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Meanwhile Madrid will play in Wembley for the first time in History when they face Tottenham on Nov 1



However....

Ah Nawa o..Keep doing the Lords work @Dlordsamurai

Positions from which Dembele created chances for his teammates last season...Dembele(More than just a winger.




Propaganda has started full force.

MSD.....Paapaapaa

Krasid:
Both posted almost similar stats with Vasquez playing less minutes. Makes you think...

Be specific alagba..Dont throw subtle shades.

Krasid:
Dembele vs Vasquez. Vamos.

Ur point please?

I dont want to believe its true that we inserted a 90M release clause in Dembele's contract when we paid 140M euros for Him

snowstormm:
what time is the draw?....am looking forward to PSG vs Madrid..so that,PSG can test their potential....and Barca vs Bayern or juve or chelsea

Careful what you wish for.

Barcelona just announced they would sue Neymar for 8.5M breach of Contract




Definitely some toes were stepped after Neymar's recent attack on the Board.

According to Sky Germany No agreement was reached between Barca and Dortmund in the meeting Yesterday



We just keep receiving L's after Ls after LS

ddippset:
let's just do dembele and seri and rest.

Considering the circumstances..I would drink to it o.

ddippset:
At times I don't blame the board. How could dortmund be demanding 150 million for dembele? Last year dembele couldn't have cost more than 40 million.

I read somewhere that he was offered for Barca last season for less than 20M before he went to Dortmund.

ddippset:
Coutinho seems the most unlikely. The best we can hope for now is sign Dembele and Seri and let's go. That way we can use Iniesta sparingly. The man's still got it.

We are not signing Coutihno this summer..Na wetin I dey tell Eruditor be that wey he dey lecture me..We have lost our bullying power tey tey

I can also say here that after 13 days of no contact with Dortmund..Barcelona are back in contact with Dortmund over Dembele



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Eruditor:
Understand the politics of selling players. Coutinho and Dembele will be Barca players - mark my words.

The selling club is only trying to play tit for tat by stalling till the end of the transfer window.

The same clubs boasted a month before Neymar left that Coutinho was £89M and Dembele £75M. Now all of a sudden £100M+ for each player is not enough considering they don't even sell Jerseys like Neymar.

At some point, we are going to have to call their bluff. After all, we know the players have handed in transfer requests and if you have taken your time to watch players that have tendered requests to their clubs, their performances always drop significantly.

So forget all the bravado that both clubs and their presidents are trying to put up. It is all make-believe. Their game is just to be petty and wait till the 31st of August - in a ploy to annoy the players involved and Barca.

If that were not so why don't they play both players in their respective teams? Coutinho is DEFINITELY not injured with any back pains and we all know Dembele is deliberately refusing to return to Germany.

Anyways, they would shoot themselves in the foot because they too would not have time to buy players they want to use to replace them. And even when they do, they would still pay through their noses for said players.

I'm telling you there's an 80% chance Coutihno won't be playing For Barca next season especially after this Ultimatum...We'll see who's right eventually.

airmark:
Busquets ball handling was excellent cos they didnt find him out early, no thanks to xavi, iniesta and rakitic. He has always been a weakling but his team made opposition unaware of this, forcing them to defend deeply.

How did busquets displace a 33 year-old from euro 2008 squad? It's on record that senna had injury problems that stilll hindered him at that old age. Busquets is intelligent but when we look at him as a dm, that is supposed to play as an anchor in any team, we will see him as an overrated one. He can't handle incessant attacks.

Dont be deceived, there are situations you will be well-positioned and still need to make that tackle, due to lapses of your team mates. How do you deal with a sudden wall pass, involving messi and neymar against you, the dm? A 2v1 situation can draw tackles no matter how you position, unless you want to allow free access by one of the intruders. Carvajal didn't need a mate before he ran into barca's defence unhindered to set bale up, last season.

As a dm, if you are weak defensively, you are not there.

Not even Kante or Matic can face a situation with Messi and Neymar coming at you fast..The point I'm making is Busquets isn't a weakling cos he rarely makes tackle, In fact its his positioning and intelligence that gives Barcelona CONTROL...Busquets plays as a constructive DM,He doesn't really need to be destructive cos his positioning is top notch,He is always there at the right time,Y do you think Bosque rarely benches Busquets during Spain's dominant years,Xabi Alonso is more experienced yet Busquets started most of those games..He is very key actually

emmyspark007:
Just remove ur mind from coutinho because at this points its unlikely he will come to barca...unless barca go table about 150m.
Meanwhile jean seri is almost a done deal

That's not the point self,If its true we gave an ultimatum then yaba left needs more patients,How will you give a selling club an ultimatum?,A club that has little or no reason to sell except the money is right,A club that has rejected 3 bids?,Yet they think an ultimatum is the only way out?,So they expect Liverpool to chicken out and say OK we are going to sell..The only ultimatum here should be more money..We are now a laughing stock really.

modextus:
Latest update on Phillip Coutinho:-
Barcelona have informed Liverpool that they have until Sunday evening to change their mind on Coutinho or it will be withdrawn. [Anfield HQ]

I dont want to believe this is True.

dmcdad:
Not even Piqué and Ramos would catch him too... So, still cut him some slack. Remember the world cup when Robben played with Ramos and Piqué? And he ain't even as fast as Bale... So that should do.

Lol..Robben didn't run out of the pitch and back into the pitch naa..At that point a better defender would have gone for the ball by sliding, hence covering the distance he couldn't cover while running..Batra's ineptitude was the reason Bale did that to him jare

dmcdad:
Say what you know broda... Bartra was the sick one. He was just 50q fit going into that match. Blame him for something else and not that pulease!

