7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

[JamDav1982]

Still sounds pretty bad.

MD is reporting that other La Liga clubs are anxious that Barca might trigger release clauses of their players. This would be a nightmare scenario...

Who are they anxious about losing?

There are no great players outside of top three teams. Not midfielders or wide players anyway.

If I was them would be rubbing hands that Barca might over pay out of desperation.

 

[xXKonan]

There's a couple of interesting options in La Liga like Trigueros.

but knowing us we will blow 50 million on Parejo and call it a day.

 

[Raketa10]

Splash 150 on Saul

 

[jairzinho]

Liverpool fans eh. Why didn't they let Benteke honor his contact ?

 

[Gordo101]

May be, but at least he was a target from the beginning of August. Also has the quality to play for Barcelona.

Sure that sum is too much for Coutinho, but imagine spending 50-60 millions on the likes of Di Maria or Parejo at this moment. It would be even more disastrous than spending 160 on Coutinho. That's what I meant.

That's true I guess, I think it might just be best to ride out this transfer window and see what next year is like. I don't think you could ever consider this transfer window a huge success after losing Neymar, and chucking stupid money at players not 1/2 as good as him isn't the answer.

 

[JamDav1982]

There's a couple of interesting options in La Liga like Trigueros.

but knowing us we will blow 50 million on Parejo and call it a day.

He is a decent player but not really better than have.

 

[serghei]

They need to go. We needed a playmaker midfielder and they signed Paulinho. And after that they discard Seri as not the right profile. Bunch of idiots.

Can't even realise Messi is not a CAM.

 

[Raketa10]

They discarded Seri without even giving a valid explanation...

 

[Devils]

The only thing we did to the midfield all summer was discard Samper and sign Paulinho.

 

[Hamzah]

I would have signed seri for such a low price and he si that type of controlling midfielder not currently in the team. People doubt his quality but I believe in him and that profile of player is not in the squad.

Paulinho brings things the midfield doesn't have but I would have got seri too for sure. There's also an iniesta replacement and backup winger needed to complete the squad. The squad is three good players short imo.

 

[Mesimenia]

as per English Media (except Ed Aron), we don't made any fourth bid!!! 72m, 80m & 84m (in 5 years & infamous 30 millions add-on). there is no 160m bid!!!!!!
but if we bid Markovic LFC will let him leave in cheap in the honor of Bartameu

 

[Hamzah]

Ideally this would have happened:

--------Busquets/Samper/Roberto/Paulinho
Seri/Paulinho/Roberto---Coutinho/Iniesta/Alena

I would have sold Gomes, Arda, Rafinha and Rakitic and kept Samper.

 

[Devils]

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Apparently it was Coutinho or no one. At least Parejo is not coming.

Looks like that's it for the transfer window folks.

 

[Luftstalag14]

What is that Bein Sport Arabic guy saying now?

 

[Gordo101]

Who are they anxious about losing?

There are no great players outside of top three teams. Not midfielders or wide players anyway.

If I was them would be rubbing hands that Barca might over pay out of desperation.

This. In all honesty, world football definitely seems to be a bit devoid of new talent. I am not convinced on the young french guys yet, Martial was raved about 3 years ago and although decent, he isn't what he was hyped at. I guess time will tell but I definitely don't think we can say there are any Messi/Neymar/Ronaldo-esque talents around at the moment.