I'd rather keep Neymar, pay up for Dembele, use Messi as a 10, and use Busquets + Rakitic as a double pivot.
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I'd rather keep Neymar, pay up for Dembele, use Messi as a 10, and use Busquets + Rakitic as a double pivot.
That's an other option.
That really would be the best option for them.
Neymar to psg, veratti to Utd?
Dream signing. But i would eat a dozen hats if it happens
I want to believe.
Pretty much a mission impossible signing like Jose referenced to Ronaldo.
does financial fair play still exist? surely PSG would be effected I'm some way if the Neymar deal went through?
So, PSG refuse to sell Verratti to Barcelona (for presumably a very sizeable fee), but they're about to pay Neymar's buyout clause, thereby taking him away from Barcelona, and then sell Verratti to us? Right. Don't hold your breath over this one.
Not happening but at least we can dream for a few hours.
Maybe PSG simply don't like to be seen being bullied over Verratti?
Here's my theory, PSG didn't want to be seen as a club who sells their players to bigger sides so they put their foot down.
Buying Neymar kills that, they can now be seen as growing and still be able to sell an unhappy and want away Verratti.
Barca now have wider issues in buying in replacements for a player they wanted to keep and can't afford to give 100m back to PSG.
Jose picks up the phone...
Here's my theory, PSG didn't want to be seen as a club who sells their players to bigger sides so they put their foot down.
Buying Neymar kills that, they can now be seen as growing and still be able to sell an unhappy and want away Verratti.
Barca now have wider issues in buying in replacements for a player they wanted to keep and can't afford to give 100m back to PSG.
Jose picks up the phone...
Terms around 'buy outs' in Spain are shrouded in a fair bit of mystery. Does the player have to pay it? In which case PSG would need to give the money to Neymar up front to give to Barca and the Spanish tax man would be all over it. Does it have to go to the club? And does it all have to be in a lump sum? If that is the case they may quickly seek to recoup a chunk of their outlay, which MAY include Verratti, which I expect they'd prefer to do with United rather than Barca ideally. a) Because it would look like they bullied them, and B) Because united would probably be prepared to pay a higher overall price.
That said, Barca may be prepared to soften on the possible above possible conditions if they offer up Verratti as part of the package.
But, frankly, a central midfield pairing of Pogba and Verratti is the stuff of dreams, and worth pursuing.
I'm a fan of Verratti and this time last summer I would have loved for us to sign him. But the signing of Pogba, the POTY displays of Herrera and the promise shown by Pereira makes me think this transfer is not worth the cost.
We don't need another CM/Playmaker. If there's something that we need it's a DM and Verrati is not really that. You don't have to spend €100m to get a good DM. And we don't need to spend that on an undoubtedly great player but one that a) has groin injury problems and b) we don't really need.
Finally, I reckon he has his heart set on Barca anyway (and boy do they need him) and all of this is a pipe dream.
We don't need another CM/Playmaker. If there's something that we need it's a DM and Verrati is not really that. You don't have to spend €100m to get a good DM. And we don't need to spend that on an undoubtedly great player but one that a) has groin injury problems and b) we don't really need.
Finally, I reckon he has his heart set on Barca anyway (and boy do they need him) and all of this is a pipe dream.
Yeah, here's the thing though: Just saying it, doesn't make it so.
Verrati plays with Matuidi and Motta behind him. Both of whom are actual DMs that do the defensive duties. Verratti does more of the play-making.
Pretty much all his performances last year have been marked as CM by whoscored and transfermarkt. Because that's where he plays.
He actually plays behind matuidi most of the time. Hes a deep lying playmaker and would pretty much come in exactly where Pereira has been playing in the friendlies so far. Dont think theres a chance it happens of course, but he would be an amazing signing.
Matuidi is a box to box player, Verratti plays behind him. Verratti is basically the perfect Carrick replacement as a deep lying play maker who is busy and likes to get stuck in.
Would turn our midfield into one of the very best in the game, shame it will never happen.
Throw another world record fee at them, see if theyre bothered. Far better signing than dier. Its football italia though which if im correct are a less trusted source.
The big question really is how much barca were offering because we'd need to very politely offer a shitload more than that to even get past first base. Edit: and offer to sell martial to them as a sweetener.
I'd be ok with this.
Demeble of BVB should be targeted just as aggressively by us imo.
He was a great singing for psg for relatively very little too. Hopefully our scouts do some scouting and unearth players with similar potential as early as possible. I'd love him and dembele here. Sexy stuff. Not happening though
This is the one signing I'd like above all others. Verratti, Herrera, Pogba would be one of the best midfields in world football. Can't see it happening though.
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Doesn't Jose want a big physical guy for that role from the players that we are linked to (matic,Dier, Fabinho)?
Yeah, if we even ask about how Verratti is doing, PSG will start bidding for Pogba and Martial. 
Rabiot plays behind both Verratti and Matuidi but Matuidi is more b2b than Verratti. This is how it compares to the current Barca midfield:
Busquets (Rabiot)
Rakitic (Matuidi) Iniesta (Verratti)
Matuidi and Verratti play on different sides but their roles are the same as Rakitic's and Iniesta's respectively.
That's my two cents.
Busquets (Rabiot)
Rakitic (Matuidi) Iniesta (Verratti)
Matuidi and Verratti play on different sides but their roles are the same as Rakitic's and Iniesta's respectively.
That's my two cents.
Aint happening. It's just 2+2=10 by some journalist. Verratti will not be sold, and if, only as baragain to get Neymar. I wouldnt pay that kind of money for him tbh
Verratti is a midget, no way he would be a DM for us.
Pogba - Verratti
Herrera
Herrera
If Barcelona got Veratti and Dybala for the Neymar money, they'd improve actually.
But they'll get neither
Money can do wonders. And surely they could arrange something with Neymar and Veratti.
In the right hands, yes
Dybala will suddenly be worth 180m if Juve know that Barca got 222m from PSG.
Doubt it, Juventus knew we had all the money in the world but still let Pogba go for a good price. Dybala might kick a fuss too if Juve were to do that.
89m was a good price?
It was like when we received 80m for Ronaldo all that time ago, every club sudden think their player is worth that much more.
Also, if Dybala is on the market, I'm sure there'll be other teams competing with Barca for his signature.
By good price, i assume you mean for Juventus..
I think Mourinho would prefer a different type of midfielder. We already have Pereira and Carrick who play in a similar fashion (not the same standard). I think he'd prefer a big body like Matic or Dier.
Yeah it was, they wont double the asking price for Dybala in the space of two years. Wouldnt make much sense.89m was a good price?
It was like when we received 80m for Ronaldo all that time ago, every club sudden think their player is worth that much more.
Also, if Dybala is on the market, I'm sure there'll be other teams competing with Barca for his signature.
He isnt on the market, neither was Pogba but every player has a price tag.
Precisely the danger for Barca. If Neymar moves for 220m then this will hugely inflate prices in the rest of the market.
They will struggle to get more than 1 or 2 very good players for that money.
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