True..But even if Batra was hale and healthy,pumped with Cocaine he won't still catch Bale in that Match so I'm not sure the sickness is really an excuse bro.

Well Guys Whereas its none of Uli's biz..I pity Dembele sha especially if we don't end up signing him..I'm sure the Board must have let him believe We'll do anything to sign him,He played his part by trying to force the move,cutting all contacts with Dortmund and telling them he wants to go.. Barca however haven't reciprocated the same enthusiasm since the first bid was rejected,We haven't contacted Dortmund in 2weeks...In that 2 weeks we've had 2 abi 3 bids turned down for Coutihno..Meaning Coutihno is top priority,Dembele clearly isn't...Why deceive the poor lad then?,I know The transfer from Rennes to Dortmund for Dembele wasn't without controversy too but clearly Dembele is been influenced by Barca..Barca should show Enthusiasm too and finish the deal Fa!

Uli Hoeness (Bayern President): If Barcelona is behind Dembele's recent actions then I have no respect for that club'




Eventhough he might be saying it so Bayern can poach Dembele from Dortmund as they usually do, Uli isn't entirely far from the Truth.

adegwurulez:
If you watch his recent games, he's been growing in confidence. We might not miss him short term but come the next few years, I see him becoming a rock.

If you remember very well carvajal's El clasico debut, iniesta had a field day, constantly tormenting the poor boy.

Look at carnival today. We cant boast of a right back as good

There's a difference between playing CB for Barca and playing CB for Dortmund..At Barca ur mistakes crucify you..You must be at the top level week in week out..Batra couldn't offer us that and He can't self if he was still at Barca..And We have someone better although we paid over 30M for Umtiti but hitherto its worth it.

adegwurulez:
Bartra just scored a golazo.

Barca's recent apparent disdain for LA masia products will be our bane.

Batra won't be missed jare..We still haven't forgotten what that Sick bay Bale did to him..Forget Batra jhor,He was never good enough for Barca.

VivaLaByke:
Zorc (Dortmund sporting director): "We have a clear demand. If it's fulfilled, Dembele will be transferred."

Zorc: "If it isn't, Dembele will stay at Dortmund. We will not wait until the last day for this decision."

Zorc also confirmed that Ousmane Dembele is in France and that there is contact with Dortmund via an employee.




Basically......na our hand e deh.

Dortmund's price might be too much though but we dont have a choice,I'll prefer We buy Seri and Dembele only..Seeing Liverpool won't sell Coutihno this summer..We can get Coutihno next summer to replace Iniesta for an even cheaper price self cos the transfer would be mutual seeing he gave Liverpool another year just like Suarez.

VivaLaByke:
Zorc (Dortmund sporting director): "We have a clear demand. If it's fulfilled, Dembele will be transferred."

Zorc: "If it isn't, Dembele will stay at Dortmund. We will not wait until the last day for this decision."

Zorc also confirmed that Ousmane Dembele is in France and that there is contact with Dortmund via an employee.




Basically......na our hand e deh.

Dortmund's price might be too much though but we dont have a choice,I'll prefer We buy Seri and Dembele only..Seeing Liverpool won't sell Coutihno this summer..We can get Coutihno next summer to replace Iniesta for an even cheaper price self cos the transfer would be mutual seeing he gave Liverpool another year.

airmark:
That's why his weaknesses are coming out in capital letters. Dms are supposed to be strong on the ball, difficult to catch on the ball, as their ball handling must be top notch. Busquets was never superb in these aspects, many thanks to ''barca's seamless attack is the best form of defence''.

I just pray for him to take the step of faith and mistakenly come to epl, before dayo starts giving lame age excuses.



Xavi wasn't, but iniesta was there as always, right?. There's a reason rakitic made the laliga team of the season that year, but busquit couldn't get the nod. In fact Krychowiak deservedly took the dm slot. Now rakitic and iniesta have told the 'best dm ever' to prove himself as Mr. Independent, but my guy just dey fall yakata for field.
No sauce, no juice

Lol..Actually Busquets ball handling is excellent,His technicality and intelligence makes up for what he lacks in speed..He rarely have to make tackles cos He positions himself well..In fact Most experienced coaches tell thier Forwards to pressurize Busquets cos he is the key to recycling possession..Its not easy to dispose Marcos Senna off Euro 2008 squad at a very tender age..Busquets makes the more experienced Mascherano look like a puppet playing DM role for Barca..And thus Mascherano has played in the EPL,World cup final,Copa Final(2ce) while playing as a DM o..Yet Busquets dey school am..He doesn't need to take any step of faith, He is irreplaceable.

airmark:
You jumped into issue that is beyond your grasp. You don't need to type in all caps, before i know you were hitting your head on the wall while typing. If you like use red colour to send signals of your anger, nothing changes, busquets remains a bag of pop corn, easy to chew. Madrid's players have decoded that and successfully murked him in recent games.

He is an easy target and the more your team keeps him in the first 11, the better for madrid.

Some of what u said abt busquets are actually true...Busquets is an easy target now not because his abilities are diminishing..Its because he doesn't have options anymore..No one to get into spaces for Him.

Official: Barcelona players will wear Barcelona on their shirts instead of their usual shirt names in the game against Betis as a show of Solidarity for those who lost their lives

ddippset:
i pray he shocks and silences everybody.

Frankly I'm not bothered..He would offer stealth in d middle..But its not only what we need..Its like 1 out of 5..The board is failing in giving us the other 4..Coutihno now is looking unlikely by d day..Liverpool dey mad..like say them wan win champions league..Rubbish!