I mean, y'all should know by now I've been pretty much begging for this since Pep left Bayern. Personally, I would include Raki for a swap deal and honestly just see if they'd take that straight up. Both players suit the other club's style so much more while they both have experience in the league they'd be going to, which could be a persuasive selling point to Bayern. At most maybe 15-20 mil as well but it doesn't seem like Bayern will be trying to milk it with him and would rather just move it quickly so they can make a move, most likely to lock down James.
Regarding his injuries, the way he plays and the fact that he is in Bundesliga, it really should be no surprise he has had injury problems since he's been there. The way he plays on the ball and his ability to play around pressure off a dribble is going to draw a lot of fouls in a very physical league like Bundesliga. Xavi, David Silva, Iniesta, had these sort of players played in a system like the one Thiago does at Bayern, they'd all have similar issues. Our medical team is also pretty solid too compared to others and if you think about other big clubs around Europe and how they have been able to keep their key players healthy, Barca stands out pretty well. Not saying we are fail-proof but between our medical staff and the just the general nature of La Liga, Thiago's injury problems wouldn't be so problematic. Besides, theoretically, that gives chances to Alena, which is why his promotion is so important to this team.
We desperately need to strengthen our depth with players who have the core characteristics of our style, in midfield probably more than in any other department in our squad currently. This open, counter-attacking, physical MF with no players who can really dictate the tempo in MF outside of Busi must stop this summer if we want this shit to end. Thiago would be a great step towards us having the players we need to make our style work again, which needs to be the emphasis here.
