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RVP would'nt work at all lol, he takes up similar positions and moves in similar ways to Messi.

And he cant play outwide because he will have to press, make runs in behind and be quick.....

He will/cant do any of those things..... RVP makes no sense at all to me.

Llorente does make sense tho for the reason's i explained plus the added bonus he can provide a Plan B.

I know people said the same with Ibra, but Ibra despite his size is'nt that great in the air and is'nt that physical where as Llorente is.

Added to all the things i already mentioned.

Llorente was running out of contract, but i read reports that he had renewed two months ago, with very juicy wages. Nothing official tho, so i am not sure. I did listen to one of his interviews yesterday, and he said that he was at home and looked like he wanted to stay...

Mr Nick09 wrote:Llorente was running out of contract, but i read reports that he had renewed two months ago, with very juicy wages. Nothing official tho, so i am not sure. I did listen to one of his interviews yesterday, and he said that he was at home and looked like he wanted to stay...

Yh as i said it will be difficult to prise him away from Bilbao but i do feel Llorente is much better suited for Barca than Ibra ever was.

If Llorente can be successful for Bielsa I don't see why he would fail for Barca, other than perhaps playing him out of position. Either way, I agree that pulling him far from Bilbao, which is essentially a national team for him, would be hard. Especially now that they're back to being competitive.

http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/salida-van-bommel-refuerza-ofensiva-del-milan-por-keita-1732063

"Van Bommel's exit reinforces Milan's bid for Keita"

Please, we'll give him to you for free!

Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue (23) could be signed if Seydou Keita leaves. Barcelona scouts have followed the Frenchman closely. [md]

ALABA? BuyOut Clause 22M

www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=328278

Khaled wrote:Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue (23) could be signed if Seydou Keita leaves. Barcelona scouts have followed the Frenchman closely. [md]

I'm sold on Capoue. Bring him in!

Khaled wrote:Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue (23) could be signed if Seydou Keita leaves. Barcelona scouts have followed the Frenchman closely. [md]

He is good. I remember Barça scouting him a couple of years back when Yaya was about to leave. Good aerial presence that guy.

danyjr wrote:

Khaled wrote:Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue (23) could be signed if Seydou Keita leaves. Barcelona scouts have followed the Frenchman closely. [md]

He is good. I remember Barça scouting him a couple of years back when Yaya was about to leave. Good aerial presence that guy.

I read that he can also play as a Center Back!

Arsenal want him too. That is if they can't sign M'vila.

Capoue is good, I like him, he adds an aerial presence too.

Alaba would be great, he can be better than Alba imo and has already proven he can keep Ronaldo in his pocket.

CR played LW, and Alaba LB. They barely met on the pitch. And Ronaldo scored two goals.
Let's leave the false claims like "Zanetti/Marcelo kept messi in his pocket" for Evil Madrid and Inter fans.

Is it really that necessary that we need another DM? For me its not a priority. Unless they want him to play CB a lot as well, then I don't really want him...

free_cat wrote:CR played LW, and Alaba LB. They barely met on the pitch. And Ronaldo scored two goals.
Let's leave the false claims like "Zanetti/Marcelo kept messi in his pocket" for Evil Madrid and Inter fans.

Ronaldo went to the right during the first leg at some parts of the match and he couldn't get past Alaba

Albiceleste wrote:

free_cat wrote:CR played LW, and Alaba LB. They barely met on the pitch. And Ronaldo scored two goals.
Let's leave the false claims like "Zanetti/Marcelo kept messi in his pocket" for Evil Madrid and Inter fans.

Ronaldo went to the right during the first leg at some parts of the match and he couldn't get past Alaba

Barely half an hour. Not a test.

Kizz, I think that Capoue is wanted mainly as a CB. They say he is natural in both positions. I'm sold on him, even if he can flop, I would gamble of him. It's the kind of transfers I like (if he is not very expensive off course).

I haven't watched Alaba much apart from Champions League matches so I won't be able to comment on him but people should not judge a player based on a couple of matches. Have you watched him play regularly?

free_cat wrote:

Albiceleste wrote:

free_cat wrote:CR played LW, and Alaba LB. They barely met on the pitch. And Ronaldo scored two goals.
Let's leave the false claims like "Zanetti/Marcelo kept messi in his pocket" for Evil Madrid and Inter fans.

Ronaldo went to the right during the first leg at some parts of the match and he couldn't get past Alaba

Barely half an hour. Not a test.

Kizz, I think that Capoue is wanted mainly as a CB. They say he is natural in both positions. I'm sold on him, even if he can flop, I would gamble of him. It's the kind of transfers I like (if he is not very expensive off course).

I don't know much about him, but you are normally a very sceptical judge about signings. Can you tell me why you like him so much?

If Capoue is going to be one of those combo signings, as in play CB when we need him, play DM when we need him then I would be happy.

Just again, aslong as we shown patience with someone who is young and hasnt even played CL (or even EL) football so we have to be patient and not expect instant great.

From the limited action I seen, he look to have great athletic ability and technique which of course make a great combination.

Correction, he has played in the EL. But none the less, my point is as it was.

danyjr wrote:I haven't watched Alaba much apart from Champions League matches so I won't be able to comment on him but people should not judge a player based on a couple of matches. Have you watched him play regularly?

From what I've seen of him he has pretty good technique and can play in midfield and at LB. I've not seen him play regularly but I've watched him a couple times against big teams in the bundesliga and he didn't look out of place and he is calm and collected on the ball, he's also pretty pacey. I like him but he's still a 19 year old, 22m is probably too much for someone as young as him.

My wishlist that is not gonna happen:

CB - Hummels
LB - Álvaro Pereira
Forward - Sergio Agüero

My do not want list that is very likely to happen:

CB - long saga, purchasing 28-year old Thiago Silva, that won't end in a transfer
LB - another midget that is average in defence = Jordi Alba
FW - probably 29-year old Van Persie, then if it fails, another 28, 29 year old forward

If we are buying DM, then of course on wishlist as for half of Europe Javi Martínez, but we have no chance of buying him, so probably we will promote JdS and that's it.

Capoue 2 years ago, I wonder how good he is now.

Álvaro Pereira aint that much better than Adriano. He aint even better defensively.

Porto would be happy to sell him knowing they have someone better just waiting to take his place anyway.

Alaba would be an amazing signing ( yes i would go that far) but Bayern dont sell so forget it lol.

More up to date stuff:

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