Barça's Transfers and Rumors

[Gilberto]

Besides Roma's Mehdi Benatia, Basel defender Fabian Schar (22) is also among Barcelona's main centre back options for next season. [md]
Is schar any good i don't follow basel ?

He's good but not good good. He isn't of the level we should aspire.

 

[onzeXI]

People are going to be shocked when Luiz goes to Bayern and becomes one of the best CB in the world.

Shocked would be an understatement. Headline from an alternative universe would be more accurate.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Besides Roma's Mehdi Benatia, Basel defender Fabian Schar (22) is also among Barcelona's main centre back options for next season. [md]
Is schar any good i don't follow basel ?

If we are going to sign 2CBs he is good enough to be one of them

 

[Trickykid]

That's my fear , he goes to Bayern ......if Pep rates him surely he's good enough for us ??

Does Caceres and Chygrinskiy ring a bell? Besides, all this is still pure speculation. We have no idea if Pep actually wants him or it's just the usual 99% media fabricated drivel.

 

[Frejsgodes]

Besides Roma's Mehdi Benatia, Basel defender Fabian Schar (22) is also among Barcelona's main centre back options for next season. [md]
Is schar any good i don't follow basel ?

Pass. Schar isn't Barca quality.

 

[DonAK]

Some articles I found on Fabian Schar.

http://outsideoftheboot.com/2014/02/20/fabian-schar-scout-report/

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/nov/25/fabian-schar-basel-chelsea-champions-league

Would love to hear from anyone who watch him play regulary though. Have seen Basel play a few times, but never really watched him that closely.

 

[Kohe321]

I don't understand why we're not hearing anymore rumors about Hummels. He has a similar profile as Benatia, doesn't he? But yet somehow "doesn't fit the profile" we're looking for. How would Benatia paired with Pique work better than with Hummels? If anything, Hummels fits the profile we need better, because from what I've seen he's more technical and can be awesome at starting play from the back, as well as making good and calm decisions under pressure. The fact that he has been proven at a really high level both in the Bundes Liga and in the Champions League, and also have gained quite a lot experience against our main rival Real Madrid should be reason enough for us to go for him. Add to this the fact that we're getting a goalkeeper from Germany, and it only makes more sense...

I think that he would be a perfect fit for Barca.

 

[Crixus]

I did some quick search on him and apparently he's a good player and great CB prospect i will def keep an eye on him in the world cup .
whoscored : http://www.whoscored.com/Players/82726
vid : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpiVFCUXbz0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GXZpSMEoPo

 

[Chong Li]

I live in Basel and watch most of the matches. Schär is a great CB prospect

Pro: technically sound, quick, good in the air. Likes to go forward a lot, good finishing for a defender

Contra: Inexperienced (he's only been a pro for 2 seasons), sometimes lacks concentration, injured most of 2014 (came back from a knee injury 2 weeks ago)

I doubt he's good enough for Barca right now, maybe in a few years...

 

[Ryan_Cule]

Sign Benatia and prove your worth Zubi.

 

[Zincubus]

Does Caceres and Chygrinskiy ring a bell? Besides, all this is still pure speculation. We have no idea if Pep actually wants him or it's just the usual 99% media fabricated drivel.

What on earth happened to Chygrinsky ???

Did he just disappear or did he regain his form elsewhere ?

 

[Sumlit]

I saw Schar in the Basel UCL ties, mainly the games played against Chelsea. He's not a bad option as the second CB target for this summer. He's specially intriguing as a RB/CB hybrid because of his speed and ball skills. He is quick, has solid defending fundamentals and has great offensive projection for a defender.

However only as a second CB option. Barcelona need a much more established, mature and experienced option for their main CB target. Though if they can secure someone like Benatia or Hummels, getting Schar for 10-15M as second option and experiment with him at RB and CB depth might be an intriguing prospect.

 

[Barcilliant]

So apparently Van Gaal wants Hummels at Utd. Why cant we get him?

 

[CatalinR10]

So apparently Van Gaal wants Hummels at Utd. Why cant we get him?

because we're too busy dreaming about Luiz.

Also Hummels said that he wont leave Dortmund.

 

[Cule4life]

Great line from ESPN

It also cuts to the paradox Barca must solve, given the centrality of the philosophy to this group’s success. The exact style makes it very difficult to sign the right sort of players, but that failure to sign in turn affects the intensity of the style