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I think we could get 200m from them

About 60-70m for each
Not sure about Coutinho - you'd likely have to subsidise his wages a bit. And how much is Griezmann earning? 400K + a week? 29 in a couple of weeks. You'd probably have to subsidise his wages too.
 

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There are some players, like Griezmann, Coutinho and Dybala, that don't have a clear position in the modern football imo. So when their game is working at some club, they should stay there.
 

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He was never going to fully work in Barcelona.

His best position is behind the striker.

But that is pretty much Messi's position nowadays.
 

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Good player, but never thought of him as world class. He can shoot well, and is fast, but where is his dribbling ?
 

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The extremes to which this place swings is pretty hilarious - it's either a player is the next Messi or he's Bebe levels of shit.

Griezmann is a class player, he's a bit wasted on the left for Barca and would've done very well for us if he had come here to play Bruno's role. I don't think we need him anymore, but a club like Chelsea / Arsenal could really use him if they get him for a reasonable fee. Just on brand value alone he'd command a 70-80M transfer fee and there have been so many RM / Barca "flops" that excelled in the PL like Ozil, Sanchez, Toure etc. that I wouldn't put too much weight on that.
 

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Just randomly remembered there was a time the cafe wanted this bum at United. I’m wondering if we still feel the same way if he was available this summer or have our minds changed?
 

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Just randomly remembered there was a time the cafe wanted this bum at United. I’m wondering if we still feel the same way if he was available this summer or have our minds changed?
He's not the best dribbler but he's still a fanatastic player. Just a bad move that neither fit the club nor the player. Maybe he'll decline from here on, but given his peformances over the last 3-4 years he's better than anybody we have. Not that I want him at United. As brilliant as he is, I don't think he suits us.
 

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He's not the best dribbler but he's still a fanatastic player. Just a bad move that neither fit the club nor the player. Maybe he'll decline from here on, but given his peformances over the last 3-4 years he's better than anybody we have. Not that I want him at United. As brilliant as he is, I don't think he suits us.
Why not interestingly enough? You'd think he'd be a good CF for us, but obviously it would move Martial (who's one of our better players and our priority should be adding a RW)
 

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I'd have loved him to have come when we were heavily linked in 2017, hard working and brilliant player. Not the first player to go to Barca and struggle. Calling him a bum is just weird.

Not that I think a move for him now would make any sense, that ship has sailed long ago.
 

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Ship has sailed for him. Let us stay away and let some other club buy him. I have a feeling it will be PSG who will be his next destination.
 

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Every time I see him play nowadays he looks tired
 

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I said before he went to Barca that he was overrated. Both him and Dybala are like silky versions of Grealish in their style, but I think Grealish would be better for us.
 

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We are finally heading into right direction so I dont want him to be here even for 50M.
With that money I buy other players like Zakaria/Grealish/Partey/Maddison/Odegaard (Though these guys may not play in same position as Griezman but they can add more value to our current team and compliment the way we play at this moment)

Barcelona are getting worse than us when it comes to the transfers in recent years. Isn't it ? Dembele(100M), Couthino(150M), Griezman(100M). 350M there itself.
 

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Jesus! What is this insane obsession with assessing every semi decent player as a potential United player? Are caf posters aware that football can be watched for all kinds of exotic reasons.... like joy? He's a great player. He's quick, technically excellent, incredibly intelligent, works his bollocks off and turns up in the big moments. I doubt any player in his generation has had a hand in so many crucial goals. I can admire the player from afar without being desperate to see him at United.

Can't wait to see him at the Euros this summer.
We were linked with multiple times over the past 3 years which is why I’m assessing him as a potential United player. I don’t care for him as a player and the only reason he even has a thread on here is because of those transfer rumors. He has never been a top 10 player at any point in his career but I do agree with you that he is a great player. Also very interesting to see how France will lineup during the euros given his decline this year. Same with giroud.
 

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We were linked with multiple times over the past 3 years which is why I’m assessing him as a potential United player. I don’t care for him as a player and the only reason he even has a thread on here is because of those transfer rumors. He has never been a top 10 player at any point in his career but I do agree with you that he is a great player. Also very interesting to see how France will lineup during the euros given his decline this year. Same with giroud.
He hasn't really declined this year, he is played out of position and therefore can't really be himself offensively at Barcelona. He still scores important goals and help the team with his workrate but it's a player that needs to be used centrally.
 

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He hasn't really declined this year, he is played out of position and therefore can't really be himself offensively at Barcelona. He still scores important goals and help the team with his workrate but it's a player that needs to be used centrally.
This. This. This.
 

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Don't think he would've flopped here, he's great and lethal on the counter. Ship has sailed though, 2-3 years ago would've been ideal.
 

