Colin Bells Boots
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We are some distance away from realistically competing with the likes of RM or Barca for this type of signing imo. at this moment in time.
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Ousmane Dembélé
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We are some distance away from realistically competing with the likes of RM or Barca for this type of signing imo. at this moment in time.
Danamy
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I tend to agree, I said a few weeks back if they manage to get Coutinho and Dembele with the Neymar money then Barca have come out of it for the better. They've got one hell of a player in Dembele and Coutinho is hand in glove for their system.IMO Barca have actually come out if the Neymar affair with a better player and €80m.
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Dembele was the one non-signing last year that disappointed me. I had only watch his highlights of course, but his game was different. He was two-footed with bags of tricks, decisive, and fearless. I think being fearless is what's separating Sterling and Mbappe/Dembele. Sterling seems to hesitate a lot and overthinks stuff. Jesus and Sane on the other hand is more fearless. Dembele was destined for greatness and you could see that from the beginning. I do hope our youngsters can go on and become great as well. At the very least, the ammunition is there.
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We had several problem areas in the squad to fix in this transfer windows and therefore the need to buy so many players. I don't see why we can't make a marquee signing next season considering we would be making only 2-3 signings from here onI tend to agree, I said a few weeks back if they manage to get Coutinho and Dembele with the Neymar money then Barca have come out of it for the better. They've got one hell of a player in Dembele and Coutinho is hand in glove for their system.
Deary fucking me, some on here are absolutely bonkers.IMO Barca have actually come out if the Neymar affair with a better player and €80m.
Expensive, but great signing by Barca. He may not have the marketability of Neymar but they at least have their player to build the team around once Suarez and Messi decline/leave.
Moreoever, Ousmane is more focused on the football rather than that marketability that served to be a hindrance on many occasions - QSG will find this out as well in due course
mosssideblue
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IMO mate statement signings dont put you up there with the big boys, it's the team that puts you up there and you dont need worldies to have a great teamThink we've done good business this window but would have loved us to make a statement signing to put us up there with the big boys....
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I agree, and Joe Mercer's team was proof of that until Swales moved in and undid everything that Joe had built.IMO mate statement signings dont put you up there with the big boys, it's the team that puts you up there and you dont need worldies to have a great team