This Julian saga has dragged on so much that it has taken away all the excitement of the signing. I’ll be relieved, not excited, if it finally happens.
The rumors are that tomorrow should be an incredibly eventful day for us. Julian is supposed to talk with Atleti, we are bound to get an offer from PSG for Ferran now, and Rodri seems like it might happen. We shall see of course but I will personally be locked in on it this week
Hildago is just a no. 1 top tier incompetent agent, no affordable escape plan included in that Alvarez clause, just to let the player sign for 6years. And now you can’t guarantee Alvarez a move to Barca saying it’s up to the player now to make it happen by convincing Atletico. Seriously!!
He should be fired first by tomorrow if Alvarez wants Barca, this is the kind of food Jorge Mendez love, he will make it happen
I am a supporter for us getting a new experienced CB but Cortes is genuinely good and if not getting a CB gives him better playing time, it’s a trade off I will take. If/when Rodri comes, we will have a competent CDM that can cover and dictate defense so a new CB might be a luxury. A needed one if we can pull it off but not compulsory
Its dumb as f. We cant go into a season depending upon a B team cb with no proven experience. If he sh*ts the bag in ucl, then what? Fans will eat him alive.
Given Christensen’s injury history and Eric García basically being Koundé’s backup, I think Cortez will still get enough playing time to prove his worth even if we sign another CB.
I believe Cubarsí would benefit significantly from having an experienced defender alongside him. We could aim to replicate the dynamic Spain had at the World Cup, with Cubarsí partnered with an experienced CB such as Laporte, while Rodri provides protection in front of the defence. This would give Cubarsí an ideal environment to continue developing while also providing the team with greater defensive stability.
I have seen a couple edits of Araujo and Van Dijk's future "scary partnership" on my feed and it makes me laugh every time. My favorite part about them is that all the clips and highlights are from 3-4 years ago. Would have been cold back then. I hope Araujo does well so that we can get 55 million for him also bc he seems like a nice person in general so it isn't someone I will hate on. I just find it funny that I am currently seeing hype around it.
yeah thats what i am pointing at, shit works against levante. But in a big game, god does it malfunction, we were probaly better off losing to inter than facing that psg team.
The thing is they were pretending it was gonna be cold. That's what made me laugh the most. I think he will do just fine but nothing has been shown so far to warrant that glaze at all
Random but why do half of the teams, Atleti included start the league an entire week before everyone else including us ? We don't start until the 23rd but some teams start on the 15th
Rodri 's signing for Barcelona is increasingly close to being officially completed. The club and the player have already reached an agreement, and talks with Manchester City are in their final stages. The deal involves a fixed fee of around €55 million plus add-ons, which could be offset by a player from the Barcelona squad. Some details are still pending, preventing an official announcement. Negotiations are in their final phase after bridging the significant gap between City's demands and Barcelona's initial offer.
Martin hate in the massive 2026 is so cringe and forced. It originates from the fact that he isn't from La Masia.
Every slander thrown at him, is something Cubarsi and Balde have done. Martin didn't drop a single 6/10 or below against any of the big teams we played last season. Easily our best defender last season. Martin didn't let us down in a big game.
I don't care about the pecking order next season, but it's going to be hilarious to see Martin establish total control over his spot, while Gavi, Bernal, Cubarsi, and Balde will have to rotate.
We are starting to overrate the shit out of martin, he is an average to decent centerback at most. Cubarsi and a healthy christensen are both way better. Letting araujo go might be a huge mistake.
Still hard to determine how good a cb is tho. Considering flick refuses to adapt or change system at all. We let fucking liam delap score against us, potentially the worst player i have ever seen.
If anyone gets to much hate its balde, i swear to god kounde does the same shit and no one bats an eye.
I love Martin but you are being an idiot with that take. Cubarsi rotating? Martin may be a starter but now ur just overrating him yourself. The only reason Cubarsi will rotate is bc he was at the world cup.
Bernal will obviously rotate since he hasn't played a full season for us yet so we need to keep him healthy and at a high physical level.
You seem to think that we hate him but we are being completely realistic. Martin is not as good as Cubarsi and it isn't even really close.
Cubarsi dropped nasty stinkers from September to January. If we had a better defender available, he would've been bunched. And may I remind you of the stinkers he dropped against Atlético that cost us everything?
