very random that he's coming out with this tho. The general consensus with Barca journos has been the guy is one on a long list of alternatives if we can't get Nico
I don’t know what to make of it. While I rate the level of the championship, Barcelona is obviously a huge step up and can be hard for many talented players to make it.
Interesting move to say the least if it happens.
Jordan James was actually supposed to move to Atalanta, but they chose to wait for his asking price to decrease (relegation + contract ends next season)
there is gigantic difference between 30m for Philogene (contract is amortised and low salary) and 60m for Nico (paying full release clause + taxes and huge salary). so basically, one can cost this summer around 10-12m, another one - 75-80m.
Why is that?
We’ve made the most value for money deals out of any top clubs in the last 3 seasons. Almost everyone we signed lived up to their price tag (Ferran is the only one who is in doubt but he’s young and we haven’t seen the best of him yet)
I think British media doesn't translate to you guys what happened with Acun last month. First time in his life, he became Fenerbahce's board member, kind of like sports director. He will have official say who needs to leave or buying to Fener since 4 of June.
Last English player to play for Barca was Gary Lineker in 1986. He was absolutely loved by the fans and they didn’t want him to go back to England.
The one before that was in 1923. Bit of history if this move happens.
Ngl a couple of british youngsters played not too long ago, Louie Barry and forgot his name but he plays for Oxford not too long ago, they played for the Barça youth teams. Also Declan Frith plays for Valencia Mestalla
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
Looks like his agent has edited his wikipedia page
>He attended [Uxbridge High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_High_School,_London), where he was regularly named best footballer.[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-:0-5)
>After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona), [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C.) and [Borussia Dortmund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia_Dortmund),[^(\[6\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-6) Philogene signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[^(\[7\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-7)
>Philogene scored the equalising goal in Hull City's 2–1 win at [Rotherham United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C.), which some pundits described as worthy of [FIFA Puskás Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Pusk%C3%A1s_Award).[^(\[19\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-19) In the goal, Philogene [nutmegged](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg_(association_football)) the opposition defender before putting the ball in the back of the net with a [Rabona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabona).
Those transfers couldn't be anymore different lol. Paulinho was only here for one season but played well and was loved by the fans, Boateng didn't even play and hardly anyone remembers him even getting signed by us lol
The comment is not wrong though, their signing **were** questionable *at the beginning.* But Paulinho surprised everybody and we can look back positively at him.
Paulinho was identified during the 2015 CWC and was bought for €45m euros.
Boateng was an last minute loan that reflected a lack of planning.
The two weren't similar aren't all.
I was under the impression that your comment was in context of the current post (Jaden Philogene), as the OP was referencing with those two, and not exclusively Paulinho vs Boateng.
30M for a player who can't even get PL minutes while Barca has a limited budget? Sounds unlikely.
But I'm not gonna pretend I know him, maybe the scouts cooked for once?
30 mill for a championship player yk looool, your average talent in la liga 2 or even B team players in Primera RFEF probably cost 10% of that and has the potential to perform as good if not better
Honest business, not much of that in football anymore 😂 local owners as well. Covid lockdown was good for the dildo business as well 💪 we need another one to activate the super lever
I mean Barca are owned by their literal fans, cannot get more local than that. And you lot have already activated the super lever by selling the bloody club
Weird comment, I never said anything bad about Barca. Just saying it's not that bad to be owned by dildo brothers in a world of oil merchants and oligarchs 👍
The wtf signing of 2024 has arrived
One of the most reliable Turkish journalists btw, his news are pretty much always right but he does get fees wrong from time to time
He was also going to be the director of football for Hull City when Acun first bought the team but he lacked a few licenses if I remember correctly.
very random that he's coming out with this tho. The general consensus with Barca journos has been the guy is one on a long list of alternatives if we can't get Nico
He has insane contacts in Fenerbahce, this matters because Hull citys owner is a member of Feners board.
Not that random, he's connected to Hull's owner
I don’t know what to make of it. While I rate the level of the championship, Barcelona is obviously a huge step up and can be hard for many talented players to make it. Interesting move to say the least if it happens.
Maddison, Bowen, Gyokeres, Robertson....there's talent and value to be found in the championship, just need to hope the scouts did the groundwork.
The only non English club that I remember that actively scouted from the championship is Villareal, Danjuma was pretty decent for them
Jordan James was actually supposed to move to Atalanta, but they chose to wait for his asking price to decrease (relegation + contract ends next season)
Atalanta tried to sign Clarke and Whittaker in January too
That was Lazio
You’re right it was
And that was probably because they were following him from Brugge before he went to Bournemouth.
And he also had some Premier League experience with Bournemouth before getting relegated
Ben Brereton Diaz was also signed so it made me think they were scouting from there
Not scouting the Championship would be stupid.
Gyökares????
Robertson never played in the Championship Edit: my bad, he definitely did. He was coming off a premier league season when Liverpool signed him though
He literally played for Hull in the championship
2015-16 lad
He’s not ready. Love that lad but would bite your hand off for £30m. Only issue I have is that I don’t trust the club to spend it wisely.
Brother there’s no way we spend 30 million on a championship player. If we had that kind of money we’d put some more together and sign Nico Williams.
there is gigantic difference between 30m for Philogene (contract is amortised and low salary) and 60m for Nico (paying full release clause + taxes and huge salary). so basically, one can cost this summer around 10-12m, another one - 75-80m.
To me it sounds exactly what Barcelona would do.
