Erling Haaland

[DonAK]

Yeah, think he's going to choose Man City and I cannot even blame him for that. He want to win CL titles and they're in a much better position than we are. The Times also reporting that City told him they won't stand in his way if he want to leave and join Real Madrid in four or five years which more or less says that Pep want him for the last few years he's going to be in Manchester.

 

[Messigician]

Jan Aage Fjortoft, a journalist close to Erling Haaland's entourage, has denied the reports claiming the player has reached an agreement with Manchester City.

? @sport

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Relax, he's not coming.

Even the daily rags are beginning to move on to hyping other targets. All the reports are saying Haaland is almost impossible, City is in the lead, but Laporta will try.

#EnjoyLukaku

Werner would be a joke here. Lukaku I can see fitting here but prefer a younger cf.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Werner would be a joke here. Lukaku I can see fitting here but prefer a younger cf.

You must be joking. Lukaku will be a fucking disaster. He sucks as a player.

Wener is solid. Sign him up.

 

[Barcelona_Boy]

You must be joking. Lukaku will be a fucking disaster. He sucks as a player.

Wener is solid. Sign him up.

Fuck that... Better colect 200m and buy Vlahovic instead of Werner and Lukaku (eaven together)... If Barca cant sign Haaland, Werner and Lukaku are not solution.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Relax, he's not coming.

Even the daily rags are beginning to move on to hyping other targets. All the reports are saying Haaland is almost impossible, City is in the lead, but Laporta will try.

#EnjoyLukaku

Pain. Replacements suck.

 

[DonAK]

Laporta more or less admitted that Haaland rejected our offer.

Said that even if the club had the best financial situation there are certain things they wouldn't do, which is BS since all this CVC stuff and other things were being made to sign him, and they were ready to offer him a massive salary.

Madrid media also changed their tune saying they have Benzema and don't need Haaland right now so I think both Barca and Real Madrid have already been told by Raiola that they are choosing Man City.

 

[serghei]

Tbh, Haaland would've been a potentially bad deal for us. Some great factors, but some questionable ones too. We pay through the moon for a Madridista, one with a slimy agent, potential injury problems, so far not really proven at the really elite level, while also playing for the team whose players tend to flop under pressure? There's a chance for a Dembele-like outcome for sure.

Madrid already schooled everyone by securing the best player in the world for no transfer fee. Every other so-called galactico signing just pales in comparison with the real deal.

Just try to go the Liverpool route, by having an extremely disciplined, hard-working, and cohesive team. And, in time, try to develop our own players to a world class level, as Bayern and Liverpool did with the likes of Gnabry, Coman, Mane, Salah, etc. Do that and we can compete.

 

[Messigician]

Laporta more or less admitted that Haaland rejected our offer.

Said that even if the club had the best financial situation there are certain things they wouldn't do, which is BS since all this CVC stuff and other things were being made to sign him, and they were ready to offer him a massive salary.

Madrid media also changed their tune saying they have Benzema and don't need Haaland right now so I think both Barca and Real Madrid have already been told by Raiola that they are choosing Man City.

Good choice for Haaland

Can't fault him

 

[DonAK]

Good choice for Haaland

Can't fault him

True, although you have to wonder what they do now because we need a high volume goalscorer either as a striker or from the wings to compete for titles.

 

[malvolio]

Tbh, Haaland would've been a potentially bad deal for us. Some great factors, but some questionable ones too. We pay through the moon for a Madridista, one with a slimy agent, potential injury problems, so far not really proven at the really elite level, while also playing for the team whose players tend to flop under pressure? There's a chance for a Dembele-like outcome for sure.

Madrid already schooled everyone by securing the best player in the world for no transfer fee. Every other so-called galactico signing just pales in comparison with the real deal.

Just try to go the Liverpool route, by having an extremely disciplined, hard-working, and cohesive team. And, in time, try to develop our own players to a world class level, as Bayern and Liverpool did with the likes of Gnabry, Coman, Mane, Salah, etc. Do that and we can compete.

When was the last time we developed a world class striker?

We don't play disciplined, hard-working football. We play possession attacking football, with some added flair.

 

[Messigician]

Waiting for the never wanted him anyway comments

 

[DonAK]

Bayern already had a World Class base for the likes of Coman and Gnabry to come in and perform. Liverpool was a perfect storm honestly. Who would have thought Salah and Mane would turn out so good from day one. They hardly developed them as they performed like top class players first day. Although Klopp's system might have helped. Liverpool still needed van Dijk and Alisson to be able to be serious contenders though.

It's easier said than done anyway. Would have liked a true World Class player in our team right now as we arguably have none. A lot of potential World Class players with Pedri the most notable player but no player that currently is truly WC. Let alone having that backbone of WC players Bayern had.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Save the money slotted for Haaland and don?t go for some knee jerk and short term alternatives like Lukaku, Schick, Werner, Andre Silva etc., go to Brazil and elsewhere look for potential good CF talent like how Real Madrid signed vicinicius etc., use the money to beef up our defense and bide our time. In a couple of years some other names will come around.

 

[serghei]

Bayern already had a World Class base for the likes of Coman and Gnabry to come in and perform. Liverpool was a perfect storm honestly. Who would have thought Salah and Mane would turn out so good from day one. They hardly developed them as they performed like top class players first day. Although Klopp's system might have helped. Liverpool still needed van Dijk and Alisson to be able to be serious contenders though.

It's easier said than done anyway. Would have liked a true World Class player in our team right now as we arguably have none. A lot of potential World Class players with Pedri the most notable player but no player that currently is truly WC. Let alone having that backbone of WC players Bayern had.

It's tough, which is why the club won't be doing stuff like winning CLs anytime soon. You need years of building and developing step by step. Xavi has less than 6 months with some cheapo signings and only one addition for the long term, Ferran.

Liverpool were more than serious contenders though once they added those missing pieces, they kind of are best or 2nd best in the world in the last 3-4 years. With that bad last season affected by injuries pilling up.

You can win big if you work well, bring in players with a top mentality and good quality. You don't really need hyper-marketable players. Chelsea won it with Werner the joke finisher, Mount, and Pulisic another new kid, plus Havertz, a talented but inconsistent youngster. Basically, their CL was won with elite management by Tuchel, a strong, very orderly defense with minimum errors, and one elite midfielder peaking at the right time in Kante.