The Corinthian
I will not take Mad Winger's name in vain
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Ter Stegen. Ter Stegen. Ter Stegen.
And ter StegenGet Pedri out of there
Alternatively, get Araujo out of there
Yeah! And, “it’s happening” is repeated one thousand times.Another summer of pleading poverty, not registering new signings and then blowing 500k pw on Messi right at the end of the window I take it?
You forgot the crying about having to deal with their financial realityAnother summer of pleading poverty, not registering new signings and then blowing 500k pw on Messi right at the end of the window I take it?
Absolutely bang on !! They were always the Cadillac of the football world but they have dropped off the scale to become the used car salesman of football.When I was younger I used to see Barcelona as really classy. They had an aura about them and commanded respect.
I am honestly a little sad to see where they are today, a shadow of what they were. Cheapened by greed. They have lost all their prestige
I don’t think so but cannot see him leaving. The usual Barca posters in this thread seem to have been banned thoughIs their situation with Gavi resolved yet?
We got Joao Cancelo, Joao Félix, Ilkay Gundogan, Iñigo Martínez and Oriol Romeu for 3.4 million euros. Not bad for a broke team. Of course they are all short term but we need to survive this season without the Camp Nou so it's ok.Looks like they signed both Cancelo and Felix on deadline.
https://www.sport.es/en/news/barca/...-both-joaos-but-need-laliga-sign-off-91575559
Is this a joke? They still have pedri, Gavi, and Lamal.I find it depressing to watch from afar. The levers being pulled followed by the traditional homegrown talent they normally relied upon to be the team they were.
You most certainly didn't.We got Joao Cancelo, Joao Félix, Ilkay Gundogan, Iñigo Martínez and Oriol Romeu for 3.4 million euros.
We already have our new forward with Vitor Roque, who will join in January. As for the CB, Xavi wanted to keep Garcia, but Eric wanted to leave, so he can have playtime. But we still have 4 CBs with Araujo, Kounde, Christensen and Martinez. We should be okay, if we don't get too many injuries again.They have done well with trimming down the squad and adding the last 2 loans. Still think they could do with another forward and CB, but they have improved.
Imagine believing that. The financial engineering thats going on with Barsa the last couple of seasons will give forensic accountants work for decades on end. Time will tellYou most certainly didn't.
We got Joao Cancelo, Joao Félix, Ilkay Gundogan, Iñigo Martínez and Oriol Romeu for 3.4 million euros. Not bad for a broke team. Of course they are all short term but we need to survive this season without the Camp Nou so it's ok.
Pedri?Is this a joke? They still have pedri, Gavi, and Lamal.
Pedri is now considered a homegrown talent?Is this a joke? They still have pedri, Gavi, and Lamal.
Is there any proof or just speculation?
Speculation. I find the “free loans” hard to believe though. Chelsea paid 11m for 4 months, and now suddenly Felix is free for a year?Is there any proof or just speculation?
It was the situation. Simeone didn't want Félix and Félix didn't want to go anywhere else but Barca. So the last day of market they had to make a decision. Keep a player that doesn't want to be in the club with a manager that doesn't want him in the club either, or loan him hoping he does well and they can sell him in the future.Speculation. I find the “free loans” hard to believe though. Chelsea paid 11m for 4 months, and now suddenly Felix is free for a year?
Atletico wanted €8m for the Felix loan, barca had zero ffp margin. But all sides wanted the move, so Atletico accepted a 2 year contract extension in return for a free loan. In the balance sheet, it's the same result as if Barca paid them €8m, because his initial fee gets spread out on 2 more years and the yearly cost of him goes down roughly for the same amount (€8m), which is important for the balance sheet and the spanish ffp.Speculation. I find the “free loans” hard to believe though. Chelsea paid 11m for 4 months, and now suddenly Felix is free for a year?