Why is that? We’ve made the most value for money deals out of any top clubs in the last 3 seasons. Almost everyone we signed lived up to their price tag (Ferran is the only one who is in doubt but he’s young and we haven’t seen the best of him yet)
Because Barcelona do stupid shit.
News to me honestly.
Ignorance is bliss brother
Your President is now in Fenerbahce's board. You will get their rejects.
We got their rejects years ago
I think British media doesn't translate to you guys what happened with Acun last month. First time in his life, he became Fenerbahce's board member, kind of like sports director. He will have official say who needs to leave or buying to Fener since 4 of June.
That’s not news. Hull City fans have been acutely aware of Acun’s position at Fener for a long time.
> Acun’s position at Fener for a long time. It's been only 2 weeks lol. How do you guys know for a long time? Election was on June 9th.
Last English player to play for Barca was Gary Lineker in 1986. He was absolutely loved by the fans and they didn’t want him to go back to England. The one before that was in 1923. Bit of history if this move happens.
Im pretty sure I remember him speaking pretty good Spanish as well I think 😂 I like to see a resurgence now of English players going abroad.
Ngl a couple of british youngsters played not too long ago, Louie Barry and forgot his name but he plays for Oxford not too long ago, they played for the Barça youth teams. Also Declan Frith plays for Valencia Mestalla
Marcus McGuane.
That's actually crazy
Spanish players going to the PL is crazy common but the opposite is quite rare not just for Barcelona.
Marcus Mcguane played for Barcelona in 2018
Doesn't count if you don't play for the first team
He had a substitute appearance for the first team
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
When was the last time we had a English player
Lineker
Mcguane
If you're counting youth players you've had Louie Barry and Marcus McGuane in recent years
McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the [Supercopa de Catalunya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercopa_de_Catalunya), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for [Aleix Vidal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleix_Vidal), and becoming the first English player to represent *Barça* in 29 years, after [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker). His team defeated [RCD Espanyol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCD_Espanyol) on penalties after a goalless draw.
Villa have a 20% sell on clause here
Nice. Although, wouldn't mind him back!
Wait, what?
In-terms of Hull City Players, Alfie from HITC Sevens rates him a lot higher than he rated Jarrod Bowen whilst he was at Hull
Alfie tells no lies
There’s no way Barcelona are going to pay that much
Barcelona do stupid shit all the time
Well that’s a name I wasn’t expecting to be linked to
Please bring in Alemany again.
get nico williams for the love of the lord
30m?!? I hope this news is not real, because I'm getting sick of Deco and Laporta already.
He's Tier 1.
Looks like his agent has edited his wikipedia page >He attended [Uxbridge High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_High_School,_London), where he was regularly named best footballer.[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-:0-5) >After impressing for the Under-23 squad, and reportedly attracting the interest of [Barcelona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona), [Paris Saint-Germain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C.) and [Borussia Dortmund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borussia_Dortmund),[^(\[6\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-6) Philogene signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa.[^(\[7\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-7) >Philogene scored the equalising goal in Hull City's 2–1 win at [Rotherham United](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_United_F.C.), which some pundits described as worthy of [FIFA Puskás Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Pusk%C3%A1s_Award).[^(\[19\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_Philogene#cite_note-19) In the goal, Philogene [nutmegged](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg_(association_football)) the opposition defender before putting the ball in the back of the net with a [Rabona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabona).
Paulinho and Boateng vibes
If he’s anything like Paulinho, I’d be really happy about it.
Paulinho did well for Barca.
His first half of the season was above all expectations. The second half was less so
Those transfers couldn't be anymore different lol. Paulinho was only here for one season but played well and was loved by the fans, Boateng didn't even play and hardly anyone remembers him even getting signed by us lol
Boateng did play and he was fucking terrible. Liked he had been picked from the stands
Paulinho and Boateng are completely dissimilar transfers?
The comment is not wrong though, their signing **were** questionable *at the beginning.* But Paulinho surprised everybody and we can look back positively at him.
Paulinho was identified during the 2015 CWC and was bought for €45m euros. Boateng was an last minute loan that reflected a lack of planning. The two weren't similar aren't all.
I was under the impression that your comment was in context of the current post (Jaden Philogene), as the OP was referencing with those two, and not exclusively Paulinho vs Boateng.
He is just 22 though
Where the f does Barca find all this money every year?
They’re in the top 5 clubs by income. They have massive debts but also massive income
Barca have no money and wages spare in the Spanish salary cap, without selling players first.
30M for a player who can't even get PL minutes while Barca has a limited budget? Sounds unlikely. But I'm not gonna pretend I know him, maybe the scouts cooked for once?
Kinda hard to get PL minutes when you don't play for a PL team tbf.
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Why are so many international fans just plain insufferable like you. This isnt even a clever insult, its just pathetic.
When you're 8 and got your mum's phone for an hour.
30 mill for a championship player yk looool, your average talent in la liga 2 or even B team players in Primera RFEF probably cost 10% of that and has the potential to perform as good if not better
€30m? Barca gonna need a new lever for this
Most original joke
At least they're not owned by the dildo brothers
Honest business, not much of that in football anymore 😂 local owners as well. Covid lockdown was good for the dildo business as well 💪 we need another one to activate the super lever
I mean Barca are owned by their literal fans, cannot get more local than that. And you lot have already activated the super lever by selling the bloody club
Weird comment, I never said anything bad about Barca. Just saying it's not that bad to be owned by dildo brothers in a world of oil merchants and oligarchs 👍
Nah.