Thiago Translantara

[Galning]

They also say show me your friends and i'll tell you who you are

 

[Meitux]

Well...thats only good ,Dani Alves style

 

[Brombi]

What's the latest? I haven't been home all day and I head someone say it was definite (4 years contract)

 

[Meitux]

I havent seen anything,strange thought.Maybe Sammer didnt approve the transfer but we dont know yet..waiting

 

[Ode to Django]

It's going to be amusing if he just ends up staying, i think he will

all that dramaaa

 

[Frejsgodes]

1. Sell Thiago and get what we can
2. Buy Thiago Silva this summer and shore up the defense
3. Buy Gündogan next summer to replace Thiago and succeed Xavi.
4. ????
5. Profit

 

[Stric]

Man, if Thiago stays... it's going to be soooooo awkward. He should do himself a favor and leave, it's the best for him.

Maybe Pep is doing Barca a favour by courting Thiago as he knows that Rosell will do anything to spite Pep and this is Pep's way of ensuring Thiago stays at Barca.

#Pepception

Good Guy Guardiola strikes again.

 

[Brombi]

1. Sell Thiago and get what we can
2. Buy Thiago Silva this summer and shore up the defense
3. Buy Gündogan next summer to replace Thiago and succeed Xavi.
4. ????
5. Profit

I'm so happy you're not in Zubi's place

 

[Catorce]

I'm so happy you're not in Zubi's place

If Gundogan does another great season I have to say I don't dislike the idea, all on the condition that Thiago does inevitably leaves in the first place.

 

[cro-man]

So we need a new midfielder the problem isnt that thiago leaves because I never saw him replace xavi and against iniesta he has no chance never will.He never showed anything that could help us. The problem is who will replace xavi and how much money do we have for a midfielder because thats not our biggest problem our defense is. Our managment is crap this happens if you dont plan for the future. Domino effect...

 

[Cruijffista]

So we need a new midfielder the problem isnt that thiago leaves because I never saw him replace xavi and against iniesta he has no chance never will.He never showed anything that could help us. The problem is who will replace xavi and how much money do we have for a midfielder because thats not our biggest problem our defense is.

I think Oliver Torres can very well be the player to succeed in that role. He plays very similar to a young Xavi.

He would be a fantastic addition to the club.

 

[Frejsgodes]

I'm so happy you're not in Zubi's place

Right. So who do you prefer we buy if Thiago leaves? Xavi will only get older, and as I see it next season we need to find his immediate replacement. Gündogan has enough quality.

Iniesta-Gündogan
Busi

Yeah, that looks horrible.

 

[Semi-Neutral]

What Gundogan's buyout clause?

 

[Cule4life]

What Gundogan's buyout clause?

Around 35m i guess

 

[Elite-BkD]

Gundogan to replace Xavi? Is that a joke? Doesn't matter how talented he is or what kind of skill set he has, how can you expect that he'd be able to come to Barca and command the kind of respect from the rest of the starters that Xavi did during Pep's reign? We'll almost certainly never see anyone play the role on the pitch for Barca that Xavi did from 08-11, except maaaybe Iniesta and it's quite possible that wouldn't be able to pull it off given his personality and the system is heading in a different direction as it is. Even Xavi's intended role lately is distinctly different and we definitely don't need to be looking for some youngster who has the technical and tactical ability to do what he was doing because even if we find precisely the same kind of player there's almost no way imaginable that he'd be able to be brought in and assert himself enough to serve anything close to the function Xavi did.