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And there is more to come: Januzaj & Pereira from Man Utd, Bossaerts from City, Musonda Junior from Chelsea (brilliant player!), Bakkali from PSV. The future's bright. :p Courtois announced yesterday that he will play for Atlético next season.

Agree to disagree then. Yesterday, Kompany was again monstrous for Belgium, absolute class as a leader for this team. Played for an hour with a broken nose, fractured eye socket and a concussion. I think today he has become a role model for all Belgians, just because of his achievements on the...

There is no CB in the world that reads the game better than Kompany. And Kompany as a total package is also better than TS.

But we should get about 10M for Valdes from Monaco or so. I think you can get Courtois for 20M, if you really go for him. Would be the best replacement for Valdes, by far.

No way. Vertonghen really is slow, that is by far his biggest weakness. And not ideal for teh Barça playing style.

He has those flaws as well. Kompany is a better defender than Thiago Silva. Shame he will never play for Barcelona.

Belgian press is talking about a bid from Barcelona for Adnan Januzaj (best player of the reserves of Man Utd). That would be great signing. Young left footed player (Belgian from Albanian descent) with style like Iniesta. Look for him to break into the Man Utd first team next season, and in...

Vertonghen is a great player, but for me he just lacks that extra ability to play for Barcelona. He has the skills you mention, but to succeed at Barcelona, you need something more for me. One of his weaknesses is his speed, which for me is a necessity in the Barça system as a defender...

Would be a great successor for Valdes. He's already better than De Gea or Reina, and will keep improving. Tall, great technique, great personality, what's not to like.

Tomorrow next game for Barcelona @ Anderlecht. I will be in the stands, and I won't be alone because according to reports, more than 10 000 tickets are sold already. Anderlecht will play with its strongest possible line-up (that includes first team players Bruno, Praet and Kabasele), except for...

Praet only plays because he just got back from injury and needs some match fitness. In Anderlecht, the really big talents play first team football immediately when they turn 16 (like Lukaku or Kompany), in Barcelona, they play in Barça B first (because of the great level of the first team). Not...

Against Anderlecht. They played with some reserves yesterday against Barcelona, should be a great match this afternoon.

His dad declared yesterday that he's staying at Anderlecht. For now.

Biggest talent in Belgium, has just signed yesterday for Chelsea. Anderlecht gave his 2 older brothers a contract, his dad was equipment manager, they gave him 500 000 bonus last summer to keep Charly Jr. at Anderlecht. Had a verbal agreement for a contract till 2018. But still not enough...

Vermaelen isn't a good LB, he really is a CB. He is just forced to play on the left sometimes because of injuries (at Arsenal) and lack of talent (with Belgium). But he is not capable of playing left back for Barcelona.

Vermaelen just said couple of days ago he wants to stay with Arsenal for the rest of his career. First, he must try and stay injury-free. But he is in the top 5 of defenders in the PL.

That said, he has signed for Chelsea.

He tweeted this morning that he had made a decision and more news will follow by the end of the day. Rumours are he left the Belgian squad and is at Chelsea for a physical test.

Vertonghen is a great player, but I don't think he can reach the true Barça level. Tottenham would be a great fit for him. Barça should just try to buy Kompany, the best defender in the world right now. He has technique, strenght, vision, quickness, etc. Just everything a defender needs. And...

His agent confirmed in the Dutch press that Afellay will definitely stay with Barcelona for the upcoming season.