Bwuk
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Definitely think Barca would consider him expendable if they sign Griezmann.
If Griezmann comes as expected then it's hard to see him, Messi, Suarez, Coutinho and Dembele all get consistent game time and they are all probably on significant wages.Why would they sell him after just 1 year?
In any case, i can’t see Mourinho prioritize a young attacker right now.
If Griezmann comes as expected then it's hard to see him, Messi, Suarez, Coutinho and Dembele all get consistent game time and they are all probably on significant wages.
RAC1: "The Club is probing several European teams to see if they would be interested in Dembélé''
Does he track back?
Still don't think he is a Barca player and maybe they start to realize this, too. He's amazing at times and he makes you believe he can do everything with the ball only to screw up easy touches, being too quick for the ball and misplacing simple passes five minutes later. And his decision making in general is underwhelming.
Could he be a Mourinho player? I don't really know. Think he never had such a player type. Di Maria in his RM days probably came closest.
Plays nothing like Messi.They're not stupid. They bought him because he's the closest thing to Messi on his day. Not the finishing nor the freekick, but the dribbling is out of this world. Not as pretty as Neymar but just as effective. Forget the Messi-Salah comparisons, they're not close.
They're not stupid. They bought him because he's the closest thing to Messi on his day. Not the finishing nor the freekick, but the dribbling is out of this world. Not as pretty as Neymar but just as effective. Forget the Messi-Salah comparisons, they're not close.
Wait, what?They're not stupid. They bought him because he's the closest thing to Messi on his day. Not the finishing nor the freekick, but the dribbling is out of this world. Not as pretty as Neymar but just as effective. Forget the Messi-Salah comparisons, they're not close.
Lol, 70 million?If Barca indeed wants to get rid of him, how much will they value him? They got him for very expensive (about 100M), I doubt they will be willing to take a huge hit just after a year, instead they will keep him in their books for a year.
They will want some 70M at least. And I doubt any club want to spend that kind of money this year for him when he was far from his best and plagued by injuries. But i agree that he is not ideal fit for Barca.
For United, I do not see him doing any better than Martial, but dont see us spending around 70M for him this season.
closest thing to messi? that's honestly hilarious
Lol, 70 million?
They look at City spending 58? million on an uncapped defender, Pool spending 75 million on a 27 year old CB and think l, yeah we should ask for 70 million for one if the best youngsters in the world football who we bought just last year for 110 million !
PL Teams spending insane money on mediocre players has raised the asking price for players, especially when it's a PL team that's asking.
Utter nonsense, they don't even have close to the same dribbling style. Their close control and centres of gravity are worlds apart. Hazard/Iniesta are Messi-type dribblers. Body feints and shuffling the ball isn't exclusive to Messi, any half decent dribbler worth their salt uses those techniques.Nope, dribbles exactly the same. Drops his hips, whole body feint, shuffles, eliminates 2,3 players at will. I never said he could take free kicks, shoot or pass at the same level though.
At least 15-20 Mill more. One year of bad performances doesn't drop a player's price by 40 mill pounds especially as he is still very young with loads of talent.So how much do you think Barca wants for Dembele in case they decide to get rid of him?
At least 15-20 Mill more. One year of bad performances doesn't drop a player's price by 40 mill pounds especially as he is still very young with loads of talent.
85-90 million would be my guess.
Is it the Salah bit that bothers you? Hazard and Iniesta don't dribble like Messi. They are great dribblers but they don't have the same style. You watched him last week?Utter nonsense, they don't even have close to the same dribbling style. Their close control and centres of gravity are worlds apart. Hazard/Iniesta are Messi-type dribblers. Body feints and shuffling the ball isn't exclusive to Messi, any half decent dribbler worth their salt uses those techniques.
Yeah as I said buying Griezmann now shows how poorly Barca are planning their transfers.I dont see any club spending that much money on Dembele but Barca would want somewhere close to that. At around 85-90M, the buying club will see him as a 'risk', even though he is a top talent. Its not like Dembele had 3-4 stellar seasons before this season either. Thats what I was talking about when I said Dembele is not going anywre this season because his valuation would vary wildly between buying club and Barca, and at the end, barca would just keep him for another season and see.
Its possible but if no one leaves and with Fekir deal almost done, where on earth is Dembele going to play?Liverpool will get Dembele and we'll probably get Willian
Its possible but if no one leaves and with Fekir deal almost done, where on earth is Dembele going to play?
Salah said last week that he is staying, so are they going to break up an attacking trio with good understanding between them and on their day are among the best in Europe to introduce a youngster who has been largely meh over the last year and would probably cost nearly 90 million?
Doesn't really matter IMO. Dembele would need assurances regarding playing time. Why would he swap benches based on an assumption that Salah could leave next year?Dembele is still young and Salah won't stay forever. Its 1 year max for him.
Its a shame we don't go for him. Unfortunately I think Mou had returned to buying players on the wrong end of their 20s again (Sandro, Toby, Willian etc)
I dont know but it seems, if griezmann goes to Barca, suarez will be the one that will be shipped away to a team like bayern or psg. Both are easy leagues with just ucl being a priority.
I believe it will depend largely on griezmann deal as it will definitely not be a cheaper one and specially a transfer to direct rival.I agree, I think Suarez stays another season and then will be gone. I don't know if they'd pull the trigger this summer with him though.
They might as well have kept Adama Traoré and saved the money.I think Suarez turning around his season will save him from the chopping block this season, leaving it up to Dembele to decide whether he's cool with being a permanent bench player next season or whether he needs to move on. At the moment he seems like a terrible fit for Barca's style of play but it's becoming harder to define exactly what that is, so might not be such a problem long-term. Must be weird for Barca fans having someone who can dribble so exceptionally but so often makes terrible decisions afterwards, after having Messi for so long.