David Villa to Barcelona

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

If Victor Valdes is Barca's weak link then there's no point even playing next season.

Was easily the best keeper in La liga last season, and a few before that him and iniesta were the best players that season.

/

Theyve signed Mata as well? Oh dear.

[TF S4DK]

The weak link in Barcelona's team is still Maxwell.

[Aquaman]

Busquets mocked at the emirates.

i dont like him but he's sick

[darkman]

Busquets is shite

[Captain Planet]

lolol

U English?

[TF S4DK]

Busquets is shite

Very rare c/s

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

tbh Busquets aint shite at all. Not even 22 yet.

Very tidy player.

[n/a]

mata>

[Risky]

ur late im afraid

[n/a]

ok

[Guest Wheres Barry]

never seen that, pos'd

lol at the reactions...

[Young £]

lol @ busquets being sh*t

*shakes head*

[Guest Medic]

Busquets is alright but Toure is better.

[Seth Rollins]

As The Miz would say:

Really? REALLY???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8797183.stm

Barcelona fail to pay player wages for June

Cesc Fabregas

Midfielder Fabregas could still leave Arsenal for Barcelona

Barcelona failed to pay their players at the end of June, club president Sandro Rosell has revealed.

Rosell, who succeeded Joan Laporta at the financially troubled Catalan outfit last week, also said a loan of about £125m had been secured to pay wages.

"We found a club in debt, with liquidity problems. At this point we have to take a loan to pay the wages of the players," he told Sport.

But Rosell said Barca can still afford Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

Barca recently sold defender Dmitro Chygrynskiy to Shakhtar Donetsk for about £12.5m to help raise much-needed funds, even though coach Pep Guardiola had been keen to keep him.

The club is not bankrupt because it generates income

Sandro Rosell

They also sold Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure to Manchester City for about£20m.

However, Rosell has moved to reassure worried fans that Barca's problems are under control and that the process of securing a loan had already started under the previous board.

"The banks know that we have a business plan that will allow them to recover the money. The club is not bankrupt because it generates income," he added.

"The members shouldn't be afraid because it is under control. We must resolve this tension.

"It can be done in two ways: to have extra income, like selling Chygrynskiy, and/or taking a loan, which is what we have done.

"The previous board had already begun this process. We followed the same path - the same banks, the same target but with a different business plan. They [Laporta's board] also knew they needed this credit."

And Rosell even claimed that over 50m euros (about £41m) would still be available to spend on new players.

606: DEBATE

I would not let Fabregas go, no matter how much he wants to

MK

Despite their financial issues, Barcelona have been pursuing Arsenal star Fabregas for some time and recently signed Spain striker David Villa from Valencia.

Rosell intends to meet Gunners manager Arsene Wenger in South Africa shortly to discuss a deal for Fabregas, who started his career at the Nou Camp.

"It's now or never. We'll do it fast. It won't be protracted," said Rosell.

"I'll try to see Wenger in South Africa, then we'll tell you what happens.

"We would not pay the 50-60m euros that I have read about. If Arsenal do not go crazy, he might play at Barca.

"There will be 50m euros to sign more players. This is the case every year. This is our plan for the future.

"Technically, as of now we have 50m euros plus 15 for Chygrynskiy and 24 for Toure. In total, 89m euros (about £75m)."

[TF S4DK]

Spain's Radio Marca said that Valencia forward Juan Manuel Mata will also sign for Barcelona in a five-year deal worth £18 million but Gomez denied the report, saying the clubs are not even negotiating over Mata.

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Fought they signed Mata alread?

:S

[TF S4DK]

Yeah everyone thought that. Then I was thinking the other day, if they aint got money how they get Mata?!

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

Sandro Rosell (sp) i think is the guy whos taken over from Laporta?

Anyways, he said theyve still got 89m euros for transfers, as they had 50 in the first place and then they sold Chyrgygygygygygygsky back to shakthar for 15m and yaya to city for 24m.

[TF S4DK]

Rosell is running around like he aint got a pot to piss in.

[Thizz]

 

[Monday Bandele]

mls vexes me

[Thizz]

Please read this thread back lads some jokes comments in here.

 

Some of the dream lineups for Arsenal are fucking hilarious. 

[O Fenomeno]

Forum Madness at its best.

[Bruno Di Gradi]

nah at that time busquets was dead. guy was frail and used to dive too much... Iniesta and Xavi were da dons ...he started to shine more post that and i saw his importance more when xavi dipped.