Barca Transfers and Rumors

[JamDav1982]

Did you not see our 'defence' in action last season !?!?

We've never got close to replacing Puyol and Bonucci is a great defender , probably the best around actually.

Mascherano replaced Puyol and the midfield has been as big reason as any for some of the poorer performances particularly in europe.

Dont need a new starting centre back for 70m odd when other positions need filled first.

 

[Zincubus]

Mascherano replaced Puyol and the midfield has been as big reason as any for some of the poorer performances particularly in europe.

Dont need a new starting centre back for 70m odd when other positions need filled first.

Mascherano was effective a few years ago but not for the last couple of seasons ... how many starts last year at CB ?

Bonucci has at least 5 great years left , probably 7 and there is no way he will cost anything close to 70million !

 

[El Barcelona]

Umtiti next to Piqué is just fine. No need for expensive cb.

 

[JamDav1982]

Mascherano was effective a few years ago but not for the last couple of seasons ... how many starts last year at CB ?

Bonucci has at least 5 great years left , probably 7 and there is no way he will cost anything close to 70million !

This season he was in and out but he was good last season and for number of years before that was one of Barcas best players and the leader of the team.

No one can say that a 30 year old has 'five great seasons left' and other areas need strengthened first.

 

[xXKonan]

Juve would want around 50 million for Bonucci. We have other needs that need to be attended to in the squad than forking out that much on a 30 year old CB.

 

[gregorrin10]

Again .... Our defence is poor at best ... we need a defender like Bonucci who can play alongside Pique or even in between Pique and Umtiti in a three . At worst Umtiti could play in the less important league and cup games - he's still learning after all .

So after a fantastic 1st season, where he overtook Mascherano sooner than expected and started to play regularly in La Liga and CL (and kicked ass every step of the way), you want for Umtiti to be downgraded back to 'less important and Cup games', while spending another 50 mil in a summer where we desperately need a new RB and CM.

And this has nothing to do with Bonucci, he's pure class. But the only way this transfer would actually make sense, if we give up on a RB altogether, buy Bonucci instead and start playing 3-4-3 diamond exclusively (in that case we might as well sell Alba to United as well and get an extra 50 mil right there and go after Dembele this summer already). Not the worst idea actually, but almost certainly won't happen.

 

[Messi983]

It's really wierd, though, seeing how adamant they were on not selling him to Mönchengladbach. Unless it's a ploy to sell him to wealthier clubs than BM, I still think they count on him for the coming season.

I've read that after what happened with Lukaku Chelsea will start to include buy-back options for players they'll sold. They already did that with Ake. So my guess is if they'll sell Christensen they'll prefer to sell him to midtable EPL team that will accept those conditions.

 

[Raketa10]

It looks like PSG will go for Coutinho if we sign Verratti.

 

[hulinat]

Again .... Our defence is poor at best ... we need a defender like Bonucci who can play alongside Pique or even in between Pique and Umtiti in a three . At worst Umtiti could play in the less important league and cup games - he's still learning after all .

poor my ass. We have Pique, Masche, and Umtiti who are all cabable of playing vs tough teams. Then there's Marlon too for rotation and he has showed more than enough already for him to really be a part of the 17/18 season.

Masche is a fighter and loves this club and has always put 110% into every game he plays. After all these years hes given to us, It would be a disgrace to throw him out the window like a bag of dogshit just so we can replace him with some overrated, priced, and old italian dude.

 

[springfield]

Mascherano was effective a few years ago but not for the last couple of seasons ... how many starts last year at CB ?

Bonucci has at least 5 great years left , probably 7 and there is no way he will cost anything close to 70million !

If rumours are true, he would cost 50 mil at least. That's a huge piece of the transfer budget while a cm and RB are more needed. So not much money left for those 2. So that's why not many people like the idea. Everyone will be happy with him, but not if this means Barcelona will not get a world class midfielder. And 5 to 7 years? That means he will be 35-37, good luck with that. Once you pass the 30, you don't know what the body will decide. He can even get injurie problems after 2 years. Something nobody can know.

Btw, how many world class defenders do you know who retired on age 35-37 at a top club? You look to be sure he can retire at 37. Not many retire at 37.

 

[Trickykid]

I've read that after what happened with Lukaku Chelsea will start to include buy-back options for players they'll sold. They already did that with Ake. So my guess is if they'll sell Christensen they'll prefer to sell him to midtable EPL team that will accept those conditions.

Christensen doesn't strike me as the guy who'd let Chelsea whore him out for much longer, though - especially not to midtable clubs. I think preseason will decide his Chelsea fate. If Conte can promise him regular minutes he'll stay put, otherwise I think he's ambitious enough to try to decide his own fate. My guess is they'll send Zouma on loan and keep the Dane - at least they'd be crazy not to... Then again, it is Chelsea...

 

[BigBarcaBoy]

Bonucci isn't leaving juventus and coutinho isn't going to psg

 

[Giginho75]

the problem is not the defense
but the defensive attitude of the team...

the first target of valverde is to avoid shocking performances as happened in paris or in turin, where the opponents created attempts and goals every time they started from the midfield.

 

[vuji_31]

My desire this transfer windows is not to sign Verratti...My desire is that Barcelona don't sign Bellerin...
Just watched video from whole season perfomance with only highlights...That guy is pure shit.
I watched u21 and he was probably the worst in Spain team.

Bonucci is not coming.Umititi and Pique are really decent.We don't need WC centre back who is 30 years old.
Christansen or some young player like Sarr from Nice,or from Spain like Mere or someone else.

What about Ceballos...That guy seems crazy but his is fantastic player.

 

[DonAK]

Hope Christensen doesn't turn out to be a new Simon Kjær.