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Real HWL skrev:

Chamartin skrev: Paulinho er nu officielt Barcelona spiller.

De fik ham til gengæld super billigt. Kun €40mill. Han er jo en ung spiller på 29 år.

De kunne have købt et hav af yngre og mere talentfulde defensive midtbanespillere til den pris, William Carvalho, Weigl, Bender, Krychowiak, Ignacio Camacho, Radoja, Ruben Neves, Danilo Pereira, Fabinho, Cubas, Thiago Maia, Kessie, Ndidi, Palhinha, M'Vila sågar, og jeg kunne blive ved...

Zyconith skrev:

Real HWL skrev:

Chamartin skrev: Paulinho er nu officielt Barcelona spiller.

De fik ham til gengæld super billigt. Kun €40mill. Han er jo en ung spiller på 29 år.

De kunne have købt et hav af yngre og mere talentfulde defensive midtbanespillere til den pris, William Carvalho, Weigl, Bender, Krychowiak, Ignacio Camacho, Radoja, Ruben Neves, Danilo Pereira, Fabinho, Cubas, Thiago Maia, Kessie, Ndidi, Palhinha, M'Vila sågar, og jeg kunne blive ved...

Jeg er så enig. Jeg synes endda også at Barca handler ind bare for at handle ind man køber fx Alcacer, Cillesen, Mathieu, Vermaelen, Semedo, Sergi Samper som efter min mening kun vil være til overs og besvær og Deulofeu kan umuligt være Neymar's arvtager. Det virker sgu lidt mystisk det de har gang i synes jeg.

Dagens bedste:

PAULINHO PROFIT

Bought for £10m, sold for £36m (€40m)... Not often Chinese club makes big profit on a player - Guangzhou Evergrande just made £26m by selling Paulinho to Barcelona for £36m.

Og lidt LaLiga-rygter og nyt (plus lidt om Jesé):

CITY SIGN KAYODE

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Austria Vienna to sign Nigeria international striker Olarenwaju Kayode.

The 24-year-old has agreed to sign a four-year contract and be immediately loaned to Spanish side Girona.

NEW RICO DEAL

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico has signed a new contract with Sevilla until 2021.

FC Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Paulinho for 40m euros from Guangzhou Evergrande.

The former Tottenham midfielder has a buyout clause of 120m euros and will undergo his medical and be presented as a Barca player on Thursday.

Philippe Coutinho has not travelled to Hoffenheim for the first leg of Liverpool's Champions League play-off tomorrow night.

The Brazilian missed the draw with Watford on Saturday with a back injury.

According to UEFA rules, Coutinho would not be cup-tied for the rest of the Champions League if he plays in either of the games against Hoffenheim.

Guillem Balague on Diego Costa: "He has just one plan and that is to go to Atlético Madrid.

"Atletico have told him to sit tight because the longer he sits tight the cheaper he will be. But Chelsea have said there’s a price and if you want him pay it. He can’t play for Atletico until January because of the transfer ban. It’s a chess game."

PEREZ 'HOPES' FOR DEPOR

Will Lucas Perez leave Arsenal this summer?

His representative Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle has told Sky Sports News today: "I think the £10.9m that Deportivo have offered is a great deal. Deportivo received £12.7m when they sold him to them last summer.

"They are giving everything to make this transfer possible. Lucas wants to play but he has a contract with Arsenal. I am hopeful an agreement can be reached."

JESE DONE TODAY

Stoke should complete the loan signing of winger Jese Rodriguez from Paris Saint-Germain later today, according to Sky sources.

The former Real Madrid player had agreed a verbal deal to join Fiorentina, but Stoke moved in at the last minute with an offer, and Jese prefers a move to the Premier League.

The 24-year-old only joined PSG last summer in a deal worth over £22m.

SPURS IN FOR CHEIKH

Madrid's AS are reporting that Tottenham have bid €8m for Celta Vigo's Senegalese midfielder Pape Cheikh.

The player, who is considered one of the hottest young prospects in La Liga, reportedly has a €30m release clause in his contract but Spurs are confident of landing their man for significantly less.

Valencia are looking at Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista, according to the Daily Star.

