7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
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jairzinho
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Chainsaw
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Actually Real Madrid started this whole +100m thing with that Bale deal.
Butaan4barca
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fan's strategic propaganda.
FinBarcelonafan
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Bale was monster in PL and looked like he would be the best player in the world. It wasn't that crazy, especially when he moved from PL(overpriced players always). Bale signing was still much better than Coutinho would be for 100+ million. (of course now it doesn't look as good, because Bale's injury problems)
FinBarcelonafan
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Dembele has bigger upside. Coutinho is what he is.
Dembele you are paying for potential, Coutinho you know what you get and that's about it, which makes Dembele more of a gamble, but gamble we have to take..
Ofc, but we can't expect that in this market, Liverpool would sell their best player for 100M. Even if that sounds crazy.
Besides that, Coutinho is amazing fit for our system. But I want both of them. And Seri
slvtn
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I want both to be honest. Coutinho is fast and has technique and would be perfect to replace Iniesta.
Thing with Dembele is that he isn't really worth 100M, but with increased clauses we need to pay that. I remember Dortmunds shining talent Lars Ricken. Everyone hyped him and after one brilliant season he became below average. Dembele looks promising though. And you're right, it's a gamble. He can be either a waste of money or he'll develop great and will be a great addition to the team.
behindbrowneyes
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If "Coutinho is what he is" Barça midfield will look much better than it did last season. Coutinho would be a massive upgrade for our midfield.
ThwiX
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Problem is that they will put him on the wing as the Neymar replacement where he won't be at his best. Plus, the lack of pace in our attack is something we would notice very quickly.
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