-According to
SPORT, which got the rumor as reported on
Cadena Ser, it's just been announced that Dani Alves is leaving Barça and has agreed a three year deal with Juventus. I believe his deal from last Summer meant that either he or the club could decide he could go and this looks to be the players choice. We'll see what they do now. I'd like to see Sergi Roberto get even more minutes and this would be an option, but Lucho doesn't trust Vidal so I could see a RB brought in. I have to say that Aurier immediately springs to mind.
-Report in
SPORT that Barça has contacted Lorient about Rapheal Guerreiro.
I just read that too, ugh
Masch leaving, Bartra and Vermaelen probably gone as well..
Or maybe they come to their senses and convince Bartra to stay. Small chance but still
Pique/Bartra, then you get Marquinhos and maybe Laporte, and you give away Mathieu to anyone who wants that **** and you're good to go imo
I think maybe Marquinhos would be more realistic as well.
PSG has more or less appointed him as starter and put Luiz on the bench for the last stretch of the season.
The Mascherano rumor isn't new by any means, but I didn't expect it to come to fruition now. Apparently the player wants to leave. Why I can't blame him for his reasons if what I read was true, it's... let's just say unfortunate that he now wants to go. I was thinking about this during the Copa Final and now I'm thinking it again: hopefully some day Catalan independence is realized.
If he wants to go and Juventus want him, I'd make them pay. He's going to be 32 in a couple of weeks, but he's got two years left on his contract and he's still playing at the highest level. He's initiating the move, make them pay up. Of course it probably won't happen that way. I'd also use it to secure one of Pogba or Dybala.
Vermaelen can go, Mathieu as well (though you're being too harsh again Savi
he threw his body around in that Copa Final), but this should mean they go and convince Bartra to stay. I don't blame him for wanting to leave, but make an effort to keep him. Hell, I'd even let him partner Pique depending on who we bring in. Sadly it looks as though he's gone though.
We'll obviously need reinforcements and when you're making that many changes at one position you better make sure you bring somebody reliable. Not sure why Marquinhos is being mentioned here as I understand him to be absolutely not for sale. Maybe you have something to the contrary Evilo, but even as you noted he was a starter towards the end of the season and I understand he's been told he'll be a starter next season. He'd be my first choice at this point, but I can't see it happening. I can see Laporte being sold, but he'll cost a small fortune and I haven't read him linked with the club recently. We have been linked with CBs though. Lemos of Las Palmas (who Madrid were of course linked with just days later) and now Sidnei as I mentioned above. I just hope they have a top tier CB or top tier potential CB lined up.
Middlesborough has signed Viktor Fischer.
Saw that about Fischer yesterday. It'll be interesting to see who leaves Ajax this Summer. I would think that you've got a good list of candidates to go.
