Don Juan Laporta Estruch
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If Barca had a adequate sporting department, PSG would be an absolute Godsend for us.PSG a nuisance for Barca in the transfer market for years now. It isn't as big of a deal because PSG collapse in the most embarrassing ways in the Champions League.
Denied Thiago Silva. Denied Marquinhos. Denied Verratti and took away Neymar. Likely denied Valverde from getting Di Maria and the treble. Now took Dembele.
Getting 200m for Neymar in 2017 was over the top and many at Barca didn't try hard to persuade Neymar to stay for that very same reason.
Marquinhos would be probably the most hated player on this forum had he come here. Without doubt the most overrated centre back in the world.
Verratti is as injury prone as Dembele.
They will probably end up regretting paying 50m for Dembele himself with his atrocious stats and injury record.
Di Maria would not have left PSG at that time to come here due to his history with Madrid, even if PSG accepted. He was only open to coming here in his latter years when he didn't have many top end suitors.
Thiago Silva underwhelmes me. Good but never amongst the discussion for best centre back in the world at any point in his career. Don't miss not getting him one but.
PSG aren't a thorn in our side in the transfer market, they are not big enough to be. They just think they are, and it nearly always backfires on them. (Wijnaldum is another one.)