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Strickland

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May 17, 2019
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Kessie the target in case Pogba leaves
Cambiasso interest Milan and Tottenham. The talk is 25M.

Personally I wouldnt mind Kessie as a sub for Rabiot but the later one remains here.
Pogba's replacement? Now that SMS is off the table its tough to think of a proper replacement. We need to look at players who can create and score and they need to be CM or AM.
Kessie is on 6.35m/season net at Barcelona. and isn't applicable to the tax relief. I like the hustle he brings and in form he is a good, dynamic defensive midfielder, but he's another player that's way overpaid (like absolute majority of Barcelona squad), should be on Locatelli type of salary.
 

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Knowah

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I wish we could value our other players properly. We seem to lack in this department.
New director should help a lot with this. Seems like every director since Marotta has the "privilege" mentality.

What I mean by privilege is that they are used to being a rich club and so selling for a loss or break even is fine for them. It's the only thing they know since they've had power. Marotta came from a club where you had to make astute signings and sales and he brought that thought process even to a big club like Juventus and Inter. Giuntoli is much the same to me. Napoli doesn't have the privilege to breakeven or take a small loss on sales and thus he strives hard not to do so.

Contrast that with Paratici who I believe always took that privilege for granted and did much the same in Tottenham. Buying big, selling low or at a loss and shrugging the shoulders because why not, we're a big club, who cares.

I think Giuntoli will return us to that mentality which is a NECESSARY mentality as world football struggles with competing against the financial muscle of the EPL. You must always think of the financial implications in everything. This could be the first sign of a return to that thought process.
 

Ronn

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May 3, 2012
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Kessie is on 6.35m/season net at Barcelona. and isn't applicable to the tax relief. I like the hustle he brings and in form he is a good, dynamic defensive midfielder, but he's another player that's way overpaid (like absolute majority of Barcelona squad), should be on Locatelli type of salary.
Can we do some maneuver on that salary?
 

Orgut

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Dec 31, 2002
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Here is a question should we sell Vlahovic to Chelsea and indeed get Lukaku - How bad is it in your opinion?
I mean ability wise not age or other important but irrelevant to the question.

I personaly think currently Lukaku might even end as a good fit, even if I prefer so many other forwards

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Can we do some maneuver on that salary?
Offer a loan and insist not paying all his wages then hope Barca somehow accept and then the will of the player to play for a former rival although thats probably the easy part
 

Ronn

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May 3, 2012
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Here is a question should we sell Vlahovic to Chelsea and indeed get Lukaku - How bad is it in your opinion?
I mean ability wise not age or other important but irrelevant to the question.

I personaly think currently Lukaku might even end as a good fit, even if I prefer so many other forwards

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Offer a loan and insist not paying all his wages then hope Barca somehow accept and then the will of the player to play for a former rival although thats probably the easy part
Music to Ceferin’s ears. Both Barca and Juve out of CL for 10 years (unless they are sold to Qatar)
 

DanielSz

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Sep 6, 2014
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With who though? We are probably the most unattractive club in all of the top leagues right now and we are broke.

What attacking players would want to come and play under that creativity destroying Allegri?

I'm not Vlahovics biggest fan but trust me we won't replace him with anyone better.
Jonathan David. I see Giuntoli dipping back into that Lille well.
 

Akshen

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Aug 27, 2010
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Here is a question should we sell Vlahovic to Chelsea and indeed get Lukaku - How bad is it in your opinion?
I mean ability wise not age or other important but irrelevant to the question.

I personaly think currently Lukaku might even end as a good fit, even if I prefer so many other forwards

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Offer a loan and insist not paying all his wages then hope Barca somehow accept and then the will of the player to play for a former rival although thats probably the easy part
Invest close to 60m okay, but not for Lukaku, he is shit.
 

HelterSkelter

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Apr 15, 2005
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Don’t mind Lukaku. He has the skillset. But he’s also an Inter guy.

Also, has the same issue as Vlahovic ie mentally weak. Man is already so broken, Max will make him seek counseling during a game every 15 mins.


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Bianconero81

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Jan 26, 2009
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Here is a question should we sell Vlahovic to Chelsea and indeed get Lukaku - How bad is it in your opinion?
I mean ability wise not age or other important but irrelevant to the question.

I personaly think currently Lukaku might even end as a good fit, even if I prefer so many other forwards
:rofl: :howler: GTFO!

Lolcacku, the overrated big oaf who can't trap a ball to save his life? The same Lolcacku who misses sitters? The same Lolcacku who disappears in big games?

No thanks. Aside from the fact that he's bathing in that Merda stench, he's an incredibly unreliable and limited footballer.

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I feel vindicated. I released their sorry asses in FM23.
Both sound like some fake ass regens.

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Don’t mind Lukaku. He has the skillset. But he’s also an Inter guy.

Also, has the same issue as Vlahovic ie mentally weak. Man is already so broken, Max will make him seek counseling during a game every 15 mins.


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What skillset is that exactly? The inability to control a ball? The ability to disappear in crucial moments?
 
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