It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Stoned Rose]

Ffs

Wrong thread love.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Catalan, ex Barca, played for DZ, speaks Croatian fluently, team mate with Gvardiol and our spaniards, plays for the Spanish national team, versatile, played AMC, FWR, FWL, MC, ML and AML last season, good with the ball, #21 in the national team, 25 yrs old, release clause...

Catalan? How is that a box ticked? Ex Barca, same (big deal). Team mate with player we are hoping to sign? So what? Spanish national team player, ok maybe I’ll give you that, but it’s a little weak. Good on the ball - maybe, I don’t know. To be honest I don’t really know the player’s ability enough to have a meaningful opinion but you have definitely not convinced me with your box ticking. Thanks for the reply and insight though, you probably are better placed to make comment.

Are 3 best players since the takeover have been replaced Kompany Dias , Yaya Kevin ( slightly different players ) Aguero Haaland , no player is irreplaceable, doesn’t matter how good they are , treble winners

Agree with the sentiment of this but we never replaced David Silva and never will. Genius, a joy and a privilege to watch. Best player ever to have worn the shirt (bold) statement I know) IMO

 

[Chappie]

But Barcelona was never going to be able to afford him this window, that’s why it was always off the table unless we accepted some sort of player plus cash deal.
Bernardo has played in Ligue 1 before, he knows what he’s in for, and Paris is an appealing city. But it’s just a matter of him having wanted to go so many times that at some point it’s going to happen. With Saudi Arabia, you’d think now would be the perfect time for him to go and play two or three years to make insane money, and still come back to a major European club, maybe even his beloved Benfica. He wouldn’t be going there to retire. The more players of stature go there, the more palatable an option it becomes.
Of course we were never going to let him leave without an effort to make him stay. New contract offer apparently been on the table for some time. I suspect that if he doesn’t sign it soon, the club will get the message that if an acceptable fee comes, what will be will be

The acceptable fee has been known about for the last 2 seasons.
Mendes has not been able to find a club who will/can pay it, and until that time comes, he is going nowhere.

 

[richards30]

Heating up now then!

Gvardiol (done realistically)
Kovacic (done)
Pavard (rumoured to be the choice if walker leaves and should be simple enough to sort)
Leroy or similar world class winger
Bernardo stays

That about right?

 

[Rammy Blue]

But there are no willing buyers (or willing to pay) . PSG are done in that position and looking to replace their key player. Bayern are notoriously stingy (despite their bravado with Harry Kane) so that isn't an option. Real are after Mbappe and are well stocked up too. We aren't going to sell him to a Premier League rival.

No point me replying to Gus as I assume he’s blocked me, but I can’t see Bernie accepting PSG even if they offered the right fee, I just don’t see it, I think he wants Barca and nothing but Barca. And then as tempting as the Saudi money is, I don’t think he fancies it yet and maybe his missus doesn’t either.

Edit… I am though, unlike our Brazilian poster, quite happy to admit that I was wrong if he ends up in Paris.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Where are you from pal?

Originally Scotland, though lived in East Cheshire all my life apart from uni.

 

[Chappie]

Heating up now then!

Gvardiol (done realistically)
Kovacic (done)
Pavard (rumoured to be the choice if walker leaves and should be simple enough to sort)
Leroy or similar world class winger
Bernardo stays

That about right?

Are you happy with that or will you need a new supply of valium.
Tolmie is on the way to Boot's as I type.

 

[Gumzy97]

Raphinha might fit the system we play a little better than Mahrez. He's worked under Bielsa, so he should work hard , press etc he should know what to do. Could fit our system really well.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Heating up now then!

Gvardiol (done realistically)
Kovacic (done)
Pavard (rumoured to be the choice if walker leaves and should be simple enough to sort)
Leroy or similar world class winger
Bernardo stays

That about right?

All going to plan as far as I can see.

The outgoings are as important as the incomings, I now see Laporte moving on as soon as Gvardiol is confirmed. Then if Kyle goes we move for Pavard, then if everything has happened to plan then we unload Cancelo on loan. Keeps our powder dry to watch what happens with Bernie knowing we can move for a top winger or midfielder because the gap has been created within the squad and wage structure already.

I fully expect by the time the window closes and the season is underway that our squad has had a decent evolution and will be looking awesome.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Raphinha might fit the system we play a little better than Mahrez. He's worked under Bielsa, so he should work hard , press etc he should know what to do. Could fit our system really well.

Posted in the other thread, I rate Raphinha and he’s only 26, fits the bill. Class player.

 

[BrazilianGus]

The acceptable fee has been known about for the last 2 seasons.
Mendes has not been able to find a club who will/can pay it, and until that time comes, he is going nowhere.

The fee isn’t the same every window, especially if the player rejects the new offer put on the table and right now we do have a “game changer” with the Saudi.
I want to work out exactly why people suddenly think he is staying.
We know two things:
We offered him awhile back an improved contract that would give him the same wages as Grealish
The Saudi club offered an insane amount of money that he hasn’t yet rejected
He hasn’t said yes to either, that we know of
Am I missing something?

 

[BrazilianGus]

He's worked under Bielsa

Uh…

 

[Semper aggressus]

What name should we give posters who think of themselves as superior in a position to judge and call others names?

Bellends.

 

[Bill Walker]

I find this funny. PSG are not done in the position at all, talk to their fans. You think there are no willing buyers for Bernardo but somehow you are sure someone will pay a historic fee for Mbappe on his one year left contract? And they wouldn’t spend that money? The window still has a long way to go. Reports about the Saudi offer are not new, it’s been on his table for awhile too.

Whoever signs MBappe will sell a trillion shirts though. His commercial value is massive.
Same can't be said for Bernado he doesn't have the same X factor or glitz whatever you want to call it. I think BS stays. (unless it's Saudi)

 

[richards30]

Are you happy with that or will you need a new supply of valium.
Tolmie is on the way to Boot's as I type.

Another 6 new players would help to be honest mate ;-)

All going to plan as far as I can see.

The outgoings are as important as the incomings, I now see Laporte moving on as soon as Gvardiol is confirmed. Then if Kyle goes we move for Pavard, then if everything has happened to plan then we unload Cancelo on loan. Keeps our powder dry to watch what happens with Bernie knowing we can move for a top winger or midfielder because the gap has been created within the squad and wage structure already.

I fully expect by the time the window closes and the season is underway that our squad has had a decent evolution and will be looking awesome.

I think we will replace Mahrez asap mate with a top class winger or versatile wide player and it seems it will be Walker out and Pavard in . Hopefully Bernardo stays though and I think we are good to go? Hopefully the Mahrez replacement is world class though

 

[BrazilianGus]

Whoever signs MBappe will sell a trillion shirts though.
Same can't be said for Bernado he doesn't have the same X factor or glitz whatever you want to call it. I think BS stays. (unless it's Saudi)

But Bernardo won’t cost the same as Mbappe?

 

[richards30]

Ansu Fati is available it seems?

 

[DeBlueLou]

Ansu Fati is available it seems?

He’s also not available.

No idea which options our out there but Olmo isn’t it

 

[richards30]

He’s also not available.

No idea which options our out there but Olmo isn’t it

Fati injured again mate?

 

[bell_mcfc]

Are 3 best players since the takeover have been replaced Kompany Dias , Yaya Kevin ( slightly different players ) Aguero Haaland , no player is irreplaceable, doesn’t matter how good they are , treble winners

I agree. I just find it hard currently to see a replacement that does what he does centrally and wide. When he goes we will move on and progress for better or worse.