18 Nov 2016 16:07:03
Here`s what Guillem Balague had to say about Barca`s perceived interest in Coutinho:


"Barcelona love Coutinho but they have no strategy to sign him at the moment. Neymar would like them to sign him and Coutinho himself is interested in the fact that Barcelona have followed him.

"But at the moment, it's all media talk.

"That's because he's a forward and he can play where Lionel Messi and Neymar play but they are both there. Coutinho can't be a substitute of those. He's also going to cost around 70 million euros and there is no buyout clause. This would mean a lot of negotiating with Liverpool.

"I don't see it happening. Barcelona will spend their money somewhere else. "


I agree that Balague is not the most current nor reliable when it comes to transfers BUT what he said in the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs makes absolute sense, IMO. Ed`s and fellow posters, what`s your take?

{Ed001's Note - let me guess, this is on Balague's website, right? In which case, he probably won't have even seen the piece, let alone wrote it. He uses ghostwriters, as he doesn't have time to make up all the crap he posts on his own....}

1.) 18 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016 17:49:51
Didn't Balague say that Xabi Alonso was only interested in Barcelona and wouldn't join Real Madrid about a season before he joined Real Madrid?

{Ed001's Note - something like that yes.}

2.) 18 Nov 2016
18 Nov 2016 18:20:13
Unless the two Spanish clubs don't come calling or can't match our valuation then there should be not problem in keeping him.

3.) 19 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016 00:31:39
Balague is a pure spoofer hasn't got anything right in years. Remember him saying Klopp was waiting for the bayern munich hours before we got Klopp.

{Ed007's Note - Wullie Ballache has stolen stuff off this site and passed it off as his own live on Sky Sports, I can't remember the specific story but Ed001 might. We seen it with our own eyes a few windows ago.}

4.) 19 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016 00:59:28
Ed07, if I remembered correctly one of the Eds did tell us that before. Not just Balague, but I didn't even bother reading the rumours sites other than this site.

{Ed007's Note - Yeah it happens quite often, it would surprise you who reads the sites. Some of the more naughty Eds throw a few lines out on a fishing expedition now and again to see who bites but we don't make a habit of it in case it misleads posters.
I done a belter a few years back about Guinness pumping money into Celtic that caught on up here in Scotland and embarrassed a 'big time' Celtic blogger a cracker, he was that wrapped up in having a scoop he didn't notice it was April 1st and when I tried to warn him - we were friendly at the tme- that it was me that started it all still he didn't believe me!}

5.) 19 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016 10:38:01
Ha so your not friends anymore.

6.) 19 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016 13:26:59
Thanks for the input, guys. I just thought that from a logical stand point, the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs made sense, not that it was reliable info which clearly, it is not.

7.) 19 Nov 2016
19 Nov 2016 15:01:20
Funny that ed07 lol.