Jeremy Mathieu

[Trickykid]

Mathieu is solid and fast... Your opinion is not a suprise for me though, you're ThwiX after all.

+1
Keep on fighting the good fight

 

[DonAK]

Hopefully they're right. I'd rather buy Blind and I don't even rate him at all.

So you'd rathee buy a CDM/LB than a CB/LB?

Where is the logic in that?

 

[Flavia]

So you'd rathee buy a CDM/LB than a CB/LB?

Where is the logic in that?

You shouldn't try to find one

 

[ThwiX]

Mathieu is solid and fast... Your opinion is not a suprise for me though, you're ThwiX after all.

Wasn't that solid when he got his ass handed to him by Ronaldo . Well, what do I know, maybe he left his pack of cigarettes home and couldn't concentrate . Not the type of guy I would want in our team, tbh.

 

[linetty]

Wasn't that solid when he got his ass handed to him by Ronaldo . Well, what do I know, maybe he left his pack of cigarettes home and couldn't concentrate . Not the type of guy I would want in our team, tbh.

I'd really look forward to Blind vs Ronaldo then.

 

[Neymessi]

Ahhhhh....This long saga is not worth it.Pay an extra 5m and end the CB drought finally.

 

[Egert]

Rafa Marquez (ex-Barcelona): "Mathieu doesn't have the profile to play at Barça, and less at that price. They should think twice." [rac1]

 

[Rival]

Rafa Marquez (ex-Barcelona): "Mathieu doesn't have the profile to play at Barça, and less at that price. They should think twice." [rac1]

I agree. Why would we go for a 30 yrs old who is not good enough for us. Simply not a good deal.

 

[Chainsaw]

I would only pay 12m for him. And maximum 15m in this inflated market. But 20m is plain stupid. Barca should not even think about it.

 

[Icarium]

I would only pay 12m for him. And maximum 15m in this inflated market. But 20m is plain stupid. Barca should not even think about it.

That 5M does not even matter for a club like barca. Only thing matters is will he improve our defense. We will find out soon enough i think.

 

[Ursegor]

If he takes € 1M pay cut it's no problem to pay € 20M for him. Would save the € 5M difference from his wages in a 5 year contract.

Good to see the club is negotiating hard but at the end of the € 5M more or less is peanuts. What they gonna do by saving € 5M? Organizing another orgy for Nerman's dad?

 

[Chainsaw]

That 5M does not even matter for a club like barca. Only thing matters is will he improve our defense. We will find out soon enough i think.

That's not the point. Barca should set a standard for themselves in this market if they're going to buy wisely. If 20m is paid for someone like Mathieu then Barca will have to pay twice or thrice as that for any better and younger defender out there. If they want to overpay and still buy other defenders then be my guest. I don't care if they even get Mathieu for 30m.

 

[Icarium]

That's not the point. Barca should set a standard for themselves in this market if they're going to buy wisely. If 20m is paid for someone like Mathieu then Barca will have to pay twice or thrice as that for any better and younger defender out there. If they want to overpay and still buy other defenders then be my guest. I don't care if they even get Mathieu for 30m.

I don't see that as much of problem. We bought Rakitic for 18M and Mats for only 12M. It is just that every one knows we need defenders very badly and they are using that against us in negotiations. This situation is inevitable. We need to pay a fortune to get even an average defender. Buying him and going for another CB will be much more easier as we are not that desperate anymore.

 

[Tomchin]

That's not the point. Barca should set a standard for themselves in this market if they're going to buy wisely. If 20m is paid for someone like Mathieu then Barca will have to pay twice or thrice as that for any better and younger defender out there. If they want to overpay and still buy other defenders then be my guest. I don't care if they even get Mathieu for 30m.

The price we pay for Mathieu won't change anything for the other CB-targets we pursue. The "standard" for ridiculous CB-prices got already set 2 months ago when PSG paid 50M for 27yold David Luiz. Paying 20M for 30yold Mathieu won't change that.

I want this saga to be over once and for all, 5M is peanuts for a club like Barca, that's the income of 2 friendlies. And as Ursegor already pointed out, Mathieu's salary-demands are probably relatively low, so that evens it out.

 

[Chainsaw]

The argument that "5M is peanuts for a club like Barca" doesn't mean they have to go around throw it away. Guess how the club has huge debt now. I know PSG played their role in inflating the market by paying that ridiculous amount on Luiz, but 20m for a 31 years old who is not exactly world beater is unacceptable to me and only make the job more difficult for the club to negotiate with the other clubs for another younger and better defender.