Thursday, 5 June 2008

Transfer summer 2008: Overview

IN

Seydou Keita
former club: sevilla
age: 28

country: mali

official announcement: monday 26 may
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 14 million euro
note: barcelona pays the buyout fee which means paying an extra 16 per cent vat (2,2 million euro)


Gerard Piqué
former club: manchester united
age: 21
country: catalunya, spain

official announcement: tuesday 27 may
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 5 million euro (+ 2 million euro variables)


José Manuel Pinto
former club: celta vigo
age: 32
country: spain

official announcement: friday 30 may
contract duration: 2 years
transfer fee: 0 euro
note: the contract can be cancelled by both parties after one year, pinto played for barcelona on loan since january, when barcelona paid celta 500 000 euro

Martín Cáceres
former club: villareal (on loan to recreativo huelva)

age: 21
country: uruguay

official announcement: wednesday 4 june
contract duration: 4 years
transfer fee: 16,5 million euro


OUT

José Edmílson
new club: villareal
age: 31

country: brazil

barcelona player since: 2004
barcelona contract until: 2008

official announcement: friday 23 may
contract duration: 2 years
transfer fee: 0 euro
note: the contract of the player expired

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

the squad is now considerably stronger at the back. We need a right back I do not think dani alves is worth 30 million and I dont think he is as good as people are making him out to be.. he is good dont get me wrong...but he isnt cafu ( great attacking fullback) or Gary neville ( highly underrated right sided defender)

If ronaldinho and eto and deco stayed I think we could win it all from a talent standpoint . unfortunately I think they will be too disruptive in the dressingroom and it'l be last year all over again.

Jao moutinho is a nice deco replacement .
Silva... I still think we need him as a left winger'
and up front I think we need a backup striker not a starter

Anonymous said...

barca should sell deco, eto, oleguer, silvinho thuram gudjohnsen and jorquera. And barca has to buy daniel alves benzema silva and hleb

Anonymous said...

To the above comment

D Alves --> YES

D Silva --> YES

A Hleb --> MAYBE, priority to Moutinho (If signing him means missing out on Moutinho, would definately prefer Moutinho)

Benzema --> Untransferable, but if possible YES(Most probably going to stay with current club to grow more as a player... and really appears untransferable this season)

BARCA!!

Anonymous said...

A good team starts at the back. When will they kick out Valdes and get a good goalkeeper in stead?
Last year, the Liverpool game, that closed the door for me, we are now more then a year later, embarrassing!

Anonymous said...

I would take hleb and moutinho. hleb can also play as winger.
If benzema or aguero aren't possible I would not sell eto'o. Huntelaar hasn't got pace nor strength so I would not take him.
Ronnie I would not sell and give him one last chance.
marquez can leave for 15m, deco same price.
Mancini is a nice option and giovani for 6 +5 m is a disaster. at least 20!
jordy
jordy

Anonymous said...

why not ben arfa?
I've heared he can leave lyon.
nice back up winger
jordy

Tohar Investment Limited said...

for me i would have said we should sell deco,olegue,gudjohson,thuram,joguera,maquez(bcos of the arrival of caceres),eto'o(if we could get another goal master like him)and if probably ronnie.and they should all be replace by hleb,dani alves,dani guiza or sergio aguero,d silva.i dont think we need mouthinho when we already ahve iniesta,xavi and probabaly hleb.

Anonymous said...

Why isn't Zambrotta listed on the "OUT" above? or has his transfer not been made official yet?...This whole Alves signing could drag itself out over the whole summer. And I don't see Del Nido flinching. Nor do I see Barcelona patiently waiting it out, especially with more signings to come. Barcelona should look at other options at that right back position. Some possiblities:

Bacary Sagna + cash from Arsenal for Eto'o

Micah Richards + Elano from Man City for Ronaldinho

Maicon and Ibrahimovic from Inter Milan for Eto'o, Deco, Marquez and cash.

pep said...

On Zambrotta: Barcelona hasn't yet officialy confirmed the transfer (and even Milan only said that he will come but didn't add in the statement for how many years, which is not really usual), so I'm waiting to add that one.

In these crazy football world, better to be 100 % sure...

Anonymous said...

the squad is now considerably stronger at the back. - agree!


If ronaldinho and eto and deco stayed I think we could win it all from a talent standpoint - point

barca should sell eto, oleguer, silvinho thuram gudjohnsen and jorquera.

D.Alves would be a ace player for barca. brasilain style, great defense, always able to get into postion off the counter. I think barca should take the course and do anything to get this man.

Why isn't Zambrotta listed on the "OUT" above? or has his transfer not been made official yet? - transfer not offical. still. i think most likely...but him and alves on either side of the pitch. too bad. Why isnt Gio's on the transfer list?

I think barca needs to kick themselves in the ass, Specially Tiki...stop being such a fool. Keep ronnie, deco. Put bloody Henry in the CENTER! Bojan n Mess>!!>

what happen to listin Xavi goal in the friendly vs the states. Guess not that important...hmmmm....

There is something we all are missing here, behind the smoke in mirrors, they just have been making the worst judgment calls. Horrible medical and stamina staff this year. POOR "flying dutchman". Poor FCB.

pep said...

Giovni isn't there cause neither of the two clubs have already confirmed the transfer.

Anonymous said...

i like the idea of Elano in a deal for Ronnie. than Helb isnt needed.

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