Why nost just recall Saviola and use him, he's as good, if not better, than the players that have been mentioned as possible transfer targets so why not use him as he is still a Barca player?
I read somewhere that Liverpool could sell Moro to Valencia for 4 Million and Marco di Vaio. I can;t recall were, but if that's true, we should be in for him. I'd really love to see him join the team. maybe this is it? http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/valencia/es/desarrollo/652566.html
Gudjohnsen would be an awesome replacement for Larsson. He sits on the bench a lot and plays great when he gets the chance. I'd rather have him as a benchplayer instead of Maxi and Forlan.
The saga continue.....daily rumors Juventus going to jail clear out sale is neating....with ZAMBROTTA, IBRAHIMOVIC, and TREZEGUET now in the mix. Zambrotta would be a great acquisition and most fitting of the three. Barca are in need of a more versatile defensive player and he would easily come in and compliment/enhance what is currently in place. As I stated yesterday, Ibrahimovic is too good to be purchased for what Barca intends to do with him, and utilizing him would only mean compromising an existing successful system. Now it is Motta for Forlan........ Forlans buyout clause is 23 million (Euro's) and in order to get his price down Motta is being thrown into the mix. This is a better idea than buying Forlan outright and Motta's contributions last season were minimal for Barca and maximum for Chelsea. FR still denies this. More speculation as to Forlans fee - 10 Million Forlan is saying "yes" to Barca Eidur Gudjohnsen would like to sign for Barcelona Wenger going fishing in our youth ranks.....AGAIN, pedophile. This time is is for youngsters Assulin Gai & Fran Merida . Laporta is not the least bit happy about this.
Zambrotta would be magic. But I can't see Milan letting him get away to Spain. Trezeguet I could deal with as a backup. But for cheap. He fits the bill as to what Laporta wants in a player. Forlan completely baffles me. I think Gudjohnssen would be a very good move. But I bet Chelsea would ask something stupid for him.
Two years ago, this would have been big news: Morientes to Valencia This makes slightly bigger waves than the Kluivert transfer
Daily News and Rumors (more so Rumors): Gudjohnsen is now being appraised for 10 millions (Euros) and is making it clear he wants out of Chelsea. Forlan situation is the same although Valencia is clearly out of the picture after purchasing Morientes. Story Eusebio "Forlan is the profile that interest us" Zambrotta is the primary objective for the Barca defense. Replacements for Ten Cate appear to be Jacobus ‘Sonny’ Silooy and de Dick de Groot Mista??????????
Zambrotta is a beautiful dream, one that I would hope comes true. I like the possibility of Mista, as well. He never re-settled after his one great year, but I still think he can score goals and be effective if he has the right team around him. If he's cheap, he's worth a flier.
Forlan seems like too much money, I understand the thinking behind the transfer but Forlan's the wrong player. Laporta is looking for a player like Romario was in 93 who will come in and improve a great team but Forlan isn't it, Henry might of been.
Villarreal President Fernando Roig says Forlan is not going anywhere. http://www.goal.com/es/articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=58675
Now it's being announced Torres could be an alternative. http://www.goal.com/es/articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=58778 I don't understand, does LaPorta want the club to suck next year?
These two seem to be the most logical acquisitions for the summer. Zambrotta will definately be a higher priority but Larsson does need to be replaced. Last summer they probably thought they had a decent third striker in Ezquerro and he managed to make himself look worse than Maxi. With the purchase of Moro at Valencia, Mista will see even less time than this past term and this could make him more viable than Forlan(god i hope he isnt purchased).
A great example of what Gudjohnsen is capable of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qobwgnWxYng&search=gudjohnsen
what's wrong with torres? surely he's a better prospect than forlan or mista, isn't he? i don't like the idea of mista, if he isn't good enough to be a back up for villa, kluivert, and moro, then what makes you think he's good enough for barca? if valencia has no faith in him, what do we see that they don't??
Hm, for what I read so far it is betwean: Gudjohnsen Crespo Mista Forlan I think Mista would be fine addition. He might not have best season behind him but IMO this team lack spanish players. Also with Morientes signing for Valencia I guess Mista is on exit door. We might get him on reasonable price. Another good factor is that he is proven in spainsh La Liga and he is more or less local guy. I think Mista would be best and cheapest option from them all.
Why not Gudjohnson and Mista? Wasn't there a big payday for winning the CL? Although I suppose getting a fullback is more of a priority.
Unfortunately that big payday is going to pay for the follie tha twas the Gaspart years where we blew through money like a drunken sailor on shoreleave
True said... it's easy to forget finances in all the transfer market hype and euphoria but the account books need to be kept in check... Gaspart left the club with massive debts and credit has to be given to Laporta for reducing it gradually over his tenure... i see no sense in going crazy and over spend after the last few years of prudent financial management.
Somebody should change the thread name to "The Barcelona Transfer Market" because it's all about what Barcelona should or shouldn't get. If I was a Barça fan, the perfect replacement for Larsson would be Gudjohanson without a doubt (about 6-8 million euros). If they want a backline replacement, they should look at trying to get Anton Ferdinand for a reasonable price (nothing more than 10 million euros) or maybe Jorge Andrade from Deportivo, which would be a pretty smart get because his value is sort of low right now, he's coming off an injury and won't be playing in the World Cup, something around 10 million euros would be a pretty good steal. I would ignore getting Carvalho because he's a homesick player right now who wants to go home and play regularly in Portugal, and he's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed and can open his mouth at inopportune times and cause problems. Forlan is a streaky striker so I'm not sure putting him at Barça will help him because he needs minutes to get his goal-scoring rhythm, just look back at what happened to him at Man Utd. Vincent Kompany is probably not going anywhere because there's some sort of agreement between Inter Milan and Anderlecht where Inter will take him once he reaches a certain age or something like that.
Well, it is in the Barcelona forum, y'know. Adding "Barcelona" would just make it redundant. The word "New" is included because this is an off-season continuation of the original Summer Tranfer Market thread that we had going during the season.