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Making up....

 The last ten days have been the series for best teams of the decade, and one of them, particularly F.C Barcelona, has been subject to tremendous updates. Let's analyse them all. 

1. Lionel Messi stays, but also not. 

Technically, Lionel Messi is staying at the club, but he is not happy. Even if he performs, as he always does, this is not ideal for a player who has had this legacy at a club. Now, this was the time to take a brave decision. Bartomeu, as he is most familiar of doing, bottled it. Nothing can separate him from the sack now. The motion of no confidence, I hope, will get passed and he'll be out. 

2. Griezmann, Coutinho stay, Depay still in sights.

Well, only Koeman knows what he is doing, but I do not think he is doing it right. They are not heeding any interest in their player Emerson. They want Hector Bellerin who has a habit of getting injured. They want Depay which could mean Ansu Fati being very unhappy. They want Wijnaldum while they want Vidal to get outta here. They want Stefan De Vrij who is clearly past his best. While a 30 million for arguably the best suit for Barcelona in Eric Garcia seems steep. This is all ridiculous. This is Barcelona, not Netherlands. 

3. Lautaro deal still on. 

Messi going hurts, but you know what, if Barcelona had shown a tiny bit of maturity, they could have had a great mix of cash and players. Nobody's going to pay 700 million. But, a 100 million plus 3 players who very much suit Barcelona in exchange for a player you do not deserve and is proving to be a player too good to build a team around for you, you agree the deal. 


4. Pjanic, Trincao, Pedri, Maia, among others join training, Dembele looking sharp.

The new signings are always looked at for their commitment....


While some do not show this, Barcelona players, this season, are exactly where they should be, at the training ground. Coutinho did not take his extended break, Messi, Suarez, others cut short their vacations, most players did not enjoy any vacations and are already looking good. Especially Dembele, who looks to be well prepared (as he always does in preseason) The problem going forward, though, will be how well they maintain this level of commitment and fitness, along with not washing away. 


That's it and I will be fixing my predictions tomorrow, as a certain Argentinian changed many of those. 

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