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You aren't going to find anyone with everything except for one or two players who are impossible to sign. Hummels would be fantastic. Very clean defender and intelligent.

It will be someone else's decision to make. Catalunya Radio confirmed rumors of Tata and his entourage leaving Barcelona this summer. All signs point to Frank de Boer or Luis Enrique (making Rafinha's role easy to determine).

Barca should sell Alves this summer to generate extra cash. There are clubs who will overpay just for his name. The money will cover his replacement + CB. Song and Tello will cover CM/ST reinforcements coupled with the 50m operating cash.

If we want a 9, we need to look into the Colombian market. They are popping out 9s like a lottery machine right now.

This Vidal bit is a complete non-starter. I admire his talent, but Barcelona will not be able to compete for his signature. Gundogan will transfer for half (at least) of what Vidal will should both be on the market this summer. Vidal will end up in the Premier League if he moves anywhere.

No World Cup sealed it. That was his primary motivation this year, and it hasn't worked out unfortunately. He is the greatest capi FCB has ever known. I hope he stays involved with the club.

Spanish sources also reporting that the great capitan Puyol will retire (unsurprisingly as a result of difficulties recovering from injuries) this summer. :( :puyol:

Neymar is the classic outside left forward. We need to get his match fitness up and let him get confident. Messi is transitioning to his mature years role as a playmaker, and a striker will be on the transfer menu this summer. The quality of this player will depend on the tactical decision of...

Barcelona in advanced negotiations for Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia wonderkid Alen Halilovic: http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/dinamo-halilovic-barca-3129316 (Sport running with news originally broken in Croatia.) He would initially play for Barca B. I like this player a lot. He will...

Deulo is as ready as he's going to be to make the step up. If the club isn't ready to give him a chance, sell him. I'm a fan of Ogbonna. He fits the profile of what Barca needs (tall, strong, left footed, moves the ball on the grass). He is the same as Mangala for me, but would come at a...

If I had control of the transfer movement (being realistic): Out- CB Puyol (retirement) GK Pinto DM Song (18m euro market value) CM J. dos Santos (3m euro market value) W Afellay (5m euro market value) W Cuenca (3m euro market value) W Tello (9m euro market value) Value players sold= 38m...

I'll gladly be foolish for a talented young player on the cheap. He was club captain by 21, and Ancelotti didn't mesh well with him. FCB would be a perfect club to turn his attitude around. If we still had Abidal, it'd be ideal.

Mamadou Sakho has asked to leave PSG according to reports from France today. Liverpool linked. The market presents an opportunity after all... http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Sakho-veut-quitter-paris/392064 This might have had something to do with today's meeting of the minds at FCB.

Falcao and Cavani are the only two players I've seen with the talent to make this tactic work consistently. Unless Barça finds the next big thing out there somewhere, I don't see where we find the right player. Barça would need a real "bull at the gates" and those players usually only go for...

No smart person would change Messi's free role. What Messi needs is for the players around him to move the defense and provide more options on where he can move. This is what Neymar will hopefully bring against more organized defenses.

Lukaku hasn't played this role very well from what I've seen of Chelsea in their US tour. Torres has worked much harder to get the ball and bring others into play. Lukaku hasn't contested well against defenders in 50-50s, and Mourinho has been yelling in his direction a lot because of this...

Mourinho's desperate for a striker. Lukaku isn't passing the smell test so far, and Ba is not counted on. Torres has been their most impressive player up top so far. That's enough to make anyone uneasy.

It is mostly experienced players leaving, and there's no problem with that.

No European team is getting near the WC. Only Spain has a chance if the Barça players arrive in form. I am pulling for Argentina. I believe three of the final four teams will be South American (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

I think Agger is a very good overall defender. Complete talent. My biggest concern for him in Spain (and Barça's playing style) is his tendency to leave his feet on tackles. When playing a high line, this is not necessarily a trait you want in a CB. He can be reckless. He's got a bit of...