This is how it’s been for years. Even Barcelona despite being a pretty inconsistent league team for a long time until 2003/04 onwards. If clubs were tiered Barcelona and Madrid would be S tier and teams like you mentioned would be A tier.
Josko Gvardiol
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After Suker and Lukita it would seem wrong to me if Croatians were not attracted to Madrid.
I remember I thought he was great when we played against Leipzig, but without prior knowledge, without knowing he was a player to watch.
Unfortunately I'm afraid there are no places in our defence
I remember I thought he was great when we played against Leipzig, but without prior knowledge, without knowing he was a player to watch.
Unfortunately I'm afraid there are no places in our defence
Where was that? From what I read his dream is to play in England actually.
There are several places that have the quote.
https://www.thechelseachronicle.com...r-real-madrid-after-claims-chelsea-could-bid/
I think that is a fairly generic response to being linked with a traditional big club. I am not sure it is any indication he wants to go there and I imagine he would have said much the same about being lnked with us or Juve etc. There is still a lot of smoke around Chelsea and if Boehly isn't done overpaying he may well end up there at the end of the day.
Exactly this.
La Liga has real issues though. The “Remaining 3” spearheaded by Perez have a very important court date very soon on the Superleague. Barca and Juve seem to have switched to focusing on the penalty money, but Madrid is still steadfastly convinced they can push the league through legally.
So it doesn’t matter if fans argue about the league being an issue. Madrid themselves think it is a long term issue.
I mean if he is as good as they say I don’t think £80 mil would be over paying. Unless you would like to concede that a transfer such as £80 mil for Pogba back in 2016 was astronomically overpriced.
I will happily concede the point on Pogba, but my comment was more to do with the prices paid for Fofana and Cucurella with the latter looking like a piece of business on a par with paying 50M for AWB. You can only ever know if someone was overpriced in hindsight but Boehly has clearly shown a tendency to just keep raising the bid until he gets his man, that was how he hijacked Cucurella from Manchester City and it is a reputation he is developing. I would expect him to outbid allcomers for Gvardiol if he wants him but more to the point his current club will think that too and might try to fleece him. We had years of this with Woodward so we know how it goes.
Very impressive, very aggressive.
sign him up what a player
Couldn't stop the onslaught at Ibrox last season. 
In all seriousness, is looking like a top player already. Expect his transfer to Chelsea to be finalised and him and Nkunku will be turning out for Boehly's All Stars next season.
In all seriousness, is looking like a top player already. Expect his transfer to Chelsea to be finalised and him and Nkunku will be turning out for Boehly's All Stars next season.
Lies it’s his girlfriend
Mum is always mum.
It was overpriced when looking back on his performance for us.
Unfortunently it's looking that way with Cucurella (although I don't think he's been as bad as is made out) but I think you're being bit harsh on Forfana, injury permitting he's going to be a top class CB.
The only worry I'll have about getting both is what it means for Colwill, I'm far from a youth obsessed fan but for me he's close to James level sure bet.
Been the best defender in the tournament. Elite defender in the making. He’s shut down every single Japan attack in the second half of this R16 game.
Either we sign him or hope no one in the league does. He's perfect.
One man defence.
That is almost word for word his Chelsea response.
Josko Gvardiol to
@TheAthleticFC
on Chelsea: “My agent is taking care of this & we’ll see. Right now I’m happy in Leipzig. #CFC a big club + maybe 1 day I’ll be there. Nice to see things like this, especially because there is Kovacic. So you never know”
Seems like he’s has his head turned by Real and is keeping his options open.
He’s a real man.
I can see him at Real. Their LCBs are 30+. Him and Militao together would be elite.
possibly, given each quote is 1 day apart
He sounds a lot more certain on a move to Real than Chelsea.
He likely knows he’s playing well and could have his pick.
Break the piggy bank for this lad.
Yes i know, we have Martinez and Varane + a load of crap at CB.
But this kid is world fecking class.
Happy to see him at Real as long he's not in the PL if he's not ours.
Yes i know, we have Martinez and Varane + a load of crap at CB.
But this kid is world fecking class.
Happy to see him at Real as long he's not in the PL if he's not ours.
It's not exactly news is it?
No club with the possible exception a fully functioning and competing Milan can compete with Madrid when it comes to player affections.
It's just a reality everyone else has to work around sadly.
Think we all know if Real really want him they'll get him. However, we don't really know if that's going to be the case.
We do know that Chelsea will be going all in for him for sure. Id imagine Real will have to play their hand sooner rather than later or he'll end up at Chelsea.
True. Chelsea have lost out on plenty of players this summer already and had to pick up other players. Just a reality I guess.
He’s class. I’m just glad Chelsea never got him in the summer.
He’s got his spot in the team of the tournament sewn up I think.
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He has been the best CB in this WC for me
This is true. We went hard when he wasn’t for sale and given his performances and our dialogue over other players, I can’t imagine we wouldn’t go hard again. Hopefully Kovacic can give him a nudge this way because we can’t keep relying on Silva.
Yes and it’s not even close. I want him at Utd to challenge Varane. I know he’s left footed and primarily plays that LCB role but CBs are versatile.
Thought he was poor against Japan personally.
Have the ball away constantly and was played around far to easy.
Have the ball away constantly and was played around far to easy.
No way! He was so good against Japan. He stopped all of their attacks by himself from minute 45 onwards.
Stats certainly don't back this up,
For sure he had a better second half but in the first half Japan were cutting Croatia to shreds.
Not all his fault and can't be good playing alongside his defensive partner back there!
But he gave the ball away repeatedly and looked shaky for me.
Thought he was poor against Japan.
But tonight he has been imperious, absolutely tremendous performance.
Has been a rock at the back for Croatia in this game.
But tonight he has been imperious, absolutely tremendous performance.
Has been a rock at the back for Croatia in this game.