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Why not interestingly enough? You'd think he'd be a good CF for us, but obviously it would move Martial (who's one of our better players and our priority should be adding a RW)
Firstly at his age moving to the PL is a huge risk especially considering he's never been the most physically imposing of players.

Then there's the fact that he's not very quick which means he's best suited to a second striker or sometimes CF role. But in the PL again I don't know if the latter works. I think given his lack of pace he works well with a strong CF upfront or Atleticos workman like counter attacking style. Right now I think our concerns are more to do with midfield, RW and team creativity. He wouldn't fix anything per say even if he's a fantastic footballer and nobody we have has performed at his level really other than DDG.
 

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We were linked with multiple times over the past 3 years which is why I’m assessing him as a potential United player. I don’t care for him as a player and the only reason he even has a thread on here is because of those transfer rumors. He has never been a top 10 player at any point in his career but I do agree with you that he is a great player. Also very interesting to see how France will lineup during the euros given his decline this year. Same with giroud.
You called him a bum in your post and now you say he's a great player? Your post was clearly meant to bump the thread touting that you don't rate him so which on is it?
 

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I said before he went to Barca that he was overrated. Both him and Dybala are like silky versions of Grealish in their style, but I think Grealish would be better for us.
Grealish can only dream of doing the things those 2 have done. They’re on a different level technically. Strange comparisons.
 

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Grealish can only dream of doing the things those 2 have done. They’re on a different level technically. Strange comparisons.
Well Grealish is younger and playing for Villa so of course he's not achieved what they have. And I said he's less silky than them. But I think he's a grittier version of them who would be an alternative to recruiting either of them and would do better for us.
 

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Well Grealish is younger and playing for Villa so of course he's not achieved what they have. And I said he's less silky than them. But I think he's a grittier version of them who would be an alternative to recruiting either of them and would do better for us.
He would be better suited for us I agree, but I don’t think his anywhere near their level. Yet. Or even remotely similar in style.
 

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You called him a bum in your post and now you say he's a great player? Your post was clearly meant to bump the thread touting that you don't rate him so which on is it?
I think he is a great player that is a bit overrated the way he has been talked about on the forum in the past but the bum part was a slight dig because I dont like his off field antics which includes but is not limited to blackface. Also hated his announcement video in the past. Seems like an annoying guy.
 

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Griezmann is probably the most hard-working forward/offensive player in the world (when we look at top players). I understand when people question his creativity/ability on the ball, but he is the polar opposite of a luxury player. He has very little flair, is not a great dribbler or particularly fancy on the ball. He is a prolific goal scorer, while working his bollocks off for the team. Its fine to prefer Grealish and I totally understand when people don't want Griezmann anywhere close to United, but lets not get over board. Griezmann won the worldcup and was the star player for a top team.

Graelish has a big mountain to climb to come close to what Griezmann has done in his career so far.
 

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I think he is a great player that is a bit overrated the way he has been talked about on the forum in the past but the bum part was a slight dig because I dont like his off field antics which includes but is not limited to blackface. Also hated his announcement video in the past. Seems like an annoying guy.
Fair enough. He's not even that much younger than me but still behaves like he's from a younger generation. Still he's always been quite the professional on the pitch and I very much still think he's a great player. Barcelona are just in a weird place right now with Messi not being able to carry them as much yet still being a "burden" defensively. I can say that they wouldn't be top right now if they hadn't bought him. He's not the 20+ goals a season type player, you're buying more than goals in him. I'm not annoyed that we didn't fork out when he moved there because he's obviously very expensive. I'm annoyed that we didn't buy him when Atlético did. Such a bargain back then and it was obvious to everyone that watch Real Sociedad play.
 

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When he plays in his preferred position he is basically a top 10 player in the world. He has been France’s best player in the last two major competitions - Euro 2016 and WC 2018.
 

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He is a specialist. His role is similar to Thomas Muller but with less ability to find spaces, but more ability to make the most out of tight central situations due to his great first touch. Griezman is not a striker, he is a second striker that can also play as a no.10. He NEEDS to play in a formation with either two strikers or an attacking midfielder that plays close to the striker. It's very similar to Dele Alli. He would be fantastic in a Conte or Allegri team. He can play on the flanks, but the best part of his game is his ability to maintain position in tight central situations. Pushing him out wide and he becomes just an average winger. Hardly any team currently has the components to suit his game. France literally only play a 442 with Giroud for this very reason
 

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Up for sale alongside 90 percent of their squad.
Safe to say we dodged a bullet in the long run? Thats a 100m transfer with no Bruno coming in if he did join.

Barca looked screwed, it seems its only us and City who can spend. I cant see how they get a fraction of their investment back
 

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I wouldn't say we dodged a bullet.
Would've gladly taken him a couple of summers ago.