triggs Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. I'd be shocked if they improved themselves given their transfers recently mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Perhaps they can improve the balance of the team but they aren't replacing Neymar unless they sign Ousmane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 With Iniesta on the wane, we need somebody like Coutinho as the most attacking-minded midfielder. The plan is to sign both a midfielder and a left-sided forward with the Neymar money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Perhaps they can improve the balance of the team but they aren't replacing Neymar. They might've just been forced to sell a top 5 player in the World. Unless they buy Cristiano they're not improving their attack, with that said, Barcelona has looked so horrible defensively for a few years now that maybe they can do something about that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 1/2 PSG going to La Liga offices this afternoon. La Liga say they will NOT accept €220m payment to trigger Neymar release clause 2/2 La Liga: "We will not accept the money for the clause. We have doubts this money is in accordance with UEFA Financial Fair Play rules." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 What the hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Barca can improve themselves quite easily with the money, so I'd be really happy with this situation if I cared about them. I'd be shocked if they improved themselves given their transfers recently mind Aye their decision making (Neymar and Suarez aside) had been terrible for like 5 years. I wouldn't trust them to sign the right players personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Besides the fact they obviously want to help us and force PSG to bargain with us directly (although La Liga's president is a self-admitted and vocal Real Madrid fan), Spanish clubs have been making noises about how discriminatory the mandatory release clause system is vs. other European clubs, and the Neymar case is seen as a way to push the issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I agree with that mind, not sure why La Liga clubs are forced to put clauses in their contracts. Especially hurts the smaller clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Give footballers footballers' wages Give agents footballers' wages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So does FFP just basically not exist any more? Has anyone actually announced that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I agree with that mind, not sure why La Liga clubs are forced to put clauses in their contracts. Especially hurts the smaller clubs. It's Spanish law. Over here an employee can always break his contract and leave his employment, and this too applies to footballers (or any sportsmen, I seem to recall the rule was actually made following a basketball transfer). Release clauses are a band-aid so players are forced to pay a penalty for breaking the contract. And yeah, it hurts small clubs the most, since they have less bargaining power and any player that breaks out can then get scooped up by a relatively low price by bigger clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So does FFP just basically not exist any more? Has anyone actually announced that? They're bound to have to sell few players tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 surely even barcelona, armed with 200m euros, can go out and spend it on 2 top quality players for ACM and LW/LF you might as well wrap it all up if you fuck this one up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I'm amazed Barca are making such a fuss over this how many times over the years have they done this to other clubs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Perhaps they can improve the balance of the team but they aren't replacing Neymar. They might've just been forced to sell a top 5 player in the World. Unless they buy Cristiano they're not improving their attack, with that said, Barcelona has looked so horrible defensively for a few years now that maybe they can do something about that. We're signing some Colombian CB from Palmeiras this January. Yerry Mina, no idea if he's any good. Umtiti I have a lots of hopes for. Him and Piqué are a good partnership, we lack depth though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 VI, who other than Coutinho would you hope you splash the cash on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 VI, who other than Coutinho would you hope you splash the cash on? Dybala/Dembelé are the names thrown around at the moment. Dybala looks the better player to me, but Dembelé would probably more useful as a complement to Suárez/Messi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Alexi Sanchez? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Also there's talk that PSG wants to throw Di María in to sweeten the deal and free up wages. I despise him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Also there's talk that PSG wants to throw Di María in to sweeten the deal and free up wages. I despise him Would much rather have Dembelé or Dybala than Di Maria like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Sanchez would be a literal step back. He did his thing at Barca but I don't see why they would want him back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 So does FFP just basically not exist any more? Has anyone actually announced that? It never did and was never going to imo, or at least not at the top. I think it was always hot air and probably of only any use to owners like Ashley who could use it as an excuse to not spend anything. Every other club, especially at the top, just ignored it like they were always going to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Also there's talk that PSG wants to throw Di María in to sweeten the deal and free up wages. I despise him Would much rather have Dembelé or Dybala than Di Maria like. I'd rather have Di Maria on that left-wing than Dybala from the little I've seen of Dybala. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 As a sweetener it's not a bad shout is ADM. Can play LCM and backup LF. Guess he's not the most liked at Barca esp as a Mou era Madrid star Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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