Now or Never | The 2017-18 Transfer Thread

Both!

I can partially think it's despicable behavior from both Neymar and Coutinho. Signing contracts just to have shortly after breaking/wanting to break them, one for money the other one for his type of club/style/history?!

You guys can make up whatever Cinderella story you want. Celito for being Brazilian?! I can understand cause he's biased. Dembele was also bad no doubt. I don't care cause they wanted to come to Barcelona but if you both were Liverpool fans you'd think differently.

There is no honor anywhere these days. When this shit happens you respect players like Totti, Maldini Gerrard and so on (I'd throw Xavi in there but that prick went and got his hands dirty with Qatar oil and blood money).

 

It's not as common in England and a little more complicated than Spain but they exist. Suarez had one with Liverpool that Arsenal tried to activate at one point. There might have been a gentlemen's agreement between Coutinho and LFC also that they failed to act on in good faith so who's to say. Mostly, it was a difficult situation for everyone given the timing.

 

******** Liverpool. I understand they didn't want to lose Coutinho but asking 200M€ in last minute? Pathetic! Barca should have given up long time ago and made a official statement and washed their hands clean from a mess they should have seen coming. I feel for Coutinho cause he was used but he's a grown man he should know the consequences.

 

Plenty of players have been born in Rome, Milan, Barca who have left so your argument isn't waterproof. It's the character of the players. Then what you're really saying is that all Brazilian players are mercenaries for money and fame right? Cause that's sure how it sounds like.

 

Absolutely not! Moving around is fine but how you do it is a different story, isn't it?!

A club makes an offer, your club accepts/you agree personal terms and then you move. But what Neymar, did, what Coutinho did, what Dembele did what Suarez did what Cesc did, what Figo did etc.. whining, going on strike, crying and so on, bad back, all the charades, lying. Please! Grow up! You're under contract, a contract that you and your club and agent agreed on and signed. Maybe if you really really don't love your club who's paying you way too much money then don't ********ing sign long contracts that you can't break loose from.

If Perez can put anti-Barca clause in all LPB players contacts then sure as hell you can put something similar as in favorite club in yours if you really don't like to live in a shitty town like Liverpool or country like England. It's simple math!

 

I'm ok with Cristiano never leaving Sporting...

 

Him and Pepe are so easy to detest aren't they ..

 

Javier Tebas take on Neymar case. Pure GOLD!!

http://www.marca.com/futbol/2017/09/06/59b0009722601d416a8b462c.html

https://en.as.com/en/2017/09/06/football/1504711379_909767.html

 

This and the news about interest in De Ligt make me wonder: Have they suddenly come to their senses? Or are they just manoeuvring, with Benedict's movement firmly in their minds? I hope it's the former, because if promoting players from La Masia to first team is not happening at the moment, signing youngsters with potential is the next best thing (in my books, at least).

As for Maxime, I trust Zidane's judgement when it comes to French youngsters, and he said nice things about the kid.

 

I saw something about that on Twitter . It mentioned that we may be paying the bulk of his wages as well !?! Hopefully not !

 

Then he should stay. No point in him playing for another team and we pay his huge salary. Rather have him available incase there is a lot of injuries or suspensions.

 

Neymar didn't break his contract. He exercised a clause within his contract.

 

If he wanted to leave then why sign a ********ing contract just to exercise a clause in it 10 months later? For me he broke a contract with the club, fans and team mates, call it what you want but the way he did it was dispicapel.. Soon worse than Figo when it's all settling in. He's apparently have a verbal agreement with LPB. Neymar will play for LPB soon enough and he's just taking a detour to make it look better. ********ing snake!

 

This article says that the Yerry Mina is truly settled, he will move here next summer after the World Cup (Colombia in 3rd place so looking likely). He'll be 23 at that time and presumably Verm will leave (and Marlon still on loan for 1 more year, so hopefully Masch stays at least that further year). Now: Pique, Umtiti, Masch, Verm. Next Year: Pique, Umtiti, Masch, Mina. Two years from now: Pique, Umtiti, Mina, Marlon. Of course all that assumes we don't splash out on another CB, or god forbid, develop one in La Masia.
http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/yerry-mina-will-arrive-after-world-cup-2018-6276916

 

Well I hope we have people scouting at Alaves !!

Zidane Jnr looks a proper player ... playing in his dad's position he reminds of a mix between Zidane and Busqs

 

Don't go looking for a headline ....


Not suggesting he's as good as either .....

He shows glimpses of both , the way he receives and controls the ball plus he moves and lays the ball off like his dad did ...

 

irrelevant poetry aside, Sport says Barca is planning to sign Seri in January.