Kylian Mbappé
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It seems Messi's insistence on letting Suarez stay seems to block us from moving for Mbappe. Not sure whether to believe it though
http://www.sports360news.com/barcel...demand/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
http://www.sports360news.com/barcel...demand/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
wisconsincule
Senior Member
This wouldn't surprise me. The Suarez/Messi bromance is real.
xavi_the_Boss
New member
The BS these papers produce...
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Probably is made up but wouldnt be surprised if true. If that makes sense.
xavi_the_Boss
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No way the Club would sell Suarez and buy Mbappe this summer.We have other needs in the Transfer window and have to spend big on a Midfielder and RB.
Mpappe would probably cost more then what we could get for Suarez.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
More meant the part about Messi saying no to Suarez being sold which I think is made up but could easily see being reality if came to it.
Messi983
Senior Member
He'd probably cost twice as much as we could get for Suarez if not more.
Even if we forget about Messi-Suarez relationship that makes it impossible for us to sell Suarez I don't know why we would try to replace a proven worldclass striker who has a great chemistry with Messi and rest of the team with talented kid who we don't know how he'd really do here. I like Mbappe and don't doubt about his talent but he'll be overpaid by whichever club will sign him. It's also very possible that he won't meet high expectations at his new club because of added extra pressure on him due to very high transfer fee he'll command. Most people forget that. He wouldn't be the first nor the last highly touted youngster that has moved for big money and then never reach his full potential.
Yes, he might turn out to be next Henry but Titi also failed at first when he moved from Monaco to Juve. And he was 4 years older at that time than Mbappe is today and his transfer fee was also much lower. Just for example: Juve paid £10.5M for Henry in 1999, the same year that Vieri was sold from Lazio to Inter for £32M. Figo's transfer fee was £37M and Zidane's £47M over the next two years. I know transfer market has again gone crazy over the last few years (the same as it was at start of 21 century only that financial power has flipped from Serie A to EPL teams) and nowadays clubs are paying like 70% of transfer fees for potential of the players and not for what they've already done so far in their careers but I just don't think Mbappe is close to being a top 3/5 players in the world right now which is most likely the price range he'll fall into. I think he's closer to what Henry was in 1999 than what Figo or Zidane were. You pay 80M or more for players that have played on top level for many years and not just for someone's potential. Let's be fair, how many people that are ready to pay crazy money for him now did even know Mbappe before this season? Probably not many.
I get why people like him and think he could be the next big thing but he could just as easily disappoint at his new club. That's why I think it's just not worth the risk, especially at the expense of Suarez who we already know fits into our team perfectly.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Not that I agree or disagree with, but it would be because Suarez is 30 years old striker who is showing clear signs of decline. It is last chance to cash on him this summer.
You could get 40-50M for Suarez now if an ambitious club want to compete now like Manu or PSG. 2018 summer I doubt you will get more than 25M for him. (obviously it is pure guessing from my side)
I said it in the other thread that it doesn't always work like that and that we have seen it with Eto & Alves. But I can get where it is coming from
xavi_the_Boss
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Ok which clear signs of decline would that be?
KingMessi
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The papers say Kylian doesn't like the way United play.
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