The Spanish club reportedly see the defender as a potential replacement for Ezequiel Garay, who is heading for Spartak Moscow.

DI MARIA TO BARCA?

Barcelona could look to sign Angel Di Maria before the close of the transfer window, reports Marca.

The Camp Nou giants need to sign a replacement for Neymar and they are open to the idea of snapping up PSG’s Di Maria.

PSG reportedly need to sell in order to comply with financial fair play regulations and Di Maria could be allowed to leave for that reason.

In addition, Marca reports that current Barca star Lionel Messi would be delighted to link up with his Argentina international team-mate at the Camp Nou.

Coutinho er altså udeladt af Liverpools trup til kampen mod Hoffenheim (hvorfor han derfor ikke vil være spærret i tilfælde af et skifte), mens Dembele fortsat er suspenderet af BVB. Så er det bare lige hvem af de to Barca ender med at hente... Og hvis ingen af de to, går de så efter Di María?

Så er det lidt pudsigt, at Celtas 20-årige centrale midtbanespiller, Pape Cheikh, rygtes til Tottenham for €8 mio. (han har en frikøbsklausul på €30 mio.). Og Barca har lige hentet den tidligere Tottenham-spiller, 29-årige Paulinho, for 40 millioner euro. Bum, bum...

Hvis rygterne om Andre Gomes holder stik og han er på vej væk ovenpå købet af Paulino, så giver det slet ikke nogen mening. Jeg begriber ikke hvorfor de ikke satser på at få den unge portugiser i gang i stedet...

Og en sidste ting angående Barca, så er der også lige forsvarsdebatten... Det ser ud til, at de i hvert fald - for en stund - har trukket interessen for Inigo Martinez... Er der nogen der ved, hvad de egentlig har gang i?

De mange penge, der er i Engelsk fodbold, så skal Celta bare holde hovedet koldt og kræve frikøbsklausulen betalt. Hvis Tottenham vil have ham, så har de råd til at betale 30 millioner! Lidt syndt La Liga klubberne er hæmmet af den såkaldte frikøbsklausul så de ender med at får mindre for deres spillere..

Egentlig ret vildt, hvor få Engelske spillere, der spiller uden for PL. Der er næsten ingen i La Liga, Bundes Liga, Serie A eller den franske Liga. De producere altså markant færre profiler end alle de store fodboldnationer i Europa Tyskland, Italien, Frankrig, Spanien og måske producere lande som Belgien og Portugal også bedre spillere.

Det da ikke kun uden for PL at der er få engelske spillere ;)

madrid2000 skrev: De producere altså markant færre profiler end alle de store fodboldnationer i Europa Tyskland, Italien, Frankrig, Spanien og måske producere lande som Belgien og Portugal også bedre spillere.

Ja... jo... Altså, jeg kan til dels godt følge dig i det du skriver, men hvis du tager et kig på de resultater England har skabt på U17, U19, U20 og U21 de sidste 2-3-4 år, hvor de faktisk har haft en rigtig pæn titelhøst ved EM og VM i de forskellige U-turneringer, så ser det altså lovende ud for fremtiden og så synes jeg ikke det er helt fair at sige, at de føromtalte lande - selv Belgien og Portugal - producerer bedre spillere. Hvorfor PL-klubberne så ikke rigtig har eller har haft tillid til de unge gutter skal være usagt... Måske kommer vendepunktet inden længe... Måske ikke...

Ved ikke hvordan man tjekker om det er sandt, men læste lige dette på et nyhedsforum, det er fra i går, ovenpå signingen af Paulinho.

#BartomeuDimiteYa (“Bartomeu Resign Now”) is currently the worldwide #1 trending topic.

Samme side skriver i øvrigt dette:

Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta is a partner and CEO at ADELTE Group which is into designing, manufacturing, supplying and maintaining airports, seaports and road transport operations.

Apparently, ADELTE Group is expanding into China and bidding on projects like the Ocean Flower Island being built by the Evergrande group which also happens to be the parent organisation of—you guessed it—Guangzhou.

