The Barcelona Thread

[Arzhang]

supposedly this is Guardiola's "want" list:

Silva, Hleb, Adebayor, Caceres, Daniel Alves, Guiza
http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/g...470248528.html

Silva: Rather have C. Ronaldo, but he would def be a quality signing
Hleb: ^^^^ (he can also play central midfielder, but no way he's put xavi or iniesta out of the team + he's too good to be benched so i don't want us to waste his talent..he should go to inter)
Addbayor: Do we really need him?
Guiza: ^^^, though if i had to chose between him and adebayor, i'd chose guiza..
Daniel Alves: **** yes
Cacares: saw him play yesterday (norway vs uruguay), no way i'd want him over puyol/marquez/pique or even oleguer, but i'd take him over millito (hopefully some club will be stupid enough to buy millito)

Berbatov, Benzema, and Ribery were also part of Guardiola's initial list. Adebayor was mentioned somewhere along the line but that is not going to happen. Benzema is still an option but won't be sold till after the Eurocup because his value will be higher if he performs like everyone is expecting him to. I personally think Berbatov is brilliant and would be a perfect fit for Spanish soccer. And if Ribery ended up at Barcelona, game over.

[milad]

Berbatov, Benzema, and Ribery were also part of Guardiola's initial list. Adebayor was mentioned somewhere along the line but that is not going to happen. Benzema is still an option but won't be sold till after the Eurocup because his value will be higher if he performs like everyone is expecting him to. I personally think Berbatov is brilliant and would be a perfect fit for Spanish soccer. And if Ribery ended up at Barcelona, game over.

even more game over than ronaldinho, eto'o, messi, and henry?

[chuck bass]

apparently arshavin has offers from england and germany, but wants to play in spain

and his fav club is barcelona

i think he would be the perfect replacement for deco

[milad]

apparently arshavin has offers from england and germany, but wants to play in spain

and his fav club is barcelona

i think he would be the perfect replacement for deco

source?

[Mr Pouya]

source?

yo dude, do u have msn or facebook? it would be intresting chating with u on msn or facebook

[chuck bass]

source?

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=750106

also if you look at his profile in football manager, barcelona is listed as his fav club

[chuck bass]

yo dude, do u have msn or facebook? it would be intresting chating with u on msn or facebook

pm me your msn

[Arzhang]

source?

Sources from both Marca and Sport:

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/f...o/1138746.html

http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpu...dseccio_PK=803

He says pretty clearly "Barca es mi sueno."

[shayan20]

What did you guys expect?
Did you expect Real to be his fav. club?
When Barca's in town, Real is out of the picture!

I hope we sign Him, he will be a great addition to the squad. Imagining watching Messi from the left and Arshavin from the right. Bah bah.

[chuck bass]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIRxxurh0xg

omg
he's 10x better than what karimi was AT HIS PEAK

[Suprah]

Barcelona could be ready to offer Russia star Andrei Arshavin his dream move to Camp Nou after Zenit St Petersburg confirmed the Spanish giants have made an approach for the attacker.



Arshavin is one of the most sought-after players in Europe after catching the eye at Euro 2008 with Russia.


The classy playmaker is expected to leave Zenit this summer and he has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City all credited with an interest in his services.


Arshavin has admitted he would like to move to Spain with Barcelona being his dream destination and the Catalan titans have now made their first move to lure the 27-year-old to La Liga.


Zenit's sporting director Konstantin Sarsaniya says Barcelona have contacted them about a possible deal for Arshavin and that his future will be resolved once he returns from international duty.


"Barcelona has made a formal proposal to Zenit for the purchase of Arshavin," Sarsaniya told Sovietski Sport.


"We will only talk about this once Andrei returns to Zenit."



Great opportunity


Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter has confirmed Barcelona's interest in signing the schemer and he insists the deal depends on the player's desire to move to Camp Nou rather than finances.

"The transfer should be around 25million euros," Lachter told Spanish television station La Sexta.

"It's time for him (Arshavin) to look for new challenges, and this is a great opportunity for him.

"Everything depends on how interested Barcelona are and how much the player wants to play there.

"There are not that many clubs in the world that can match his pay at the moment, but the main reasons for leaving will be sporting ones."

[arya_n]

Well Chelsea have signed Deco

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ea/7482359.stm

I was wondering if anyone could tell me about Deco's recent performances, as I have not watched him closely.

[yashar_fasihnia]

[Arzhang]

Looks like Barca is about to sign Hleb, according to sport.es, arsenal and barca have an agreement over him.

[shayan20]

Any news whether Roonie will stay?
I heard he might join AC Milan or Rome(?).

I really hope he stays, but it looks very unlikely.