Cait Sith
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Hah! Good one! That’s going to sting..Nope. It is for Barca.
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Wonder how Barca can pay such huge fines.
Well, Griezmann did try to switch clubs.Absolute joke leauge/federation.
So the penalty for negotiating with a player without the contracted clubs permission costs the same amount as a Nintendo Switch?
That's the best partThey're appealing it as well
The penalty is that low because teams in the lower tiers can also be fined for this, and since there isn't a law that dictates the fine to be a % of the release clause, there's set amount so every team can afford it.Absolute joke leauge/federation.
So the penalty for negotiating with a player without the contracted clubs permission costs the same amount as a Nintendo Switch?
What's the verdict on him so far?This is exactly what we needed, a left winger that can go wide or inside, with good on the ball skills, capable of scoring, works a lot, knows how to press and can help the black hole Alba leaves behind him sometimes, plus, he can even play as a 9 instead of Suarez, leaving room for Dembele or whoever covers the LW spot instead of him.
Now, hoping Valverde doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, or tries to totally liberate him from defensive duties, Griezmann doesn't need to score 25 or 30 goals per season for us, just be one of the best system players of the world while having a top notch skillset and the capacity to score goals when it counts.
He's a good system player who helps them a lot out of possession, scores when it counts and has a top notch skillsetWhat's the verdict on him so far?
I think he would have been more valuable for us than he is for them. I think when offensive players get to Barcelona all they can I think of is “where is Messi?” For better but also for worse. It limits a players decision making.Glad we didn't waste money on him, would have stank the gaff out.
Like Dembele?They should have signed someone more 'electric'. That's what they needed to compliment Messi and Suarez' current skillsets.
Bit likeImagine buying Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann and barely getting a return for it on the pitch.
That De Jong wage is insane and not believable.Griezmann 120 mill + €404k/week
Dembele 125 mill + £250k/week
Coutinho 160 mill + £240k/week
De jong 85 mill + £350k/week
Close to half billion pounds in transfer fees + Wages (or 2 neymar). I guess you can say its some shocking recruitment right there. De jong and Dembele can still come Good though. Im not so sure about griezmann and coutinho is already a flop for Barca.
Their recruitment has probably been even worse than ours. The difference is that they've had Messi and a relatively stable core in Ter Stegen, Pique, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suarez, but they'll surely start to fall apart now, especially as Messi (eventually) declines.
What? He left less than 2 years ago.
Yeah that's the gist of it. Whenever he and Messi manage to combine good things tend to happen for them. Problem is those combinations are too few and far betweenCan't be expecting a world beater when they brought him to the team to play as a foil like Giuly or Pedro.
wtf are you on aboutBit like
Sanchez Di Maria Pogba
Not comparable. We will get our money back for Pogba and he was quite useful for a few years. Di Maria we almost got everything back as well. And Alexis we paid nothing, expensive in wages though.Bit like
Sanchez Di Maria Pogba
I think we could get 200m from themGood luck to Barca selling a crocked Dembele, an old Griezmann and an unwanted Coutinho
I was about to make a Euro 2016 joke but then i realized you're dutch and...well i guess that's the jokeNever really impressed me when he played for France either.