Erling Haaland

[MagIX]

Lots of reason, not being a sidekick to Mbappe in Madrd, Premier league teams smply dont pay those sort of wages.

barca would be perfect for him to go head to head, for marketing purposes mbappe vs halaand

Europa league vs CL not really good marketing for him.
If we paid these wages for him, the rest of the team will be composed by cantera boys.
Because we paid such wages we are now in this horrible situation both financially and in terms of results (europa league and 8th in la liga)

 

[fergus90]

In all seriousness, the sporting project is nowhere near where it needs to be to be attracting these players. We've been signing 38-year-old Alves, Luuk De Jong on loan deals.

Signing one of the most wanted superstars in world football ain't happening in that short space of time. We will probably land the likes of Ferran Torres though, which does improve the options.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Don't think you need to pay his father in FM.

Oh so it's not so realistic game haha

Neymar and Haaland father's pocketing the most.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

In all seriousness, the sporting project is nowhere near where it needs to be to be attracting these players. We've been signing 38-year-old Alves, Luuk De Jong on loan deals.

Signing one of the most wanted superstars in world football ain't happening in that short space of time. We will probably land the likes of Ferran Torres though, which does improve the options.

It all depends how rest of the season goes. If we crash out EL, that's a negative, if we fail to make it to Top4, that's a negative. Any of those two and I don't think we have a chance.

 

[Messi983]

I really hope Laporta doesn't do anything stupid to sign him.

Yeah. I could live with something like this though if we won't have to give some crazy wages to Mazraoui.

Bar?a consider the signing of Noussair Mazraoui as a favor to Mino Raiola, which could help them land Erling Haaland next summer too. The technical staff like his profile more than Sergi?o Dest, for example. ? @sport

Oh so it's not so realistic game haha

Neymar and Haaland father's pocketing the most.

Yeah, FM is hardly a realistic game.

 

[Birdy]

Marca broke the following piece of news, which has interesting repercussions for Haaland's case:

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[MARCA] | FIFA is working on a rule that can change how transfer works. This rule which may come into force from 1 July, 2022, will see agents, lawyers, relatives of players involved in a deal collect 6% of the transfer fee or 10%, either options with some terms of its own.
If agent chooses to take 6% of the transfer fee of a deal, 3% would be the player's salary, which would be borne by the footballer himself, and another 3% that would be paid by the buying club.
The other option is to charge 10% of the transfer from the selling club. Moreover, the agent cannot charge any commission during the next 2 summer windows for the player.

So, this means that if FIFA passes this bill in time, Raiola and Haaland's dad are fucked and cannot get the massive money they want out of this transfer.
Let's say X team (I will use Man City as an example) agrees with Haaland.

If Raiola chooses option A, then City will pay 75m to BVB, and Raiola will get ONLY 6% of 75m, which is 4.5 m, coming half from Haaland himself and half from City
This means Raiola getting peanuts

If he chooses option B, then BVB will have to pay 10% of 75m to Raiola, which is 7.5 m.
In that case, I doubt Dortmund would want to pay any money out of his release clause, and would probably come to an agreement with City, so that he is sold above the release clause (say 83m or so), so that the difference goes to Raiola

In any case, it's an interesting prospect.
I would love agents, family, and co, to see their power diminished

 

[JamDav1982]

They will get round that and probably ask for massive wages that find their way to Raiola and his father in part.

Laporta will be putting Raiola on the Barca payroll for a second time.

 

[M3ls]

Why is everyone here dreaming of Hollad?
Holland will be a pretty average player for positional football.
DB is the perfect team for him.
In dominant teams, he will be average.

 

[gregorrin10]

Why is everyone here dreaming of Hollad?
Holland will be a pretty average player for positional football.
DB is the perfect team for him.
In dominant teams, he will be average.

Nobody is dreaming of Hollad. Don't even know who that is. Not dreaming of Holland either, Frenkie is the only Holland player we want in Barca, maybe De Ligt too. We are dreaming of Haaland, though.

 

[serghei]

Why is everyone here dreaming of Hollad?
Holland will be a pretty average player for positional football.
DB is the perfect team for him.
In dominant teams, he will be average.

Imo, there is this false belief that Pep's Barca was about only positional football. Pep's Barca was an expert counterattack team, it just so happens that nobody dared to attack them because they knew that they would be toast in an end-to-end game. Whenever some team tried to pressure us and compete for the ball rather than just sit back all game it wasn't pretty.

