Jordi Alba

[shadows]

Knowing our board, a 5 year renewal with ridiculous wage increments to an older player who is going to be 30 seems just about right.. ..It seems like they just want to turn Barca into kinda semi-retirement home ala Milan from a few years back...

 

[Kul_z]

Damn, a beast this season

 

[Flavius]

Have to say, Alba-Messi duo better than suarez-Messi. They just click so good this season.

 

[EdmondDantes]

One poor clearance that lead to their equalizer but world-class otherwise. Chief creator alongside Messi as well.

Best in the world.

 

[DonAK]

Club offered Alba no salary hike citing his age so he rejected their contract extension offer according to Catalunya Radio. They're saying Oscar Grau and Bartomeu have taken over the talks from Pep Segura now to try to find a reasonable agreement for everyone involved.

 

[EdmondDantes]

There's no way we will let him leave. And if there's anyway who deserves a pay rise it's Jordi.

 

[EdmondDantes]

Yep. Especially after Arthur came on.

 

[Arizona Scott]

To be fair some of getafes best opportunities i would say he was chiefly responsible. I though for him it was not a better game though of course he was involved with a most exceptional team goal.

 

[Cule4life]

BartoGOAT setting ultimatum for Alba to back down on wages

 

[cro-man]

BartoGOAT setting ultimatum for Alba to back down on wages

Thing is we dont have a proper replacement for alba and that means alba has some advantage here and he knows it. If he somehow leaves we are fucked. Barto admiting we are in a wage crisis which doesnt look good.

 

[ThwiX]

Barto on Alba

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Not much talk about that wage crisis and economic limits when he gave a declining Busi a new fat pay check.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Not much talk about that wage crisis and economic limits when he gave a declining Busi a new fat pay check.

At some point you have to stop this madness rather than pointing to the past.
Also Busquets style of play seemed like a one that will last longer (didn't happen) than Alba who relies on his speed

 

[Devils]

We are apparently on 66% wage costs/revenue.

So yeah, the club can't really push it further as we are 4% increase away from violating FFP.

 

[Jombi]

Alba 5 more years. This is absurdity. He'll be 35. How many top clubs have 35 year old full backs as first 11 starters?

Pique and Busquets until 35 is enough. We cant have so many of our players on sky high wages at that age. Players decline at 30-31 with few exceptions, and we cant predict those exceptions until it happens. At 35, 99.9% of top players are nowhere near their peak and far from good enough.

 

[Devils]

Would only offer him a 4 year contract (3 years + 1 optional).

That's good enough tbh.