It‘s already funny enough that they don‘t have any interesting players beside Messi and maybe De Jong. They dropped so hard since 2015. Massive debt - oldies. The dumbest board probably in all Europe.
So what is your prediction on the final outcome of this mini-saga?
Nothing to me suggests we are really. Garcia can have all the Barcelona DNA™ in the world, but he has a contract with us and buying him is their problem. And who knows? Maybe he looks at the clowns over there bidding way under market value and decides to sign a new deal instead. That's fine too.Agree. Barca have been in his ear telling him not to sign and he is better of with them. The obligation is on them to make it work. If they dont then they piss of the player and the agent. Its all a fine balance and I dont think we will take the piss.
Did he? Why is it that perfectly rational human beings say the strangest things when discussing something relating to their club?Well he already said a deal would be done for 10m, so he's out. Next contestant please.
15m would be a decent deal for us......Sell, sell, sell!
Letting him see out his contract, if a buying club doesn't offer a fair amount that meets the valuation is not punishing him. He still gets paid, and gets to train. And play, if he earns it. No different to now.
So what is your prediction on the final outcome of this mini-saga?
Not playing a player for non sporting reasons is a undeserved punishment and not only as a former player & product of La Masia himself it is viewed as cynical & negative. That sort of line is bad enough for someone of Pep's character to cross in the first place but against his own club too? You think Figo was treated badly?
It could be that bad. As I say, I struggle to see it getting there but that would be my only stress about the eventual return of the player. He's coming and it's only a matter of when & for how much. Tarnishing your favorite son legacy is priceless too
One should never underestimate the developmental value of playing in the Checkatrade Trophy. Ostensibly the Champions League of U23 football...He will play for the youth team if we don’t sell him.