Adrien Rabiot
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FCBfan22
Senior Member
Should do that before signing him. But, I believe, this is very hard to do with the charming lady named Veronique.
All of that said, signing him now with Frenkie secured and Alena doing well, is a much lower risk than it was before. Plus, we can lowball him, since we are in no desperate need for a midfielder.
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Vidal has a few bad games (as did the rest of the team) and he became a headless chicken that is unwanted all of sudden?
Rabiot can't play the Vidal and Rakitic role well. He is not a good defensive midfielder and he doesn't offer the kind of runs that Vidal often does into the box and he rarely scores the kind of goals that Vidal and Rakitic does (headers for Vidal and from just barely outside the penalty box and in front of the goal for both Vidal and Rakitic).
He is too full of himself, too much of a problem, a time bomb with his greedy mother agent.
I'd only open to getting him if he accepts lowered salary (not 10m a year) and bench role.
Rabiot can't play the Vidal and Rakitic role well. He is not a good defensive midfielder and he doesn't offer the kind of runs that Vidal often does into the box and he rarely scores the kind of goals that Vidal and Rakitic does (headers for Vidal and from just barely outside the penalty box and in front of the goal for both Vidal and Rakitic).
He is too full of himself, too much of a problem, a time bomb with his greedy mother agent.
I'd only open to getting him if he accepts lowered salary (not 10m a year) and bench role.
Arizona Scott
New member
Of course if he comes to barca he will have to know he will have to compete and play well to hold down a starters spot. He will know there is FDJ & arthur as long term fixtures plus no less than one of busi or rakitic + likely vidal (who i dont know we could move him anyway).
He would know exactly what the situation would be here and he can take on that challenge to be world class at barca l, or not. But if you want to prove your club and france doubters wrong, succeeding at barcelona would be the biggest possible egg on their faces.
He would know exactly what the situation would be here and he can take on that challenge to be world class at barca l, or not. But if you want to prove your club and france doubters wrong, succeeding at barcelona would be the biggest possible egg on their faces.
Tbh I would be ok with him if he leaves like Neymar. We are getting him for free, if he becomes a fixture in the starting eleven as long as he plays for us, that itself is worth the effort.
As I said, the only downside I see is La masia players getting much lesser playtime.
Arizona Scott
New member
Looking back at it, would have you signed Neymar?I would.
I am not pleased with neymar and his camp dragging out the decision but that is a small blip in a move that benefited the club huguely.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
The Barcelona related journalists seem to believe this comes from the Rabiot camp using Barca's name to get a better deal elsewhere.
BBZ8800
Senior Member
Ok, but:
https://www.football-espana.net/76845/bayern-munich-out-race-psgs-adrien-rabiot
And:
https://www.football-espana.net/76866/la-parisien-rabiot-move-barcelona
Let's remove Barca's glasses or love/hate towards Rabiot and let's check all options:
1. Psg, he don't want to stay there and they have kicked him out of a team.
He is free to go wherever he wants.
And he will probably get more money elsewhere since:
1) at Psg, he can get "only" wages
2) at a new club, he will get similar wages plus probably 10-ish M sign on fee
2. Barcelona: reports are saying for Months that he is our player. Ok, some reports said that we have cooled down lately and that we have lost a contact with him...
But, let's go further:
3. Bayern, gave up from him. Is it because of Barca's deal?
4. Tottenham, there is no way that they will offer as much as Barca
5. Juve: they won't offer that much and they have just signed Ramsey on a free transfer
So, if you look at it from the "outside", Barca is the only option, plus it was reported before a New year that we have an agreement with him.
This report says that we have agreed on a wage and sign on fee.
Since we don't have to agree on a transfer fee since he is coming for free, more or less, there is nothing more to agree about...
On the other hand, there is always an option that Barca and our media are not allowed to say that we agreed everything with Rabiot, because Psg don't like us, and it is clear that we had a deal with Rabiot way before January 1st, so it is wise to "act" as if we negotiated with him now, in February or March so that salty Psg can't report us.
