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khaled_a_d

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Well, Saul is a fantastic player, so there's that to consider. And he's young.

Is he a Barca type player though? Maybe. But we probably dont have the money anyway as we have to pay taxes on any buyout fee and we have wasted 60m on Arda and Vidal already.

We won't pay the taxes with Atletico ,the clubs have close relation and they would accept the buyout .same already rumoured about Gimenez .if we are interested we can pay just buyout .if RM is interested they have to pay it + taxes


According to Sport these are young players we are looking at:

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1. PAULO DYBALA

2. OUSMANE DEMBELÉ

3. JORGE MERÉ

4. CAMERON BRANNAGAN

5. RIECHDLY BAZOER

6. SAMUEL UMTITI

7. WENDELL

8. ADRIÁN MARÍN

9. JAIRO RIEDEWALD

10. ANWAR EL-GHAZI

Interesting list ,though many unrealistic names .hope there is a movement toward youth in our strategy
 
We could sign Dahoud from M'Gladbach this summer and loan him out to Villarreal for a year for example. There are always options.
No, u could not sign Dahoud this summer, as Eberl has declared him 'not for sale' several times and u can take him serious in such cases (he said the same about Xhaka last year). Then thinking Dahoud would be willing to be loaned to Villarrreal is just laughable. :lol: He has plenty of offers already (Dortmund seriously want him, Klopp rumoured, Bayern would be stupid to not have him on their list.

There is a big possibility, that Xhaka is going to be sold this year. The number Eberl has mentioned is 50m€..not easy to reach, but u cannot bully Eberl and I m sure the minimum amount u have to pay is 40m€. Gladbach wont sell the other crown juwel of their midfield. Selling Xhaka and Dahoud is no option and wont happen for sure..ZERO chance.
 

Messi983

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It isn't too much if we feel he is worth it ,depending on what the club think .
And btw ,metro is like the worst source

There were a lot of different sources that mentioned the same price, it was just the first one I found.

I also don't think he's really on our short list. And if clubs like BVB or Liverpool (Klopp) are coming after him he'll probably prefer to go there where he'd have more playing time.

If a Chinese club can come along and offer 60 million plus for Alves and Turan that would help.

You'll be disappointed if you're hoping for that. ;)

This will make some people happy

Baily on the list as a reliable alternative to the main targets Marquinhos and Laporte

Great. I just hope we move quickly, if not, Pep will probably take him while we are wasting our time negotiating with PSG.

According to Sport these are young players we are looking at:

But, but... I thought we're only following old players. :vermaelen: :mathieu:
 

Jombi

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No, u could not sign Dahoud this summer, as Eberl has declared him 'not for sale' several times and u can take him serious in such cases (he said the same about Xhaka last year). Then thinking Dahoud would be willing to be loaned to Villarrreal is just laughable. :lol: He has plenty of offers already (Dortmund seriously want him, Klopp rumoured, Bayern would be stupid to not have him on their list.

There is a big possibility, that Xhaka is going to be sold this year. The number Eberl has mentioned is 50m€..not easy to reach, but u cannot bully Eberl and I m sure the minimum amount u have to pay is 40m€. Gladbach wont sell the other crown juwel of their midfield. Selling Xhaka and Dahoud is no option and wont happen for sure..ZERO chance.

He is a good player and has been one of the best in Bundesliga this season so it does make sense that the price is higher than I first thought, but playing hardball is common and these prices are also negotiation tactics, so we shouldnt pay too much attention to it. We got Ter Stegen from Gladbach, and it can happen again. I dont think we desperately need a midfielder though. Its difficult, as we have Denis, Rafa and Roberto and one of them who could blow up next season, so we probably should focus more on defense and forward positions.
 
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Jombi

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According to Sport these are young players we are looking at:

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1. PAULO DYBALA

Date of birth: 15/11/1993 Laguna Larga (22)
Nationality: Argentine
Position: Forward
Club: Juventus
Contract: 30.06.2020

Now on the path to being a superstar, Barça have been following him since before he signed for Juventus. He is one of the players most well-liked by the club's international sporting director, Ariedo Braida. This season he has scored 20 goals and created eight more, with Juve closing the door on any potential exit.

