Jayop wrote: » How much are you expecting to get from Costa? Surely his sale will go a long way to covering a lot of the cost of a replacement.
Lord TSC wrote: » I know we've not got massive money in, but the net figure ignores the fact we've shed Rooney and Ibrahimovic's wages, which are probably worth a fair chunk of change to us anyway...
Gbear wrote: » There's **** all for Neymar at PSG. Surely he's on a quarter of a million a week as it is? What difference does a few more bob make? It's not like he can step out from behind Messi's shadow by moving to a Club like PSG, where he isn't likely to win anything significant. It has to be about wrangling for a new contract.
rob316 wrote: » £23m for arnautovic that's sounds very high. Can be unplayable on a given day but that's very rare.
eh i dunno wrote: » I don't think it's too bad considering this summers fees.
Lord TSC wrote: » Neymar does not believe he can can be recognized as the world’s best player if he remains at Barcelona throughout Messi’s prime. There are no issues between the two players as he and Messi are good friends on and off the pitch, but Neymar believes his chances of winning the Ballon D’Or are much greater if he moves to PSG and leads the club to European success.
Lord TSC wrote: » Neymar and Dani Alves are very good friends, and seeing the Barça legend move to Paris convinced Neymar to join him. Additionally, Neymar received guarantees from PSG that they will not sell Marco Verratti, who's been pushing for a move to Barcelona. The chance of leading a world class club playing along one of his best friends in a world cup year was too good to pass on.
Lord TSC wrote: » Neymar recently renewed his contract with Barcelona and is earning €15 million annually. Though no figure was reported it is believed that the contract offered by PSG will increase his wages significantly, ultimately making him the highest paid player in football.
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: » No reason why a team like PSG couldn't win the champions league with him.If he were to lead them to that then it would be a huge statement of his greatness.
bucketybuck wrote: » Exactly. Hit 60 goals and fire PSG to a shock champions league win and nobody will talk about the strength of the French league, they will just hand Neymar the ballon d'or. I don't buy the argument of waiting another 3/4 years for Messi to stop being the leading light at Barcalona, why the hell would Neymar want to wait until he is 28/29 to be the main man when he could go somewhere else and do it now? Not to mention that 3/4 years is a long time, a lot could happen in 3/4 years, good and bad...
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: Agree. Doesn't matter what Neymar does at Barca he'll never have a legacy like Messi has there.
ERG89 wrote: » No matter where he goes I doubt he will ever be viewed on the same level as Messi he's just not that consistent. This whole living in his shadow thing seems to be like something from Rocky than reality. II don't see how Messi is effecting his performance as he plays on the left regardless. I'm sure Barca would love him to step up to the occasion more often even with Messi there but he isn't reliable doing that.
Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: Look at how Gareth Bale and Benzema have been restricted by being in Ronaldo's shadow. Benzema is basically a workhorse for the team now.I'd be pretty confident that if they were at other clubs where they were definitely the best player at the club they would have even better individual careers
Andersonisgod wrote: » Imagine Barcelona.... FC Barcelona(!!!!) selling the heir to Messi and Ronaldinho to PSG (!!!!!!). Can you really imagine that happening? Can you genuinely envision a reality in which Barcelona sell the next best player in the world and not sign anybody to replace him? Isn't that unfathomable?....Oh, wait....it isn't? Of course it isn't. The signs are all there, right in front of you. Neymar's new contract is nothing but a red flag fluttering in the breeze, just daring the bullish PSG to charge at it. That release clause, while a lot of money, is withing perfect reach of Paris. This board, incompetent as any in the club's history and lacking anything resembling a plan, let alone a vision, are more preoccupied by the allure of the colour green rather than silver. And I'd like to think it'll be ok, we'll go and sign Ousmane Dembele, Marco Verratti and maybe a big name striker and we'll be a better team because of it. The problem is that imagining this board actually improving Barcelona, even with that money at their disposal, is just too tough to imagine.
irishman86 wrote: » I was thinking the exact same thing, maybe it wouldnt be that much a step back if they signed proper replacements. But right now the Barca board is horrible. Probably go and sign someone like Negredo :pac:
astradave wrote: » https://twitter.com/rbl_observer/status/887545071947612160 RBLs managing director saying that they have refused a 75m euros bid for Keita and he'll fulfill his contract.
ERG89 wrote: » I don't know Bale has had a lot of injuries, if he was under more pressure wouldn't he break down more? As far as individual careers go I don't think either would contribute enough to win anything close to what they gave at Madrid. They are key players where they are too & neither are being played out of position.
beakerjoe wrote: » It doesnt say who from in the tweet, I imagine Liverpool yeah?
