i_bleed_blaugrana
Senior Member
30-32 million and I think its a done deal. Mou doesn't seem to rate him very highly and I don't think he wouldn't sell him as long as we came with a fair offer for him.
All I'm saying is remember all the grief Neymar got on here before he came? Everyone was convinced that he would be a flop and would never succeed here. So much for that lol
Again, not saying there aren't good options (I certainly wouldn't be upset with a frugal approach like Benatia + Mangala, Musacchio + Mangala etc.) elsewhere but I just think Luiz would do very well with our style and particularly playing with Neymar, Dani and Adriano. That's the future of the club, bringing the joga bonito of Ronaldinho's era together with Pep's tiki-taka. That's partially why I think Rafinha (should have been Thiago...) I think is destined to be our next big MF because he embodies both styles.
Anyway, Luiz has a lot of Champions League experience, something Benatia nor Mangala or any other CB we have been linked to have a lot of. That's what I'm most concerned with and is why I favor either Luiz or Hummels first before we get a young prospect CB. The pressure, concentration and level of play is much higher in a Champions League knockout game than in Serie A or Liga Portuguese and we need an option who is proven to cope and perform at that level.
Say what you will about Luiz but he always elevates his game at the big stage, something you can't necessarily say about Hummels either. It's that experience and his performances at the big stage is why I am such a big proponent of Luiz. That sort of poise and experience at that level will be invaluable to the squad and there is no reason why we couldn't get another CB along with Luiz.
2 CBs, TS and either a fullback or #9 and we are golden.
All I'm saying is remember all the grief Neymar got on here before he came? Everyone was convinced that he would be a flop and would never succeed here. So much for that lol
Again, not saying there aren't good options (I certainly wouldn't be upset with a frugal approach like Benatia + Mangala, Musacchio + Mangala etc.) elsewhere but I just think Luiz would do very well with our style and particularly playing with Neymar, Dani and Adriano. That's the future of the club, bringing the joga bonito of Ronaldinho's era together with Pep's tiki-taka. That's partially why I think Rafinha (should have been Thiago...) I think is destined to be our next big MF because he embodies both styles.
Anyway, Luiz has a lot of Champions League experience, something Benatia nor Mangala or any other CB we have been linked to have a lot of. That's what I'm most concerned with and is why I favor either Luiz or Hummels first before we get a young prospect CB. The pressure, concentration and level of play is much higher in a Champions League knockout game than in Serie A or Liga Portuguese and we need an option who is proven to cope and perform at that level.
Say what you will about Luiz but he always elevates his game at the big stage, something you can't necessarily say about Hummels either. It's that experience and his performances at the big stage is why I am such a big proponent of Luiz. That sort of poise and experience at that level will be invaluable to the squad and there is no reason why we couldn't get another CB along with Luiz.
2 CBs, TS and either a fullback or #9 and we are golden.
won't sell him to us. And if he does, not under 45m and this is too much for Luiz even though it'd be interesting to see him at Barca.