2. OUSMANE DEMBELÉ

Date of birth: 15/05/1997 (18)
Nationality: French (left)
Position: Forward
Club: Rennes
Contract: 30.06.2018

One of FC Barcelona's priorities. Robert Fernandez and Urbano Ortega have both watched him more than once in recent months. In fact, the club have been following him for two years. Talks with Rennes are advanced. In recent weeks there has been speculation that his contract has a five million euro escape clause in the case that Barça wanted to sign him.

3. JORGE MERÉ

Date of birth: 17/04/1997 (19)
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Centre-back
Club: Sporting
Contract: 30.06.2019

From Oviedo, he caught Barcelona's attention a while ago. He has been able to cope with the pressure of playing in the Primera Division this season, facing up to situations with experience which belies his years on the pitch.

4. CAMERON BRANNAGAN

Date of birth: 09/05/1996 (19)
Nationality: English
Position: Attacking midfielder
Club: Liverpool U21
Contract: 30.06.2018

Made his debut for Liverpool in September in the Europa League against Bordeaux, but plays for their U21 side currently. Plays in an advanced midfield role and is an U20 international with England.

5. RIECHDLY BAZOER

Date of birth: 12/10/1996 (19)
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Central midfield
Club: Ajax
Contract: 30.06.2020

One of the young stars of Dutch football. The players himself confirmed Barça's interest a few months ago and said he would love to play for the Catalan club. Barcelona believe Bazoer could be a player to lead a generation in the future, but he still needs the necessary time to mature.

6. SAMUEL UMTITI

Date of birth: 14/11/1993 (22)
Nationality: French
Position: Centre-back
Club: Olympique de Lyon
Contract: 30.06.2019

A left-footed defender who can also play at left-back. He stands out for his pace and pysical ability in one-on-one situations. His price would be around 15 million euros. Robert and Urbano watched him play against Nice just over a week ago.

7. WENDELL

Date of birth: 20/07/1993 (22)
Nationality: Brazilian
Position: Left-back
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Contract: 30.06.2019

The Brazilian full-back has caught the attention of many of Europe's top clubs due to his defensive qualities and his ability to attack - which is a necessity for a left-back at Barcelona. The problem is that Leverkusen want 35 million euros for him.

8. ADRIÁN MARÍN
Date of birth: 09/01/1997 (19)
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Left-back
Club: Villarreal B
Contract: 30.06.2017

Another full-back coming through in Spanish football. He is a 19-year-old left-back who, despite starting the season with Villarreal B, is earning more and more minutes under Marcelino.

9. JAIRO RIEDEWALD
Date of birth: 09/09/1996 (19)
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Centre-back
Club: Ajax
Contract: 30.06.2020

Came through Ajax's academy before making his first team debut in the 2014-15 season. It's been the current season, though, when he's become a regular. Robert has wathced him before, including in last October's game between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

10. ANWAR EL-GHAZI

Date of birth: 03/05/1995 (20)
Nationality: Dutch
Position: Right wing
Club: Ajax
Contract: 30.06.2019

Barça's sporting director also watched this Ajax player this season. The winger has caught so much attention that the Dutch club's sporting director, former Barcelona player Marc Overmars, has had to come out and say he is not for sale.

The only thing many of these have in common is age, but they are different. Only Dembele, Dybala and Umtiti have been performing at a high level so far in their career though. Wendell has also played several seasons in Bundesliga and Europe, but I dont think he is that good, I have only seen him play LB so I dont think he is versatile and price is ridiculous for what we would get. We can get Fabinho (22) from Monaco for 20m as RB and Umtiti (22) for 20-25m as CB/LB and thats a much better value if you ask me. They have the right experience and age, having performed at a high level in both Europe and France for years now.
 
