Let's see if Nico stays at Bilbao this Summer. I'd imagine for a 50m buyout that Arsenal and Chelsea would table bids. So it's just a case of if he wants to agree to move.
Doesn't seem he would given he could have left on a free and got a much higher sign on fee.
Probably doesn't work for us this summer. I don't think we can pay 50m in a lump sum financially for a buyout. While City would offer favourable terms for Bernardo installments. They may even help our FFP by rolling Eric Garcia separately with a deal to Girona which shows some income.
Hell, Pep may even fancy signing Frenkie.
But let's think about this. What if we got Bernardo AND Raphinha stayed. Then you have Bernardo as the advanced midfielder while also able to take the burden off Lamine at AMR. Raphi is AML drifting in.
While there's a chance to casually give Guille some opportunities at AML once he hits 16.
THEN next summer when finances improve, we can bring in Nico, or another pace wide player for the left.
Doesn't seem he would given he could have left on a free and got a much higher sign on fee.
Probably doesn't work for us this summer. I don't think we can pay 50m in a lump sum financially for a buyout. While City would offer favourable terms for Bernardo installments. They may even help our FFP by rolling Eric Garcia separately with a deal to Girona which shows some income.
Hell, Pep may even fancy signing Frenkie.
But let's think about this. What if we got Bernardo AND Raphinha stayed. Then you have Bernardo as the advanced midfielder while also able to take the burden off Lamine at AMR. Raphi is AML drifting in.
While there's a chance to casually give Guille some opportunities at AML once he hits 16.
THEN next summer when finances improve, we can bring in Nico, or another pace wide player for the left.