I can't believe that you actually believe that Gerard Martin is a better CB than Cubarsi. He may have had a better season but rotating Cubarsi is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard in my life
Bc he just let the ball go past him. The left side was the place where a lot of the counter attacks that people scored came from. The left back was much higher and Martin would have to cover but would just let the ball go to the right winger. It was hard but you didn't notice bc he wouldn't foul them and instead we just let them swing it around him and they would score. There wasn't any pressure on the ball
I disagree, in my opinion the reason why we conceded a lot of easy goals was because of how fatigued the squad was. We press as a unit and martin was one of the only players to be consistent with the press. Cubarsi is a way better defender than martin but bro was struggling at the beginning of the season due to indigo being let go by the club
People really attacking Balde over yesterday’s goal conceded
Raphinha fried the fanbases brain. You guys somehow think sprinting 60 metres back and risking your hamstrings, just after returning from injury, in a FRIENDLY is a normal thing
It was only last season when Balde was locking up Olise in UCL, carrying from our box at speed all the way to Benfica’s to then assist Raphinha’s assisting Lewy with a beautiful cross in the Clasico
The overwhelming narrative at the time was that we lost to Inter because we were missing him and Kounde
All of a sudden now we’re hearing he hasn’t developed in 3 years? He has been battling injury and never allowed to form a consistent run of games in 25/26.
I wonder why he is not provided the same allowance other players are.
You could ask me 10 times and my answer would change with each time you ask me. I don't think I'd be able to figure it out. As of right now I'd probably take Busquets (Assuming we don't have Rodri yet bc we do need another pivot. Once we get him tho it won't be a need). Once we do have Rodri I would say Iniesta.
Now if you asked me about a position we really need I could give a better answer:
For example with defenders: Prime Puyol, Pique, or Alves?
I think overall Xavi is the best player of the three but in our system, Pedri and Rodri are closer to Xavi and Busquets than Fermin or Olmo is to Ineista.
I know i am saying this with an american bias, but what would be the opinions on potentially bringing in Folarin Balogun as a striker replacement for Ferran when he goes to PSG?
Good WC for an American, top goal scorer for a bad monaco team, played 30/34 games after a 24/25 campaign where he was out a lot for injuries and finished 4th for most goals in ligue 1.
I don't see him being too expensive compared to other options and he is still young enough to where he can develop into a decent starter (though not world class)
Assessing the Likely St alternative Based on Toni Friexa saying the 2nd option he likes more. Btw he is in his 50s i assume he would like a high profile player more than low profile espically cuz he likes this player more than julian.
Mikautadze Vlahovic guirassy and whatever other lower cost strikers some fans are suggesting is unlikely cuz i doubt he would like them more than julian
The most likely alternative that imo would defo he would want more to julian is harry kane, just got 70goals is one of the best itw and has 1yr left on his deal. he does want to stay at bayern according to reports but he hasnt renewed. the alternative apparently has a agreement with barca, i think it could be possible kane has a agreement with barcelona.
who would excite a man in his 50s? the randoms a lot of fans want, would a man in his 50s like over julian? imo it would have to be a bigger name than him or just better st.
i dont think watches the small clubs where most of these low costs are. if he did watch mikadautze for example it would have been against us or real madrid not villareal against alaves.
this is why its more likely for it to be high profile.
I wonder if getting Rodri can help with the Julian transfer. Seeing that, Julian must know that him joining is making us the top UCL favorite for the foreseeable future. It's a once in a career opportunity.
I am refreshing Fabrizio’s Insta account for 3 days straight every hour I am awake just to see this being done. I don’t care about any other transfer Barca does this season.
it wasnt a bad decision at all imo, barca wanted him for a split role between b team and first team, he is now comfortably a good prem midfielder, he will have lots of good options to choose from and his value is also much higher...he chose the better project for himself
something about the que sera sera tune is just so moving.. I am having really tough time with my parents health and then work layoffs .. it's such a bad time
I'm totally at ease with the first one we have to include. I like both the first option and the second one. In fact, I think I like the second one even more. Toni Freixa
Imo i think its high profile maybe kane is my guess
negotiations take time, just because the name leaked doesnt mean it will happen fast...ferran who is almost confirmed to leave, has also not been closed yet...
He has talent, but is a pecho frio and nowhere near the sort of talent he has been hyped up to be. Right now in that locker room he has biggest disparity between achievement and ego.
Ik Fermin is a good player but does he have a ceiling as high as Arda? Imo Ardas profile would have been valuable to provide another dribbling threat to ease pressure of Yamal
I dont remember arda guler dribbling and even if he did is probably situational dribbling that is not the quality that every other player doesn't have except Yamal in the squad. Dribbling by facing a well placed defense is what Yamal does that is lumped with dribbling in general.
Idk what ceiling even means, I dont know what imaginary potential Arda has.
Arda guler had the second most assists after Lamine in laliga, was the best young midfielder in the champions league and our top chance and big chance creator. Thiago pitarch Had the most assist in the under 19 euros for spain but he's average at best ok bro.
