Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona is already looking at other options in case the transfer of Bayern Munich player Ribéry wouldn't be possible.Arsenal winger and Dutch international Robin van Persie (25 - picture), Chelsea left winger and French international Florent Malouda (28) and Valencia left winger Juan Manuel Mata (21) would, in that order, be the other players preferred by the coaching staff for the left wing.
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jordy Said,
@don luis
I think of bojan more as a box player, central striker. Pato could become an improved henry on the left. he is even faster than thierry ever was.
so in a couple of years an attack with pato bojan messi doesn't seem bad to me!
I'm afraid ribery will go to RM and silva has nog scoring ability. We already have the technical players so I prefer a combination of technique speed and strenth for the left wing/striker positions.The same profile as henry and eto'o
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 01:58
groga Said,
Pato is probably even more fantasy signing than Ribery, jordy. Milan doesn't need cash anymore now they've sold Pato and the fans would go totally crazy if he leaves too.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 02:03
James Said,
Soccernet says Ronaldo's salary is, get this,
£9,500,000 the first year with a 25% increase per year up to £29,000,000 in the last year, or £557,000 per week.
This kind of investment is economically insane. I don't know why people are still trying to justify some logical reason as to how this transfer could work financially. It seems patently obvious that Madrid & Florentino have some dirty money coming in somewhere.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 02:06
SJP Said,
RVP would be good option as the LW position needs to be a striker who can play wide, not a mid playing forward, ribery seems less and less likely, only way i can see that happening is if he starts putting massive pressure on bayern. not sure about mata haven't seen him play much. but if these are the choices then why not put bojan there and rotate with henry? bojan can learn the position an henry has another year, after his form last year i think he deserves it.
i am all for barca using their cantara players instead of buying success (or trying to!) like RM, but honestly gai did not even stand out for the b team last year, pep seems to favour pedro and jeffren, i hope he does turn out to be a great player but its not a given that he will. competition is what these players need, thn we know who really has the desire to play for barca, and we weed out the giovanni's.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 02:35
Anonymous Said,
SPJ i totally agree with you.we need a striker who can play wide at LW. I only think bojan should rotate in the center and cause of injuries on the LW. Why? I think it needs to be a striker with a lot of pace. and bojan lacks a little bit of that. he's fast but not like henry messi or pato.
Pep does favor gai, he was his star player.only luis enrique seems to think the other are better.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 02:57
FCB Said,
Van Persie...NO. Malouda...NO. Mata...YES!!! Hes young, hes fast, he can dribble and he can score. Good player.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 04:04
kamikaze kontiki Said,
Of these 3 the only one worth buying is Mata.
RVP is a talented striker not a winger. He has an extremely sharp turn and shot. He is not exactly good at dribbling in small spaces or linking up with other players. And he is bound to get injured within a few weeks of joining. I fear he would turn into as worthwhile an investment as Hleb was.
Malouda is just plain useless. The sort of player who can make it at an EPL team but would struggle in any league where more skill is required.
Buying either of the first 2 means we will have to depend heavily on Iniesta/Henry or Gai/Pedro/Bojan for the LW. So then save the dough and use them instead.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 04:22
Anonymous Said,
These are not real options, they just say they are so Bayern thinks we have other options and will sell us Ribery at a reasonable price. I do not want to see any of these players at barca.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 08:23
Marws Said,
Anon, hope you're right, but I think Ribery will go to Manu :(
I really hope this isn't true. Van Persie isn't good enough for the price that Arsenal most likely will want for him. Mata Played for Real when he was young, and I hate Malouda.
Posted on 12 June 2009 at 10:36