In short:
1. Rabiot burned all bridges with Psg
2. Bayern is out
3. other big clubs are not after him
4. Barca is the biggest club after him
5. nobody will pay him as much as we will
6. the only other options are: Tottenham for less money and a way weaker club
7. maybe Juventus for less money
Calciomercato even says that we agreed on wages, sign on fee and a sporting project, but the deal isn't signed yet:
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DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
^ @BBZ8800
Chelsea might be interested in him too. Let's see. Perhaps Barca will offer Rabiot a much lesser deal since his mom screwed up the deal they had initially. The club should lowball him as much as possible IMO as a punishment for their bush league tactics.
No guaranteed starting spot either and if he starts sulking and whining he'll get booted right out.
Chelsea might be interested in him too. Let's see. Perhaps Barca will offer Rabiot a much lesser deal since his mom screwed up the deal they had initially. The club should lowball him as much as possible IMO as a punishment for their bush league tactics.
No guaranteed starting spot either and if he starts sulking and whining he'll get booted right out.
I for one am completely indifferent towards Rabiot. Getting him and not Frenkie would have been a hard pill to swallow. Now I dont really mind either way. Maybe leaning towards not getting him as I dont think Barcelona should have a cm like him (personal preference). At least not as a starter, which he would very likely be.
BBZ8800
Senior Member
I don't mean anything bad, but you are biased.
We don't know what is happening behind the curtains and which stories are true.
On the other hand, did any of our fans ever suggest that we should lowball Frenkie or De Light?
No.
Do you know why?
= because people like those two a lot and see them as Barca's DNA players.
Frenkie flirted with Psg and Barca.
And reports said that he agreed everything with Psg in December.
With your logic, we should have said: fuck you, Frenkie, you just want more money.
But we didn't.
Instead, we offered even more, and paid everything what his agent asked for (wages, sign on fee, a commission for an agent).
About De Light, his agent is asking around 10M for himself.
Now, shouldn't we say: fuck you, both De Light and your agent...
But we won't do that.
In fact, we'll probably bend down and pay whatever it takes, 80-90M transfer fee, crazy wages for a 18 years old kid, a sign on fee, and a crazy commission for his rat agent.
Do you see people on this forum saying: we should lowball De Light and we shouldn't bend down to his rat agent?
Honestly, is there THAT MUCH difference between Rabiot's, Frenkie's and De Light's approach?
All of them wanted as much money possible for their club, for their wages, sign on fee and a money for their agent (or Rabiot's mom in this case).
Look, I like Rabiot, you don't.
But at the end of the day, when you remove bias, Rabiot is really not THAT MUCH worse in negotiating than Frenkie and De Light.
I mean, you said that Rabiot is using us to get a better deal.
And again, Frenkie agreed everything with Psg before a New Year. Wasn't that a dickish move from him also, since... you know, he loves Barca, only Barca, it is not about money for him and similar excuses?
Maybe he used Psg only to milk us and to force us to go 100% in, since we were scared to lose him?
Is that a nice and humble move from him, tbf?
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DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
I don't see what I am biased about? I'm open to getting him if we lowball him and he isn't guaranteed a starting spot.
Well, to be fair... Rabiot is simply not a player to get too excited about. Hes pretty good at everything, but just doesnt look very special. He would be a great squad player though (and maybe even a starter in the mold of Rakitic - very good, just not up there with the very best).
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Everything right now looks more like Rabiot's wishful thinking, talking about how great things WERE before we signed De Jong. There is no indication that our club still wants him TODAY.
Bayern is out not necessarily because they couldn't or didn't want to match our offer, it could simply be because they are fed up with his demand (salary among other things) and decided to back out.
In the end he could be a club-less player, which I'd love to see happening. That will teach him and his mother a lesson that he is not as great as he thinks he is.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
Why would he wait till mid-February to announce the deal? Seems weird. I know you said, it would be better to announce later but that's kind of weak excuse.
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