Quote from: flipme on Today at 04:15:40 PM

Quote from: temple on July 16, 2023, 09:09:20 PM

This might change quite a bit with the addition of Gundogan who brings in all the experience necessary to compete in the Champions League. He is also a few years younger although Barcelona isn't really adding strength to their squad. Busquets left, Gundogan joined. They are now considering a swap of de Jong for Silva from Manchester City. This would mean de Jong is gone, Silva is added. There is still no significant change that makes the team fundamentally better. They have a good center line from the offense with Lewandowski via Gundogan in the midfield and ter Stegen in the back. But is it quite the same as it was last season despite some names that will have changed when the new season starts.

Of course, they don't have a football player like Messi who changed everything by himself, but I think the midfield of the Barcelona football team consists of really good players. However, there are also rumors that Xavi wants to sign Thiago Alcantara. If Barcelona wants to create an assertive team both in the European cups and in the league next season, they should increase the competition within the team with better quality players. Therefore, it would be a good choice for them to sign Thiago Alcantara after Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez.

I actually thought Barcelona is going to be quiet in the transfer market, considering the fact that they are in a very poor financial situation. But Barcelona is doing what they can to make the team stronger. I just hope that they do not fall into any kind of problems, financial problems that they did previously.

Anyway, I think that Gündoğan is quite old at this point. So it will be a mistake to think that his coming to Barcelona is going to somehow give Barcelona a big edge in the Champions League competition. Even though he does have a lot of experience in the Champions League competition. It is good that Barcelona is trying to make the team stronger. I absolutely appreciate it. But it is not going to be a wise thing to expect too much from Barcelona, especially in the Champions League.