Yeah. I think he´s decent in a few but doesn´t really excel in any role nowadays and it´s kinda why he´s not considered a big player for Barca or even starting for Spain really a lot of the time.
Very good squad player but you can see why City and Barca both passed on him ultimately
I firmly believe the price is unsustainable compared to revenues.
Sure someone else might buy for that price (probably only another PL club) but what I mean by sustainability is that spending at these levels will soon lead to financial problems. Better to let someone else do it, mess up and need a financial rescue.
We simply should not try and compete with clubs who will pay 100m for a slightly above average player like Tonali. Are we going to start 100m+ on anyone half decent? I simply can’t see this market persisting at this level for long.
No I don’t need to go to TransferMarkt. I just need to trust my eyes and memory of the games he’s played.
And I especially don’t need to go all the way back to Valencia, when he played as a winger. Because that tells me you only really googled it. That was the early part of his career.
But rather to his games and recent career, specifically with Barca, starting from 2021-22 season. And also in the Spanish NT.
And in the PSG case, they have not bought him as a winger, but as a replacement for the forward, Goncalo Gomes, recently sold to Milan.
Capitalism is what it is. Sure the football bubble will eventually burst but until it does people will try squeeze as much as possible out of it. That means staying relevant at all costs.
If only the cautionary tale was Chelsea, Man City, RM or Barca… sadly it is not.
transfer fees could become a thing of the past,
as players will just run down their contracts and move for free
So, still no news then?
Curse you lot for filling up this thread with shite and me thinking something significant has happened!
The most significant thing is that we’ve decided to call him Bradders.
That’s us all summer waiting for PSG to finally having some time for us.
And FSG be like
Nope , can’t. We’ve already got a Bradders.
50 posts later and someone will log in expecting that the Bradders/Brockers/Barracuda/Brad has already signed…
Me
If true,
for this sort of money,
i expect him hit the ground running,
none of this Wirtz stuff where he takes a year to settle,
score 25+ goals with numerous assists in the season,
lead us to the EPL glory and a cup along the way,
nominated for the PFA player of the year,
and take us deep in the Champs League.
I just need this to happen. I couldn’t care less about the fee, it is what it is.
Mbaye as well, please. More speed, more dribbly, more fun.
He was at the World Cup up until the end. Did not return back to his club until mid August and had no pre-season with Liverpool. Give the lad time
for that sort of money??
he doesnt get any time…
£120m, kind of expected to be honest.
Barcola doesn’t get to choose how much PSG want or Liverpool are willing to pay for him. For that cost the club will hope to see a return on the investment like with any transfer but he would still need to train, get up to match fitness, learn the manager’s system and settle in a new country regardless of if he came in on a free or for a record fee.
He’s also promised to fill in for Alisson Becker when he picks up his inevitable injury just after the second international break. Plus cover Maureen’s afternoon shift, in the kitchen during half term, as she has the grandkids this year.