I've got the feeling that we won't see the best of him for another couple of months, assuming he steers clear of injuries and works hard. We are lucky in that he has a clear pathway back to the Barca first team if that happens. It's not like he needs to be spotted or anything, he just needs to get back to where he was.His reaction after Mitoma scored reminded me of a young man who’s falling back in love with football again without the insane Barca pressure on his shoulders good to see.
Yeah feels like it's going to be a gradual upward curve as he finds his feet again. Exciting for the 2nd half of the season.I've got the feeling that we won't see the best of him for another couple of months, assuming he steers clear of injuries and works hard.
Middling Spanish players have a £500m+ release clause these days. Barca never expected anyone to pay the £200m release fee for Naymar so they are now all ramped to protect their assets. We would have a £1b release on Mitoma if it was contract law in the UK . As you say it doesn’t mean much.He's warming up nicely
I still think we could buy him.
Yeh, blah blah release clause blah blah, that's a red herring. There's a deal to be done. Barca properly (and I mean properly) in the financial doodoo. If we offered a chunk of money, ok it would have to blow our transfer record out of the water and yes the creative accounting we're doing with loan fee / wages, we'd have to rationalise that, that we now pay a player that much money.
The attention of their fans has moved onto Yamal, their new wonderkid, I don't think there would be uproar. RDZ was instrumental in getting him in the first place and now he's here I reckon he could convince the lad he wants to build a team around him.
A tough deal to finance. But the player is 20. We'd get the money laid out back in a few years.
I know what you mean, but he does look very high quality indeed. Smooth was the word that I heard around me in WSL.Not quite seeing the superstar status, the way he was being portrayed I was expecting Vicente shades. At the moment he looks like any other promising young talent we have signed in the past, not quite ready to start although the signs are good.
Context is required, though. Vicente was a God amongst (relative) cloggers whilst Fati is playing alongside 10 other top PL players.Not quite seeing the superstar status, the way he was being portrayed I was expecting Vicente shades. At the moment he looks like any other promising young talent we have signed in the past, not quite ready to start although the signs are good.
Vicente only looked like Vicente because he was playing in the Championship and we were used to the likes of Gary Dicker and Adam El Abd (no disrespect to either btw who both played a huge part in our success).I was expecting Vicente shades.
Dahood is another silky player I didn’t go yesterday and had the luxury of his close up play the commentators were raving about him, if you didn’t watch closely you would miss his assist.I know what you mean, but he does look very high quality indeed. Smooth was the word that I heard around me in WSL.
And funny you should mention Vicente. At one point in the centre of the pitch he lifted the ball over the oppo player and then picked the ball up again from a one two. It totally reminded me of Vicente (does anyone on here have the ability to share this little bit of skill?)
I've got a feeling that if Ansu Fati played in the Championship, he'd look like the lovechild of Maradona and Messi.Not quite seeing the superstar status, the way he was being portrayed I was expecting Vicente shades. At the moment he looks like any other promising young talent we have signed in the past, not quite ready to start although the signs are good.
On what basis have you seen so far that RDZ would want to build a team around him ? Crap Thursday and didn’t stand out on SundayHe's warming up nicely
I still think we could buy him.
Yeh, blah blah release clause blah blah, that's a red herring. There's a deal to be done. Barca properly (and I mean properly) in the financial doodoo. If we offered a chunk of money, ok it would have to blow our transfer record out of the water and yes the creative accounting we're doing with loan fee / wages, we'd have to rationalise that, that we now pay a player that much money.
The attention of their fans has moved onto Yamal, their new wonderkid, I don't think there would be uproar. RDZ was instrumental in getting him in the first place and now he's here I reckon he could convince the lad he wants to build a team around him.
A tough deal to finance. But the player is 20. We'd get the money laid out back in a few years.
On the basis that I don't only watch Brighton. I sometimes watch other games involving other teams, for example Spain or BarcelonaOn what basis have you seen so far that RDZ would want to build a team around him ? Crap Thursday and didn’t stand out on Sunday