The counterattack edge was lost after Guardiola left and complacency/arrogance started to creep in big time. Under Pep, whenever the other team left spaces, we exploited them like maniacs.

I remember a Catalan derby where Pochettino at Espanyol started to think he could attack Barca. Played a high line, trying to actually compete for the ball and press us in midfield and backline. We smoked them on the counters all game for fun. Probably could have scored 8 goals, only scored 5 in the end (we were always lazy once the win was secured).

Haaland would be great for us. He would give us an unbelievable edge on counters and would make a high line very dangerous against us. The same reason why Dembele is dangerous even if he is a shit player. He can exploit space very well. So can Haaland.

Haaland fits any Barca version but the faulty current one filled with lazy old bums. Remember when Pep signed Ibrahimovic? In simple terms, Haaalnd is younger 2009 Ibra without the attitude. If the team works and is fast, Haaland works. Haaland not working as well simply means teams will start to park the bus against us. But that's not our problem. Our problem is teams attack us because they know we are shit. Haaland would be an edge for us in our capabilities to punish teams who are too daring. Even Osasuna was going for the win at 1-1 because they sensed on the field that a win vs this Barca is not at all hard to pursue.

 

[Birdy]

Why is everyone here dreaming of Hollad?
Holland will be a pretty average player for positional football.
DB is the perfect team for him.
In dominant teams, he will be average.

I have similar feelings.
He is a monster of physicality, but when teams play low condensed blocks in their area, how would his strengths come to fruition?
Would we change our way of playing to crossing for his head?

PS: I don't think we can afford his wages anyway, and the whole Haaland sage is disorienting

Haaland would be great for us. He would give us an unbelievable edge on counters and would make a high line very dangerous against us. The same reason why Dembele is dangerous even if he is a shit player. He can exploit space very well. So can Haaland.

With the difference being that Dembele is exceptional in 1v1 and dribbling, which Haaland isn't.
That's why Dembele is useful as a winger against low blocks as well

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

In all seriousness, the sporting project is nowhere near where it needs to be to be attracting these players. We've been signing 38-year-old Alves, Luuk De Jong on loan deals.

Signing one of the most wanted superstars in world football ain't happening in that short space of time. We will probably land the likes of Ferran Torres though, which does improve the options.

tru, we need to hope that ansu will explode.

 

[M3ls]

Imo, there is this false belief that Pep's Barca was about only positional football. Pep's Barca was an expert counterattack team, it just so happens that nobody dared to attack them because they knew that they would be toast in an end-to-end game. Wheneve some team tried to pressure us and compete for the ball rather than just sit back all game it wasn't pretty.

The counterattack edge was lost after Guardiola left and complacency/arrogance started to creep in big time. Under Pep, whenever the other team left spaces, we exploited them like maniacs.

I remember a Catalan derby where Pochettino at Espanyol started to think he could attack Barca. Played a high line, trying to actually compete for the ball and press us in midfield and backline. We smoked them on the counters all game for fun. Probably could have scored 8 goals, only scored 5 in the end (we were always lazy once the win was secured).

Haaland would be great for us. He would give us an unbelievable edge on counters and would make a high line very dangerous against us. The same reason why Dembele is dangerous even if he is a shit player. He can exploit space very well. So can Haaland.

I did not say that a team that plays in a dominant style does not use counterattacks. But 85% of all attacks of the dominant team are positional attacks.

DB is the perfect club for Haalland.
They are a fun team that loves to play on a collision course.

 

[serghei]

I did not say that a team that plays in a dominant style does not use counterattacks. But 85% of all attacks of the dominant team are positional attacks.

DB is the perfect club for Haalland.
They are a fun team that loves to play on a collision course.

This Barca doesn't attack that much. We are actually struggling to pin teams back and spend a lot of time defending. We are more of a poor counterattack team atm and use possession for shielding the defense with a low-risk approach. Because we lack a good back 4 to do the basics of positional play. Positional play starts at the back.

Xavi so far is anything but Guardiola-like. He's like Valverde with 20% Setien thrown in. Probably because he's more pragmatic than anyone anticipated, and not a tiki-taka purist.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

This Barca doesn't attack that much. We are actually struggling to pin teams back and spend a lot of time defending. We are more of a poor counterattack team atm and use possession for shielding the defense with a low-risk approach. Because we lack a good back 4 to do the basics of positional play. Positional play starts at the back.

Attacking is a big issue this season when ansu doesnt play. A icecold finisher would make the life much more easier.