice try

All of the ones I mentioned are either free in the summer, or purchasable for little money given the market.

Only exception is the striker position, where if Fatporta hasn't lied again about 1:1 we will be able to spend 70-90m to get

Oshimen 90-100 million + 30 million gross per year (would earn more than lewa)
Munoz contract till 2029– would cost 30-50 million + wages
Schlotterbeck 40 million + wages
Grimaldo 15-20 millio + wages
(Thuram would also cost about 60-90 million+ wages)

That would be 190 (+\-20) + wages

i would be very happy if we get just schlotterbeck

 

[khaled_a_d]

Barca would need to be 500M+ in salary cap limit to make those work, Camp Nou opening with limited capacity won't make such a jump.

 

[Birdy]

Oshimen 90-100 million + 30 million gross per year (would earn more than lewa)
Munoz contract till 2029– would cost 30-50 million + wages
Schlotterbeck 40 million + wages
Grimaldo 15-20 millio + wages
(Thuram would also cost about 60-90 million+ wages)

That would be 190 (+\-20) + wages

i would be very happy if we get just schlotterbeck

Keep trying...

Munoz will be let go for 20-25m, wage will be max 5m gross
Slotterbeck's contract ends in 2027, worst case 30m, wage will be max 7m gross
Grimaldo same contract, worst case 15m, wage will be max 8m gross
Rashford's RC is 30m, his current wage is 14m gross
Osimen and Thuram can both be gotten for around 80m, wages will be around 12m gross

if you do the amortization (5yr contract for Schlotterbeck, 4 for Rashford/Osimen/Thuram, 3 for the fullbacks)
the total ADDITIONAL cost is around 78m GROSS per year

Now, you have to subtract the yearly book cost of ones leaving or let go, like Lewa (40m gross), STegen (20m gross), Kounde (30m gross).
Those 3 alone are enough to cover the cost of all the above transfers

Oh, and all that is without taking into account the fact that 1:1 means we won't have the same salary cap (of 351m now) that will rise drastically (above 500m)

PS: All that of course under the condition that Fatporta isn't lying again, and the club will be in the 1:1 already this winter, or at least by summer