Maybe we can make up the financial difference between Saul and Griezmann with the signing of a youth player. German Valera for example.
Antoine Griezmann
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Maybe we can make up the financial difference between Saul and Griezmann with the signing of a youth player. German Valera for example.
People here were claimin that Griezmann is a pure shit and now everyone went into a panic mode.
No. We're giving up one of our main goal scorers for a guy that hasn't played that well in the past 2 years. Griezmann isn't great, but he at least can net you 15 to 20 goals a season. And we're just doing a straight swap for a guy that's only worth 40m euros.
It's an awful deal just to save a few million.
serghei
Senior Member
Please, Griezmann's numbers weren't impressive in any way for Barcelona. The problem is he was great at Atletico before, so if he clicks with them again, they could be big favorites to win the title again.
We're not losing much, maybe even gaining a bit from Saul + Depay / Griezmann, but Atletico is gaining even more.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
On the other hand he never won anything with Atletico and Simeone changing his system again to suit Griezmann could cause some problems
Raketa10
Senior Member
It's more than a few million. It gives us a chance to sign Messi. We already signed Depay to replace Griezmann who was never a good fit.
serghei
Senior Member
On the other hand he never won anything with Atletico and Simeone changing his system again to suit Griezmann could cause some problems
And tbh Atletico winning again while we rebuild is not the end of the world
.He'll fit in their system much better than he does in ours, so he'll be a much better player in Atletico. He and Messi never worked that well together. It wouldn't surprise me if Griezmann bangs in 25 to 30 goals next season.
Whereas, Saul doesn't really add much to our team. He's not going to start over Pedri or de Jong.... I even doubt he'll start over Busquets.
fergus90
Senior Member
It should a good deal for us. I think Griezmann is world-class, but the salary to performance ratio isn't there and he was never the right fit with a Barca that contains Messi, to begin with.
In a crucial time for our wage structure, Griezmann was always going to be an obvious candidate for the chopping block.
Unfortunately, given his age and the financial situation with clubs, recouping anything major from the fee we paid was very unlikely.
In a crucial time for our wage structure, Griezmann was always going to be an obvious candidate for the chopping block.
Unfortunately, given his age and the financial situation with clubs, recouping anything major from the fee we paid was very unlikely.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
And tbh Atletico winning again while we rebuild is not the end of the world
It's all about getting to the summer of 2022 with fans back in the stadium, some of revenue streams returning and being in the position to truly strengthen our team from then.
But is it worse than Eto'o + Money for Ibrahimovic then selling Ibrahimovic a year later?
Raketa10
Senior Member
Who is "we"? That idiot is gone. Do you think our new board would have payed 120 mil for him? Just forget about that money, it's long gone. We are forced to clean our house and Laporta is doing his best.
Do you honestly think that Coutinho or Dembele will end up differently?
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