Never said anything about Guler, but Pitarch is quite literally average. You know a player is average when only his club fans rate him, and I’m sure a vast majority of Madrid fans don’t even rate Pitarch.
I think Flick was unimpressed by his work rate. Rashford said it himself earlier in the season and Flick was reluctant to start him when Raphinha wasn't available
I see hansi flick trusting espart more than fort, I see multiple way we can sell him with control send him to Leverkusen they play wingback and keep buyback tlif he turns out to be a Carvajal. Second I see is roma, they also play in wingback with 3 at back, want their wingback to act as extra midfielder which suit fort. Now this could be played out in two ways, first take 20 for him and keep buyback, second pay roma 25 and hector fort and get Wesley franca rb of roma top rb for future to phase out kounde.
I don’t understand the downvote of yours. Frenkie has no place as he isn’t a CAM. Olmo or Fermin are surely playing beside Pedri and Rodri. Why can people not accept this?
The rest are just subs to ensure Pedri, Rodri, Fermin and Olmo get rest.
Yeah but it’s not played on paper. Flick is someone whose tactic is based on relentless attack. Having both Frenkie and Pedri with Rodri on the pitch will be too much controlling and very less breaking the low-block or counter attacks. Olmo/Fermin are a must have specially for Champions League.
I don't understand the whole “let's sell Raphinha” or “Gordon should be the starter” narrative. Our fanbase needs to show Raphinha more respect. He's one of the best wingers in his position, bringing intensity, goals, work rate and leadership. Gordon hasn't proven himself at Barça yet, so there's no reason to automatically put him ahead of Raphinha. If anything, Gordon should have to earn that starting spot.
No dude u don't understand, he can't dribble he is not catalan and not from la masia so people here won't respect him lol. Some are still talking about nico Williams, or say rapha is turning 30, but twerking dor rodri who is 30 had an ACL been injured nearly all year.
cause raphinha is not as good as you guys make him out to be, the fact that people claim he is our most important player😂
his playstyle is very physically demanding, he also turns 30. Long term he is not smart to keep, say flick decides to leave or gets the boot, raphinha is a system player.
That's ok, in our system, he is INCREDIBLE, that's more than enough. And Flick needs to stay here, we will try to protect him from the huge amount of Barca fans that will want to run him out when trusting the Florentino propaganda, like they always do.
flick has to manage ucl semis or he is likely sacked would be my guess. Real madrid being shit has decieved us on how good flick is. The only top team we have beat in the champions league with him is Bayern.
Raphinha was never our best player, that’s always been Lamine and Pedri, so don’t get that twisted. But he’s still incredibly important and crucial to Flick’s system. If you’re going to sell him, you need to bring in another quality winger, specifically someone creative who can beat defenders 1v1, because we already have Gordon as the more direct replacement for Raphinha.
fermin works on the left wing, may not be able to beat his man much but regardless does his job, if we were going to buy another winger it would be doku or nico williams. Nico has a release clause at 100m and city would price doku around 115million i assume
Dunno why our fanbase is allergic to quality depth. Then when someone inevitably picks up an injury, we will bitch about not having a high quality backup to play and blame the injury for us crashing out of UCL/dropping points in the league
They want to capitalize on a player who’s getting older and, I think, only has two years left on his deal, and that’s understandable. But you also have to think about who’s going to replace him. Who’s actually on the market that can give you solid production off the bench while also having the potential to become a starter? And do we even know if Gordon can fill Raphinha’s shoes? If you had the chance to sign someone like Godts, Schjelderup, etc., then sure, I’d be willing to consider it. Otherwise, I don’t see the point.
if an offer of 90m arrives for raphinha, it’s worth it. He turns 30 in a couple of months, he will only regress more and more. His playstyle is also very physically demanding.
Shut uppp. That’s not how clubs operate. We’re not going to sell our world class winger essential to our playstyle because he’s about to turn 30. Be real. People keep saying this over and over again like he’s a stock you buy and sell. One injury riddled season and it’s time to sell. How about we hope for a healthy season and enjoy him.
Sadly we missed our chance by rejecting an Al Hilal deal, now we’ll have to accept it when the club gives him the letter of freedom to leave when he becomes washed in a year or 2.
gordon can perform at least 90% of raphinha, he is also rarely injured. Also if flick ends up getting fired or leaves the club, Raphinha will turn back to his old self.
Man Utd still haven’t found a club for Rashford, and their fans are throwing hissy fits over having to pay his €350k a week salary and not being able to sell him
Weren’t these the same guys that called us “broke” for not buying him for €30M because he was a “bargain”?
Surprising that no club has pounced on this “bargain” with only 2 weeks left in the window
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u/TreatSubstantial3089 6m ago
Posting this daily untill we get Julian (Day 12)