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xXKonan
Senior Member
He's kept on the club payroll for "Scouting" purposes.
But these days you don't hear about Braida, It's mostly Robert doing most of the scouting work.
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Is his job to scout the Italian market only?
Chong Li
Member
He's kept on the club payroll for "Scouting" purposes.
But these days you don't hear about Braida, It's mostly Robert doing most of the scouting work.
I would be willing to do Braida's job for half the money. And I can guarantee at least the same sucesss rate regarding transfers for Barca.
xXKonan
Senior Member
He's been spotted doing some scouting work in Germany and Portugal so I assume he does more than just the Italian market only.
But since he failed to get Pogba last year and with Robert being brought in, Braida vanished into the the background. Robert has been a machine and working hard at finding and scouting targets since he joined us. One day he would be in Spain watching Villarreal (For Denis) and the next he would be flying to Holland,France etc while Braida is no where to be seen.
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Flavia
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The day that Barcelona (supposedly) signed Paul Pogba
The idea was that Pogba would stay another year at Juventus and then join Barcelona in 2016-17. And yet...
Lluís Mascaró | 8.8.2016 | 16:12h.
July 1, 2015. Little more than a year ago, Ariedo Braida and Albert Soler were photographed with representatives of Juventus, to announce they had 'reserved' the transfer of Paul Pogba. Barcelona were immersed in an electoral period and the image was very good for Josep Maria Bartomeu's campaign. The idea was that Pogba would stay another year at Juventus and then join Barcelona in 2016-17. And yet, on Sunday, the French central-midfielder became a Manchester United player for 120 million euros.
What happened in the last 12 months that stopped Pogba ending up in Blaugrana? Well, simply, Barcelona never wanted to sign him. And the photograph of Braida and Soler was only a strategy to get votes. Once again, the international assessor and the head of professional sports were shown up. Shown up in the literal sense, because this photograph they took with the Juventus executives has become a shameful thing, ridicule in capitals.
To this day, nobody knows what function Braida serves at Barcelona. At the club he has the title of international assessor of football. Braida, 70, has just got a new contract for five years. And in the club they value his 'experience' and his 'knowledge of the market'. All of this would be very good if Braida had signed or contributed to the signing of any footballer. But he has not done that.
Something that his companion in the photograph, Albert Soler, has done. Although perhaps not with the success that you might want at a club like Barcelona. Both took part in one of the more surreal photographs in Barcelona's history. And today they don't even blush at the memory...
The idea was that Pogba would stay another year at Juventus and then join Barcelona in 2016-17. And yet...
Lluís Mascaró | 8.8.2016 | 16:12h.
July 1, 2015. Little more than a year ago, Ariedo Braida and Albert Soler were photographed with representatives of Juventus, to announce they had 'reserved' the transfer of Paul Pogba. Barcelona were immersed in an electoral period and the image was very good for Josep Maria Bartomeu's campaign. The idea was that Pogba would stay another year at Juventus and then join Barcelona in 2016-17. And yet, on Sunday, the French central-midfielder became a Manchester United player for 120 million euros.
What happened in the last 12 months that stopped Pogba ending up in Blaugrana? Well, simply, Barcelona never wanted to sign him. And the photograph of Braida and Soler was only a strategy to get votes. Once again, the international assessor and the head of professional sports were shown up. Shown up in the literal sense, because this photograph they took with the Juventus executives has become a shameful thing, ridicule in capitals.
To this day, nobody knows what function Braida serves at Barcelona. At the club he has the title of international assessor of football. Braida, 70, has just got a new contract for five years. And in the club they value his 'experience' and his 'knowledge of the market'. All of this would be very good if Braida had signed or contributed to the signing of any footballer. But he has not done that.
Something that his companion in the photograph, Albert Soler, has done. Although perhaps not with the success that you might want at a club like Barcelona. Both took part in one of the more surreal photographs in Barcelona's history. And today they don't even blush at the memory...
Chong Li
Member
Good stuff!
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Abidal was sent packing because he couldn't contribute anymore(after getting promised he'd get a new contract), yet this useless man is still on the club's payroll after doing shit all. Robert, Soler and Sanllehi being the ones to do everything related to our transfers and scouting.
Surreal.
Surreal.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Honestly we don't really know what is Braida role here or his contributions,that doesn't mean he is useless. There are many people working in the club and probably have a big positive/negative contributions that we don't even know they exist.
Don't find a reason to complain.
Don't find a reason to complain.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
And you know that Braida rule isn't specified how?
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Flavia
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Messi should be the priority renewal. His contract is up in 2018. Suarez and Rakitic, in 2019.
Messi should be the priority renewal. His contract is up in 2018. Suarez and Rakitic, in 2019.
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