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Barca Transfers and Rumors
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Messi983
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Let's hope he'll turn out better for them than Lainez.
Alba will be a starter regardless of who we'll bring. If Xavi will trust Alonso enough that Alba won't play 100% of minutes he'll do his work.
I hope we're working on both short term and medium/longterm signings at the positions we're considering/linked with older players now. So if we'll sign Alonso I hope at the same time we'll also look to get a younger LB (around 19-21) for either Barca B or to send on loan for a year or two. Maybe repeat a similar operation we did with Emerson. Of course we might not be in a position to afford spending even 5 or 10m for a player that won't have immediate impact for the first team although we've signed talents like Pablo Torre (who is also unlikely to play much for the first team immediately) or Emre Demir (will probably never make it here). So I think we have money to sign a few punts for the future and I'd like to address positions like both FB spots (we'll probably sign that Trilli kid from Deportivo for RB), maybe a DM (have no idea who though) and a striker although forwards are usually much more expensive even if they are unproven.
I know that odds a cheap signing for the future will work are small but maybe we'll get a bit "lucky" and find another bargain like Araujo and Pedri. But at this point it's clear Alba will be a starter until 2024 (and tbh besides being a mental midget in important games physically he's still up for the game - his wheels could fall off any time though and at that point we'll be f**** if he'll still be the only LB we have) so bringing a 20-something kid to "compete" with him doesn't make much sense. Even if we manage to find a great talent he won't play much and won't develop. So if we can't get a bit younger options than Alonso like Gaya, Grimaldo or Galan or if we're not totally convinced with them or find them too expensive for the role they'd have then getting Alonso on a 1+1 contract won't be the end of the world imo. Maybe Alemany's plan is to sign Alonso now and wait for Gaya's contract to expire and get him on a free next year.
So if we'll end transfer window signing only oldies like Azpi, Alonso and Lewa (alongside already "confirmed" Christensen and Kessie obviously) then I won't be totally mad as they would all be improvement over what we currently have (1. Alonso is better than having no backup for Alba at all, 2. Azpi is better than Mingueza/Dest and younger than Alves, 3. Lewa is better than Auba although cost of getting him might not be worth it in the end) but would find this disappointing. But if we'll double down on those signings with someone like Trilli (don't really know that much about him but he's highly regarded in Spain), a young LB and possibly a young striker (can send him on loan for a season then possibly bring him back to the club next year if we'll let Auba go when we'll have option to do that) then I'll feel better.
Even if we hope that some of La Masia kids (Balde, Marmol, Valle,...) will eventually turn out good enough for at least a backup for the first team we should still look to sign talented kids at their positions imo. IF they are good enough they'll make it to the first team anyway. Doors of the first team should always be open for homegrown kids but they should be the ones to step through the doors (like Ansu and Gavi) not the club waiting and waiting for the kids who then never arrive and risk missing out on attractive young talents from elsewhere playing their position. We've done that a lot in recent years, especially at LB giving up first team spots to likes of Miranda and Balde who were/are either not good enough and/or not ready.
And again I'm aware that those kids are very unlikely to make it but OTOH we've had more success recently with bargain signings than the ones we've spend big money on. We should always look to find possible new gems before other big (or developing/selling) clubs discover and sign them and they become either more expensive (if signed by likes of Dortmund, Leipzig and Ajax) or totally unavailable (if City, Bayern or RM get them before us they won't give up on them easily unless they'll prove not good enough for them but then they are probably not good enough to be interesting for us either in a few years when maybe available).
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Almost forgot about him. 55 league games, 0 goals in 4 seasons. Stunning.
xXKonan
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One of Barca's intentions this summer is to sign a midfielder so that Busquets can be given some rest in some games next season. With this in mind, they’re following 3 names: Zubimendi (Sociedad), Tchouam?ni (Monaco) & Neves (Wolves).
"So Busquests can be given some rest in some games next season"
See there is the problem, it's never "Oh we need a new DM that can take Busi's place long term" but "Oh we need another DM so Busi can get some rest". Acting like the guy is still in his 20s and not nearly 35.
"So Busquests can be given some rest in some games next season"
See there is the problem, it's never "Oh we need a new DM that can take Busi's place long term" but "Oh we need another DM so Busi can get some rest". Acting like the guy is still in his 20s and not nearly 35.
khaled_a_d
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Barca is a sentimental club tbh, you will never have "we are going to throw you out of here" leaks tbh. Usually nicer things.
We aren't getting one of "Zubi,Tchoumeni ir Neves" to just offer depth, but to take over whether it is next season or the one after.
It seems that even Busquets doesn't see himself here for long
Messigician
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If Busi is leaving next summer then getting a transition option this summer might be an idea.
But guys like Tchoumeni and Neves are too expensive while Zubimendi is not the required level.
Perhaps they could have looked at Kamara on a free then sell next summer if not at the required level.
But guys like Tchoumeni and Neves are too expensive while Zubimendi is not the required level.
Perhaps they could have looked at Kamara on a free then sell next summer if not at the required level.
DonAK
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Or just get Tchouameni and let Busi and him share minutes until the World Cup and then bin Busi right after
Dreaming is free as they say.
Or just get Tchouameni and let Busi and him share minutes until the World Cup and then bin Busi right after
Dreaming is free as they say.
Or more than likely on Wednesday we read "Jandro Orellana is the Busquets replacement. Xavi has been convinced after his performance versus CELTA Vigo where he replaced Riqui Puig at Half time".
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