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SeloBarca

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1-It is easy to call every prospect an squad player at best .quit frankly many people thought that players like Iniesta & Xavi were going to be half the players they became .many of those prospects have huge future ahead of him .Alena is still young but he has a world class potential to say at least .already trained many times with 1st team
2-Half of those players aren't AM ,in fact some of them are DM/CM .It doesn't look like you even know most of them
3-What we already have a midfield that has already won the treble with us ,people are too attached to the past when they think that midfield isn't good enough for Barca
We won the CL with a midfield of Edmílson ,MVB & Deco in 2006 .R10 was the main creator of that team .that midfield had a CB ,an aggressive DM and a defensive minded AM (Deco)
we won the CL again with a midfield of Xavi/Iniesta/Yaya .too gr8 technically gifted player and a bull .then we won it with Xavi/Iniesta/Busquets who were all technical players .then again with Iniesta/Busquets/Rakitic .a mdifeld that again took a step back for our attack to let them create for themselves like Rijkaard days
4-the players I mentioned are all gifted with much potential,whoever replace Iniesta we will have to make adjustments .like we did in evry time b4 . there is very little chance we will have a new Xavi in the future and that might be for the best .again every era has his own type of midfield .

1. The "many people thought that players like Iniesta & Xavi were going to be half the players they became " is a myth. Most of u saw the high potential from the start.
2. Ive checked all of them and apart from Weigl, all of them play high up in attacking midfield position.
3. The midfield we have didnt "win" the treble, our attacking 3 did. Now other teams have learned that we relly heavily on MSN and try to take them out even more. If one of them has a bad day, our midfield cant cover for them.
Like you said Ronaldinho was the creator, but he was one of a kind, we have nothing near Ronaldinho in our team. Deco was more of a creative playmaker then any midfielder we have today.
4. That out current playstyle is so different is another myth, we play alot like before, only that our attacking 3 is better. If we had a creative midfielder, it would basicly be the same as ever. only now the further Messi has to drop down, the more isolated Suarez and Neymar becomes and it gets harder and harder for us to get goals.
 
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khaled_a_d

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He is a good player and has been one of the best in Bundesliga this season so it does make sense that the price is higher than I first thought, but playing hardball is common and these prices are also negotiation tactics, so we shouldnt pay too much attention to it. We got Ter Stegen from Gladbach, and it can happen again. I dont think we desperately need a midfielder though. Its difficult, as we have Denis, Rafa and Roberto and one of them who could blow up next season, so we probably should focus more on defense and forward positions.

Gladbach are on their way to move Xhaka ,so they might be interested to hold onto Dahoud


1. The "many people thought that players like Iniesta & Xavi were going to be half the players they became " is a myth. Most of u saw the high potential from the start.
2. Ive checked all of them and apart from Weigl, all of them play high up in attacking midfield position.
3. The midfield we have didnt "win" the treble, our attacking 3 did. Now other teams have learned that we relly heavily on MSN and try to take them out even more. If one of them has a bad day, our midfield cant cover for them.
Like you said Ronaldinho was the creator, but he was one of a kind, we have nothing near Ronaldinho in our team. Deco was more of a creative playmaker then any midfielder we have today.
4. That out current playstyle is so different is another myth, we play alot like before, only that our attacking 3 is better. If we had a creative midfielder, it would basicly be the same as ever. only now the further Messi has to drop down, the more isolated Suarez and Neymar becomes and it gets harder and harder for us to get goals.

I won't argue with the other point since it seem useless ,except with second point
I mean,seriously? Dahoud,Neves ,Tielmans,who are pure CM or even DM with 1st two are AMs?Bazoer is a CM too .
Unless you have a different definition to AM & CM than the rest of the world
 
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Jamie Cal

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"Adrian Marin: Another full-back coming through in Spanish football. He is a 19-year-old left-back who, despite starting the season with Villarreal B, is earning more and more minutes under Marcelino."

This isn't true. He played a few games around the half way point of the season, mainly because Costa has been injured constantly, but they've elected to play Rukavina there ahead of him in almost every game in the last couple months, and he's a 32 year old, right footed right-back. Marin has potential and is only 19, but I'm not sure he's ready to be our back up LB playing 20-30 games a season. That said, I wouldn't be against bringing him in as a 3rd choice.
 

CuleLife4Life

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According to Francesc Aguilar Wendell is currently the "Favorite" so far as our back up LB option.

http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbo...vorito-en-la-operacion-lateral-del-barca.html

Adrian Marin is still pretty "Green" as in raw for us but remains an option as well.


He just gave an interview saying he'd walk to Madrid to be Marcelo's replacement because he was heavily linked to them a few weeks ago.


He is ok but he is young. I think we can find better but he can grow into being another Marcelo in a few years.
 
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