Lliga: (El Clasico) FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 2-1

[StarLord]

Two Iranian journalists who had covered the clasico in Barcelona on Sunday are among the dead in Tuesday's flight crash in France #rip [nyt]

What a horrible, horrible tragedy.

RIP to all the victims of that unfortunate flight.

 

[StarLord]

We can buy them, just can't register them.

You mean that we can buy players in the summer, but not have them play until Jan 2016?

 

[Flavia]

You mean that we can buy players in the summer, but not have them play until Jan 2016?

Yes, that's right. In order for that to happen, though, the player would need to stay loaned at his current club.

 

[Bucky]

Thanks for that Flavia

Yup as stated StarLord, fingers crossed business can continue and then the cavalry comes in January.

 

[KingMessi]

Although it remains a secondary concern compared to a new rightback and a midfielder, we really ought to consider bringing in a new forward (Vietto/Dybala/?) who can actually push Neymar/Suarez to be at their best. A new pure winger might also be a nice addition to the squad, but we could probably use one of Adama/Deulofeu for that.

 

[te amo barca]

compare with:

Thanks God Mourinho is gone.

 

[MaxY]

Really nice to see stuff like that.

 

[StarLord]

Yes, that's right. In order for that to happen, though, the player would need to stay loaned at his current club.

Great.

As we clearly need a world-class midfielder, whom people in here think that we should bring in? Pogba? Koke? Veratti? Somebody else?

 

[KingMessi]

Great.

As we clearly need a world-class midfielder, whom people in here think that we should bring in? Pogba? Koke? Veratti? Somebody else?

Pay Koke's buyout and be done with it. Or bring in Gundogan.

 

[DrPepper]

Pay Koke's buyout and be done with it. Or bring in Gundogan.

Or bring both and still pay less than for Verratti or Pogba alone.

 

[StarLord]

Pay Koke's buyout and be done with it. Or bring in Gundogan.

Wasn't Gundogan out for one year or something? Can we take such a gamble?

And isn't Pogba the most potent young midfielder overall? Sure Veratti is better on the ball, and Koke is more systematic and focused (also also Spanish) but Pogba combines, technique, passing, power and height. I think he would be my pick.

 

[KingMessi]

Gundogan was out for a year because of a freak back injury. He initially didn't want surgery so he tried recovering for a few months without back surgery. Unfortunately it didn't work and he had to get surgery.

 

[StarLord]

Gundogan was out for a year because of a freak back injury. He initially didn't want surgery so he tried recovering for a few months without back surgery. Unfortunately it didn't work and he had to get surgery.

How has he been doing since returning from that injury?

 

[CuleLife4Life]

I wouldn't mind getting a really young striker like Dyabla or Vietto. Sucks to say but Suarez is going to be 29 by the end of next season. Ideally we'd get three more productive seasons off of him and then hope for the best after 32 although I feel like his style would have him decline sooner rather than later. Wouldn't be bad to have his understudy here and waiting.

 

[BigBarcaBoy]

How has he been doing since returning from that injury?

Slowly he is getting back to his best