It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

Gumzy97 said:
If Pique and Frenkie de Jong go they could do it. Pique is on ridiculous money behind the scenes bonuses etc Pique one of their best captains behind the scenes is ruining them wage wise. It’s why they are desperate for him to retire/leave. They already owe him a lot of money. If he goes that wage bill changes.

Spanish press are sly, they are using Piques break up as an excuse for unprofessional behaviour so they can push him to leave / retire its fucked up what they are trying to do but Barca are desperate to keep the image of one of the best in the world
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Problem they have is that neither player wants to leave, and more importantly, both players are popular in the dressing room. The messages they are currently sending will have a negative impact on the players that are already there, which absolutely isn't a good thing.

In the end these guys have got water tight long term contracts and idealistic lifestyles in Barcelona. They aren't going to give those things up without a fight and they can't be forced out of the club. Tebas said last week "if Barcelona sell a player for 100 million euros they can spend 33 million" due to the fact they'd already gone above their salary cap in the season just gone.

Their situation isn't simple and isn't easily fixable. I think they're fucking deluded in chasing around after players like Lewandowski. They need to focus on what's already in the squad and get the best out of that. This desperation for new ready made stars is going to end with the whole club being liquidated.
 
City_Sean said:
I think that's far too risky personally and would massively hinder us. Bernardo is not only a fantastic footballer but he's also Mr 14km a game. It's rare to have such a blend of skill and graft.

If Bernardo goes the club would have to replace him IMO. They could still push for a replacement and get Bellingham next summer because of Gundogans contract IMO.

Final thing. With how condensed this season is we need depth now more than ever. It's not the time to be letting goes go and not replace them. Five subs and every midweek gap filled means there will always be chances for players to be rotated. We have to utilise it
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It's a compelling argument you make. Personally I think in the end Barcelona don't get close to the valuation and the whole thing becomes moot!
 
If Bernardo still wants to go, we could do a lot worse than Frenkie + cash. I don't think it would take a massive amount either, but you'd imagine there'd be some changing hands given they've put their player in the shop window and we'd prefer to keep ours. Not to mention it would offset the discrepancy in wages. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure what he gets paid anymore because there are that many conflicting reports.

Anyway, long story short, if Bernardo is off then de Jong would be my first choice as a replacement, regardless of the financials.

Terrific player.
 
BrazilianBlue (Gus) said:
The sooner the outgoings are sorted the better so we can sort any replacements needed. I fear that if Bernardo does go, it will be near the end of the window, even if they sell FDJ soon
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Yeah, I'd hope we set a deadline for any interested club because he's too important for us to replace with whatever scraps are left at the end of the summer window.

I wouldn't really want to go into next season with only Kev, Gundo and Phillips as our only real centre mid options, for numerous reasons.
 
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