Barca Transfers and Rumors
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khaled_a_d
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Maradona37
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He's great but think some people reckon he only looks good cos of VVD. I disagree with that. He's tall, extremely strong, good in the air, quick, reads the game well. I like him.
Duwang
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We are going to get Grimaldo to reinforce the left-back.
MonteCuler
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Grimaldo is definitely a very good option but I'm interesed in his price and his salary
If those 2 are within normal then bring why not
This season the lack of a good backup for Balde is one of things that cost us the CL. You can't play segunda/tercera level players in UCL knockouts and try to get away, every team at that level will exploit it.
If those 2 are within normal then bring why not
This season the lack of a good backup for Balde is one of things that cost us the CL. You can't play segunda/tercera level players in UCL knockouts and try to get away, every team at that level will exploit it.
khaled_a_d
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I assume our interest is to keep tabs and drive up the price. Would be a smart move if the fee is right for us though.
Would go along with your idea of not putting pressure on Torrents development pace.
Masetro10
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Pacho reminds me of Akanji when City won the treble. In only that they were relatively lower profile raw players that ended up working well as role players for great teams. Once the teams level lowered (City this season) they looked normal again and nobody wants them anymore.
FCBarca
Mike the Knife
Akanji actually arrived on the scene quite spectacularly, similar to Pau, but at 20 at Basel & La Nati but of course lower profile considering it’s Switzerland. However, it was a splash and everyone could recognize he was going to be a star
Similar to Shaqiri, Embolo, Garcia and Ndoye - you just knew
Similar to Shaqiri, Embolo, Garcia and Ndoye - you just knew
Messi983
Senior Member
Yeah, also read we apparently paid 1m for his loan and then he played 26 minutes for BA, lol. I mostly blame Sanchez for that though, he should be given more minutes earlier in the season. When Milla took over trying to save the season there was really no time for experiments anymore.
Agreed about Kofane.
Main reason we lost on Bergvall was Xavi's "resignation". Then he went on visit to Spurs who offered him a better financial deal, spot in the first team and ofc Kulusevski played a role in convincing him too.
That said, don't think Bergvall is really that big of a loss. Good player ofc but don't see a "can't miss" talent in him. And we are pretty stacked in midfield anyway with some more youngsters upcoming.
I'm reading that Deco and the club were very keen on Cherki, but didn't have him as priority as it would be dependent on the exits of Pablo Torre and Fermin or Ferran who we don't have transfer listed per se but had interest, and we would be willing to sell for the right price.
That's now off the table as Pauper Pep has swooped in for Cherki.
Just thought I'd post that here as to me, it seems a very shrewd assessment and shows that the club, and Deco, are working on more levels and with more cards than they are letting on.
Something for the forum SDs (myself included!) to think about when we shout and scream "huuuh errrh, we should be getting a GK" and then the Joan Garcia and Stegen stories emerge, we need a LB for depth as "Martin sucks at football and he sucks at accounting", and then the Grimaldo stories emerge. And now, "we should be looking at guys like Cherki" and it emerges that we actually were/are.
That's now off the table as Pauper Pep has swooped in for Cherki.
Just thought I'd post that here as to me, it seems a very shrewd assessment and shows that the club, and Deco, are working on more levels and with more cards than they are letting on.
Something for the forum SDs (myself included!) to think about when we shout and scream "huuuh errrh, we should be getting a GK" and then the Joan Garcia and Stegen stories emerge, we need a LB for depth as "Martin sucks at football and he sucks at accounting", and then the Grimaldo stories emerge. And now, "we should be looking at guys like Cherki" and it emerges that we actually were/are.
Messi983
Senior Member
Pacho, Hincapie, Moises Caicedo, Estupinan (well, he's a few years older but liked him a lot at Osasuna before he went to Villarreal), Kendry Paez coming to Chelsea this summer.
I was saying here for 5-6 years we should be scouting South American leagues outside Brazil (whose talents are often overvalued if not also overrated) and Argentina more extensively. Especially countries like Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay who had some success at the U20 level. Chile sadly not been doing that well producing young players in last decade and that's why they're struggling now.
I was saying here for 5-6 years we should be scouting South American leagues outside Brazil (whose talents are often overvalued if not also overrated) and Argentina more extensively. Especially countries like Ecuador, Colombia and Uruguay who had some success at the U20 level. Chile sadly not been doing that well producing young players in last decade and that's why they're struggling now.
Messi983
Senior Member
Don't think Reijnders is a Nico replacement. More likely coming in for Gundo or Kova. Think Nico will become a pretty important squad player for Pep.
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