According to what I read, Countinho and Iñigo Martinez are a done deal. However, Dembele is not coming. On the other hand €120 mils is too much for a player that only scored 6 goals this past season, imho. We should concentrate our efforts in getting Dybala instead.
Brazilian players are excellent, but their loyalty is with their Brazilian team. They only come to Europe for the money. On the other hand, Argentine players dream coming to RM or Barcelona. Their loyalty, if we get them, is with us. Look at players like Milito, Messi, and Mascherano.
Argentina is the country that produced a tremendous amount off playmakers. It all started with Adolfo Pedernera in the 40's. Who is Pedernera, a player that never played in Europe, therefore he is unknown to us:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Pedernera
I went to grammar school with Adolfo Pedernera's son, btw,Adolfo Pedernera, Jr
He is not the only major "10" that Argentina has produced over the years. Among the major ones are Alfredo Di Stefano, Humberto Maschio, Omar Sivori, Antonio Angelillo, Carlos Pachame, Diego Maradona, Juan Ramon Riquelme, Lionel Messi, and Ricardo Bochini among the many. Who is Bochini?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Bochini
Bochini is considered to be Independiente's best player ever. He only played for his team. During his time, independiente was the team with the most international trophies until recently. He was Maradona's idol and the player he tried to emulate. When Argentina won the World Cup, in 1986, Bochini was Maradona's backup.
Recently Argentina has produced playmakers like Icardi, Pastore, and Dybala. However, they have not come to the same level of players I mentioned before, imho. Why am I saying this. Argentina is the country of playmakers. Barça should have one, two, or three scouts in Argentina trying to find the next Maradona, Messi, Di Stefano, Pedernera, Sivori, or Angelillo. They are going to be there and we can sign them for €6-12 mils and not €100-120 mils. For the light of me, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO NOT HAVE THESE SCOUTS!