Myesyats wrote:Barcelona interested in Julian Weigl (21) as midfield reinforcement. [sport]

With Lucho's future being uncertain, Ernesto Valverde (current Bilbao coach) has emerged as potential replacement of him. [marca]

yessssss. Valverde has been one of my favourite candidates for a long time.

What do you think about Weigl? Would he be a good signing in your opinion?

No way the board fires Lucho this season

It's not about firing Lucho. The thing is his contract runs out in June and he himself may not want to continue.

Myesyats wrote:What do you think about Weigl? Would he be a good signing in your opinion?

He would be a very good signing if we needed to replace Busquets. To sit on the bench and play... 10 games? a season, it's unnecessary.

Busquets, as a DM, still has 3-4 years as an indisputable starter.

Myesyats wrote:It's not about firing Lucho. The thing is his contract runs out in June and he himself may not want to continue.

Hopefully

Does Luis Enrique's contract run out this summer though? Sure?

June 2017. That's what transfermarkt says at least.

I'd be down with Valverde.

Weigl seems awesome but seriously it would be a waste with Busq around. The club should focus on getting a proper players in positions we need. Like a right back, and maybe a proper winger (enough of the midfielders on the wings crap we've been doing)

What the shit? I just read we are about to sell Rakitic to City? Out of all the fools on the squad we can get rid of to make room for new talent...Rakitic is the one they chose to sell? How about Turan who hardly plays? Sell him to a Chinese club and get some coin out of that guy riding the bench.

windkick wrote:What the shit? I just read we are about to sell Rakitic to City? Out of all the fools on the squad we can get rid of to make room for new talent...Rakitic is the one they chose to sell? How about Turan who hardly plays? Sell him to a Chinese club and get some coin out of that guy riding the bench.

Why would we seel Rakitic?
It's absurd how much Luis Enrique is benching him for no reason this season. Just to play his guy Gomeshit.

Idk what's wrong with Lucho this season. I never liked the guy as a coach, but this season in particular he has got more stubborn than ever. It's ridiculous. He's taking our season down with him

I read Pochetino is another option to be take over

He just said he would never coach Barça because of his Espanyol past

I thought Poch was settled in Tottenham, with a contract until 2021?

Valverde's contract runs out in June this year, that option seems very possible as of now.

Valverde is a very good option to be honest.
Unlike Luis Enrique, his coaching career before signing for Barcleona is that of success:
Triumphed at Espanyol
Triumphed in Greece
Triumphed in Valencia
Failed at Vila-real, though players wanted him out and posterior managers didn't improve him much.
Triumphed at Bilbao.

While Luis Enrique had only done OK jobs at Roma and Celta and posterior managers did much better than him.

Wouldn't mind Pochettino either, he's triumphed everywhere too, but perhaps he's a bit more of a wild card?

Barca will sell Rakitic to City & Arda to Chinese side as club's looking to offload players to pay for Messi's new contract [Elconfidencial]

Myesyats wrote:Barca will sell Rakitic to City & Arda to Chinese side as club's looking to offload players to pay for Messi's new contract [Elconfidencial]

Ok selling Arda... but Rakitic... c'mon!!!
Also, what about Digne, Gomes, Alcacer... these guys should be offloaded before them! (And Vidal too if Lucho doesn't want to play him ever).

Official :

http://www.espnfc.us/soccer-transfers/story/3050250/barcelona-sign-young-defender-santiago-bueno-from-penarol


You ask me, with the signing of this kid and Marlon, it's pretty clear the club is looking ahead to life without Matheiu and Mascherano. Mathieu hardly plays anyway, I wouldn't have a problem with selling Mathieu in the summer and promoting Marlon to get his game time, while leaving this new kid in the B team for 2-3 years or so get him used to our game in Europe plus maturing. As far Mascherano, Umtiti has already proven he should be starting ahead of him.

2015/16 season:
Pique, Umtiti, Masch, Mathieu
2016/17 season:
Pique, Umtiti, Masch, Marlon gets promoted

Makes sense to me. Possibly sell Mascherano as well and replace him with a solid back up CB with high potential and we finally fixed our CB issues we been trying to fix since the early Pep days

Selling? I wouldn't have problem club killing Mathieu. How good is the kid btw. Also why not some established CB if we are going for one. Not necessarily a big name but the guy shouldn't wet his pants playing when teams press us like wild dogs.

Umtiti is gem though.

Well that kid we just got won't be ready for 2-3 years maybe. Marlon has shown he can easily be Mathieu's replacement. If we sell Mascherano then we should deff go for another Umtiti type guy to replace him.

btw, we just signed a winger for the B team, along with the CB we signed an hour ago

http://www.espnfc.us/story/3050364/barcelona-sign-enyimba-winger-ezekiel-bassey-on-loan-for-b-team

With the arrival of Santiago Bueno I hope we can finally part ways with Garbagethieu.

[1/2] Juventus forward Paulo Dybala (23) is set to leave Juventus and shun United for Barcelona or Madrid at the end of the season. [sun]

[2/2] Dybala is said to have a strained relationship with his coach Max Allegri and refused to shake hands with him after the Sassuolo game.



The Sun tho

As my father often says, it's good but can we afford it?

the sun

Apparently we have interest in Ozil. Doubt it's true as I'm sure Madrid have some sort of anti-Barca clause in there like they did with Di Maria