dembele might not last at barca if he keeps turning up late to practice. koeman is goign to give him the boot
dembele might not last at barca if he keeps turning up late to practice. koeman is goign to give him the boot
Good
Nobody who is that disrespectful to his body or his team lasts long at the top level. Even with his talent
The board NEEDS to sign Haaland. Iif they buy f***ing Lautaro instead and Haaland goes to Real we will never win the league in the next 10 years
Nice to see Fati-Dembele starting in the same game.
No Pjanic though?
this is the exact lineup ive wanted koeman to go with since he decided on the 4231. apart from ter stegen being injured, this should be the best 11.
pjanic v busquets is a discussion...interested to see how busq performs today.
pique/neto yikes but....this team so reliant on Messi. nothing gets created if it isnt him playing the key pass or making the dribble.
Replacing Busquets with Laimer, getting Haaland and finding a Pique successor (Upa? wait for Konate?) and instead of signing f***ing RĂĽdiger we should get someone like Hinteregger. Cheaper and better.
Been so disillusioned with the club since summer but I'm fairly optimistic.
Once the new board balances the budget we are in a good position to move forward
nytimes.com/2021/02/12/sports/soccer/barcelona-messi-contract.html
Barcelona had decided on its strategy, and its price: Dembélé, in Barcelona’s eyes, was worth $96 million, and not a cent more. No matter how hard Dortmund pressed for a higher fee, the men from Barcelona would hold firm. The two executives steeled themselves as they headed to the suite the Germans had booked. They embraced before knocking on the door. And then they stepped inside, only to find that Dortmund’s executives had decided on a strategy, too.
The Germans told their guests that they had a plane to catch. They had no time to exchange small talk, and they were not here to negotiate. If Barcelona wanted Dembélé, it would have to pay roughly double the Spaniards’ valuation: $193 million. The price would make the 20-year-old Frenchman the second-most expensive soccer player in history.
Barcelona’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, was stunned. But he did not walk away. He quickly agreed to pay almost the entire amount, settling at a fee of $127 million up front, with a further $50 million in easily-achieved performance bonuses. For all his intentions of playing hardball, he felt he did not have a choice.