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We should have options on all these players that allow us to trigger new contract terms eg raise of RC along with salary increase if we feel the player is progressing well. Seems like an oversight if that isn't included. I think the pathway offered in FCB for youth is clearly better than any...

Well, registering him with the B team shouldn't be too hard, and I assume he can still play for Juvenil A from there? In that case, 20m would probably be a better deterrent whilst he hasn't yet played any pro football.

I agree, but in this case it would be paying 130m for a prospect who had moved for only 10m or something a very short time ago, not a proven quality footballer and one that other teams could have scouted whilst he was playing at lower levels. So stories like this should be pushing teams to...

Is it confirmed? He only said a few weeks ago that he wants to stay at Barca for many years. In terms of his sale, it is the best thing for all parties. We helped his career by giving a run in the first-team, now he is no longer needed he got himself a good move and contract, and by reports...

Clubs just need to start balking at these prices collectively in order to ensure a better market for everyone. Keep ignoring these guys and suddenly they will be desperate to sell when the golden ticket has a bad season and blows up in their hands. Seriously, what is better for a club, invest...

Seen that quite a lot from him where he gets into some space and then turns around and passes it back, when it's easier to go forward. Not sure how much of it is confidence or bad decision making.

The slimmest I've ever seen him. He's lost a lot of weight. Looks more similar to how he did when he came through rather than that slightly bulked look he had before his injury. I think that should be better for him. The added weight wasn't doing much but making him slower than he was, and he...

If Osimhen wants to leave, they will let him out for 100. It's about him, not them. They will be open to selling him, although I think it will probably happen next summer.

Intensity, if you look at the numbers behind that, Osimhen is doing a lot of sprints. His average sprint speed is 32.6kmh/game which is incredibly high, this statistic is usually around 25-30, which means practically every time he is sprinting he is doing it at close to full speed. With...

Osimhen is one of the best pressing forwards in the world. In fact his off-ball work is second to none, the stuff being mentioned about his character is mainly off-field drama. But at Galatasaray, where in theory, with a huge wage and weak league, he should relax, he has been working incredibly...

Who says we will win as a team though, Atletico won nothing with him and finished 4th. The difference for those two is that the league is not prioritised as it's so easy to win that they don't even mind about playing Dembele there. Obviously, we want to win the league over RM, and it's a good...

Even in that World Cup, actually, he played on the wing in some of the games, and its futile to compare one tournament at NT level to club level when we have a much bigger sample size here. We will see and honestly have my doubts that he will even come for the prices being mentioned. Don't...

Yes, I think he can be very useful, but it would need a particular tactical setup to get the best out of him. Playing him as a lone striker, in my opinion, will not go as well as we think. A frontline of Raphinha Alvarez Yamal would not have much box threat. He wants to play as part of a 2...

The problem is that doubling his output wouldn't be enough here, frankly he'd be expected to quadruple it. He only had 6 non penalty goals in the league. Doubling his output means 12 non penalty goals in the league. For a 120m starting striker here, we should be expecting minimum 25, and a top...

I think what you are missing is that he is also this kind of player, he is not a box attacker. He plays outside it and drops deep partly because of his own preference. He has never really been prolific and has always been attacking mid/second striker adjacent.

Offensive duels won for Lewandowski 😬 he really has become a pure poacher. He's playing for Atleti though, not exactly a bad team, they are way above most teams of LL.

Considering we were still playing 37 year old Lewa... Xavi had the 'fresh' version which actually carried him a bit in LL. Only real argument is that Yamal was still developing but could easily add that the more attacking tactics have showcased him better.

The dressing room was in chaos under Xavi btw and multiple players were asking to leave because of him. It's easy to say with hindsight 'RM imploded by themselves' after Barca win and Madrid do poorly but part of it is taking advantage when your opponents aren't in their best shape. Hard to...

None of the players in the team are good... Yet Flick is a bum too and doing nothing special... None of what you say makes sense when put together.

Even if we don't secure Alvarez it might not be worth getting a CF at all. I will say I'd rather us just not buy one this window if the choice is 120m on Alvarez or no signing and just cover with the likes of Vlahovic. I always would like Barca to improve the squad, and yes, Alvarez would...