I'm not sure that's what Barcelona need.
He has similar characteristics to FDJ.
Barcelona have to go back to the 4-3-3 with specialist players in their positions.
That’s not how academy scouting & signings work. He’s 17. It might take four or five years or even more before he’s ready, if he ever will be. Doubt Frenkie will be there that long. Plus you need more than one player per position anyway.
The player will do the pre-season with the first team, that's for sure. And depending on how he performs, he'll play more or less. As has happened with players like Gavi, Pedri, Yamal and etc.
I mean, he's a type of player for a double pivot like FDJ. And that type of player doesn't fit into Barcelona's or Xavi's visión.
The player will do the pre-season with the first team, that's for sure. And depending on how he performs, he'll play more or less. As has happened with players like Gavi, Pedri, Yamal and etc.
I mean, he's a type of player for a double pivot like FDJ. And that type of player doesn't fit into Barcelona's or Xavi's visión.
There’s talk that we’re really interested in signing him as well, he’s been on two trials here with us (2019 and 2022) and he’s also a known Man Utd supporter.
He’s very highly rated here in Sweden and one of our top prospects together with Roony Bardghji (the guy who scored against us for FC Copenhagen), and quite easily one of the best I’ve seen on the ball at that age with my own eyes (coach for his city rivals here in Stockholm and we’ve played Brommapojkarna quite a few times before he went to Djurgården).
All in all, I hope that he comes!
As talented as he is, I think the jump from being mostly used as a sub in Allsvenskan to playing regularly in LaLiga and UCL will take more than that.
Yet FDJ is a key man in Xavi’s midfield.
Going to spurs
Yes they sure are.They’re signing some good young talents. Vušković & Bergvall after Udogie and Sarr.
They’re signing some good young talents. Vušković & Bergvall after Udogie and Sarr.
A model I hope we start to do more of here with INEOS. Our academy is very strong but we should coinstantly be looking to top it up with emerging young talents between 15-18 years old when they are there to be signed on the cheap. We did it effectively with Garnacho, Alvaro, and Kambwala and Mejbri to an extent, but Sarr, Vuskovic, Bergvall, and Kusi-Asare who also just joined Bayern, were known talents we should have been all over. Next one I hope we keep an eye on is Nypan at Rosenberg, who is very highly rated and expected to move soon.
Brexit means brexit. We can’t sign anyone under the age of 18 from abroad anymore.
Spurs bought Vuskovic at 15/16 so I think the players just stay at their clubs and move when they are 18 in some cases. I could be wrong though. Might be why Nypan hasn’t moved yet as he’s still 17 but has been heavily linked to prem teams for over a year.
Either way, the point is we should be shit hot on these top youngsters coming through that can be bought for <€15m at 18, rather than €60m+ at 21. Spurs have been doing it for a couple seasons and are already seeing the benefits with Udogie and Sarr being two of the best players in their positions in the league this year.
I'd say we have 2, maybe 3 midfielders who really fit the midfield mould currently, In Mainoo and Bruno (who isn't even great at controlling games). Casemiro maybe, but he's off pace, like Eriksen.This guy looks a prospect but we already have Dan Gore who we have high hopes for, not to mention the like of Jack Fletcher and Fitzgerald also coming through.
Begvall is would have been competing with Gore, the other 2 players I mentioned are for the long term.I'd say we have 2, maybe 3 midfielders who really fit the midfield mould currently, In Mainoo and Bruno (who isn't even great at controlling games). Casemiro maybe, but he's off pace, like Eriksen.
United need more midfielders who can be swapped out without whole gameplans going out of the window. I think 2 16 year olds are not fixing that problem, hence new midfielders can be the answer. Maybe not just talented youngster but players who can do a job next season.
Surely we should be looking to find a younger version of Casemiro. Even with him being at the end of his career and nowhere near the quality of his Madrid days, we have looked so much better with him in the team recently. The first half against Wolves and the majority of the game against the Hammers we had total control of the pitch and looked to swarm them. It would be great if we could keep that going, even against so called "big" teams.Begvall is would have been competing with Gore, the other 2 players I mentioned are for the long term.
I agreed with you on United needing at least one midfielder, not sure should it be as a replacement for Casamiro or Eriksen, both will be gone within the next 18 months.
Surely we should be looking to find a younger version of Casemiro. Even with him being at the end of his career and nowhere near the quality of his Madrid days, we have looked so much better with him in the team recently. The first half against Wolves and the majority of the game against the Hammers we had total control of the pitch and looked to swarm them. It would be great if we could keep that going, even against so called "big" teams.