There are rumours that Florentino Perez’s ACS Group was also bidding for the project, but with the Paulinho transfer concluded, could be handed over to ADELTE Group and/or associates.

Det er i øvrigt nærmest chokerende dårlig ledelse, at dette transfervindue på den måde kan overrumple Barca. Ifølge Piqué sagde Neymar allerede til Messis bryllup, at han ville skifte til Paris, og alle udmeldelser lige siden, eksempelvis Piqués "han bliver" på Instagram, har været for at forsøge at overtale ham til at blive alligevel. Det er håbløst hvis man i ledelsen har kendt til det, og alligevel først agerer nu, og så endda trumfer sin egen idioti ved at annoncere en så lunken signing, dagen efter et smertefuldt nederlag i sæsonåbneren. Det er nærmest at pisse på sine fans.

Man skulle i øvrigt nok lige have informeret træneren om at man annoncerede Paulinho snart.. For Valverdes udtalelser op til kampen om at han intet kendte til Paulinho-handlen, fremstår ikke særlig intelligente. Men det er nok ikke Valverdes skyld, det virker bare nærmest komisk.

I øvrigt (omend den nærmere hører hjemme i sjov og spas tråden)
Barcas 5 dyreste indkøb nogensinde:
1. Neymar (88,2m€)
2. Luis Suárez (81,72m€)
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (69,5m€)
4. Paulinho (40m€)
5. David Villa (40m€)

Der kan være interessante ændringer på vej i det engelske, hvor de angiveligt pønser på at afkorte transfervinduet:

TRANSFER WINDOW TO CHANGE?

Premier League clubs will discuss the proposed introduction of a new summer transfer window that closes before the opening game of next season.

It is understood talks will take place between every club next month about whether to change the deadline of the current window, which closes nearly three weeks after the first game of the season.

Sky Sports News has been told by sources that the "majority" of top-flight clubs currently favour an earlier closure, and the issue could be voted on during their next shareholders' meeting in September.

At least 14 of the Premier League's 20 clubs must agree for a new rule to be introduced.

One consideration is whether Premier League clubs will be weaker if the summer window closes in the middle of August.

Clubs from other European leagues, including Spain and Italy, would still be allowed to sign players from England in line with their own domestic deadlines.

Og fra det engelske rygtes Arsenals spanske angriber, Lucas Perez, fortsat på vej tilbage til Deportivo:

AGENT: LET PEREZ GO

The agent of Lucas Perez has urged Arsenal to let the striker re-join Deportivo La Coruna.

Representative Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle has told Sky Sports News that Deportivo have offered £10.9m for Perez - who is unhappy at a lack of playing time at the Emirates.

"I think the £10.9m (€12m) that Deportivo La Coruna have offered Arsenal is a great deal. Deportivo received £12.7m (€14m) when they sold him to them last summer," he said.

"They are giving everything to make this transfer possible. Lucas wants to play but he has a contract with Arsenal. I am hopeful an agreement can be reached. Lucas wants to play in Spain."

Tre tidligere Real Madrid-spillere rykker videre i karrieren:

GARCIA LEAVES ZENIT

Former Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia has joined Real Betis on a three-year contract.

The 30-year-old Spaniard, who spent two seasons with City before departing for Zenit St Petersburg in August 2014, has left Russia to sign for Betis.

JOSELU IN MAGPIES MEDICAL

Stoke striker Joselu is close to joining Newcastle. The Spanish striker is currently on Tyneside for a medical ahead of a transfer in the region of £5m.

JESE DEAL EXPECTED SOON

Stoke could complete the signing of Paris Saint-Germain winger Jese Rodriguez, Sky Sports News understands.

The former Real Madrid winger had agreed to join Fiorentina - but is understood to prefer a move to the Premier League.

Jese only joined PSG for £22m last summer but spent the majority of last season on loan at Las Palmas.

Seneste rygte er nu, at to af Barcelonas "egne" spillere er på vej væk som følge af Paulinhos købet.

Samper og Roberto skulle således være indstillet på at forlade klubben, efter klubben har hentet en 29-årig spiller i stedet for at satse på egne spillere.

Det er jo rene Ramon Calderón-tilstande :-D