LRD Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 £15m I read. €20m (£15.8m}, 4 years contract (with option for another year). For a 30 year old. The €50m release clause is a nice touch mind Yeah. Why bother with such a high release. Its just pointless like. Why cant they sign a younger CB? Hes another one who started as a DM isnt he? They are having some medical issues with Adriano iirc. Mathieu can play in both defence and midfield. Suppose Barca have plenty of money to burn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 £15m I read. €20m (£15.8m}, 4 years contract (with option for another year). For a 30 year old. The €50m release clause is a nice touch mind Yeah. Why bother with such a high release. Spanish clubs have to have a minimum fee release clause in their player contracts. There's some crazy Ones out there for upwards of £100m for players who could probably just about command a fee of £20m. I know the clause exists in the Spanish leagues. No one is going to even go close to 20m, let alone 50m to activate his clause though. But at the same time it's not going to stop anyone buying him for less than Barca paid. It's just ticking boxes, put a clause in for a daft high figure and move onto the next part of the contract. It is daft like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ah FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ryan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Read the other day that Roma may have to sell Benatia this summer, Barca should be all over that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I mean, I'd be happy with buying Mathieu for something sub €10m and having him as an option in the bench. But paying €20m and making it our sole CB signing this season (he's a natural LB ffs!). Man, Zubizarreta is ridiculous, pissed me off as a keeper and pisses me off as a DoF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Barca really do make abysmal signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Imagine being told a few years ago that Bojan would move to Stoke. Football, man. Hope he does well. Stoke actually have a stockpile of forwards, Osaze, Crouch, Arnautovic, Diouf. Definitely will not be easy to get into the side. Looks like Aurier has joined PSG. Great young talent. It is a shame he's gone to that club. It seems as though Kalou has decided to skip training at Lille. Presumably to force/facilitate a move back to the Premiership. Why is it a shame he's gone there? He'll probably be a starter for one of the best teams in Europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 To be fair, they could be talking out their arses as most executives do but i have read more than once that Barca want two defenders this summer. A bit like with us and Riviere, it won't look so bad if another is brought in of sufficient quality. Although the price is silly, as if that matters to a club like that though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Real have the smarter football directors but Barca have the better academy. Real's signings over the past two, three years have all been pretty bang on. They're signing young stars who can play for them for 6-7 years, not oldies that are good for two or three. You look at their front five now and the only one over 26 is Ronaldo. They're going to be set up for years to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 They'd be better off buying Mapou. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 To be fair, they could be talking out their arses as most executives do but i have read more than once that Barca want two defenders this summer. A bit like with us and Riviere, it won't look so bad if another is brought in of sufficient quality. Although the price is silly, as if that matters to a club like that though. Seen the same. Enrique apparently wants to get Mascherano back into the midfield too so as it stands they only have Pique and Bartra for CB. Not the worst signing in the world if they add another CB too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Basel have signed Walter Samuel. Been around ages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Basel have signed Walter Samuel. Been around ages Slipped right through Barca's fingers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Xavi staying at Barcelona? Didn't realise that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Apparently just until Christmas, when the MLS starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Basel have signed Walter Samuel. Been around ages I found out the other day that Walter Samuel is Jewish. A little known fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Sigurdson to Swansea, Ben Davies and Vorm to Spurs deal done. Rare to see swap deals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 What a signing for Swansea. Keep Bony and they could have a great season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Wonder who Swansea will get to replace Vorm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Fabianski. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Forgot he'd signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Scocco to Newell's Old Boys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Scocco to Newell's Old Boys didn't he only sign 6 months ago? What a waste of time he was there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pointless question: Am I right in thinking Jeremy Mathieu missed a penalty for Sochaux against us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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