[1/16] THREAD: What's next for Barca after they 8-2 drubbing? An in-depth look at the Barca squad, potential transfers & formations for the 20/21 season. #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[2/16] As of 23 August, Barca has 33 squad players for the 20/21 season, with about 3 players in each position. Only Emerson is out on loan. Annotations: Injured | New player | Back from Loan | Prompted from Barca-B #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[3/16] Notes:
All 3 Barca injuries are in the backline: Ter Stegen, Umtiti & Todibo(?). Neto will take over GK duties for over a month.
Barca have 4 new players: Pjanic (30) Pedri (17), Trincao (20) & Matheus Fernandes (22).
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[4/16] Here are the contracts of all Barca players. You are looking at the largest wage bill of any football club. After paying all these wages, there's not much money left behind. It's also difficult to sell/loan players with high wages #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[5/16] Notes:
Suarez's contract automatically renews to the end of 21/22 if he plays 60% of his games. He'll be 35 then.
Suarez makes about €23M per year, before addons.
Messi makes about €36M per year, before addons.
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[6/16] Barca has 6-weeks to convince players to leave, find buyers, sell them & then buy replacements. The incompetent Board has to deal with low cash reserves, players power & difficulty to find buyers because of old age & high wages. #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[7/16] Let's look at players who could be sold.
- Rakitic could be on his way back to Sevilla.
- Vidal could prove tough to sell at 33 & €170K/w.
- Suarez is linked with many clubs but he wants to stay.
- Roberto said he's not leaving.
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- Rafinha is most likely leaving.
- Braithwaite was always temporary. He's leaving.
- Todibo could go to OM if Garcia comes in.
- Wagué was always on the transfer list.
Barca could realistically make ~ €83M in transfers.
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[9/16] Let's look at players who could be bought.
- Garcia's price (€20m) is reasonable. Could happen.
- Van de Beek is very realistic. Could happen.
- Lautaro: Barca can't afford him (€100m).
- Wijnaldum: Another 30yr old? No way.
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- Angelino is good. Depends on Alba/Firpo sale.
- Keane is not a good fit. Not likely.
It's hard to predict who will be purchased, because that all depends on who will be sold/swapped. Only Garcia & Van de Beek are realistic. #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[11/16] What's Coutinho's best position?
It is very unlikely that Coutinho will be sold, so he will be part of the squad. Part of the reason why he has struggled is his playing position. Here's what his club career stats have to say. #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[12/16] Let's look at possible formations for 20/21 (with current squad).
4-3-3: A traditional formation with De Jong as a CDM with Puig & Coutinho in as RM/LM. Suarez can come off the bench for Griezmann at CF. What do you think of it? #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

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4-3-1-2: A midfield diamond with Messi at the top, playing in-between Griezmann & Suarez. Dembele as RM and Coutinho as LM. Messi can be subbed of late to allow Coutinho to take the "10" position. What do you think of it? #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

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4-2-1-3: Two holding midfielders with Coutinho as an AM behind the usual front three. Here, Messi & Coutinho need to share the space in the middle, as they both usually operate from there naturally. What do you think of it? #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

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3-5-2: A back three with De Jong at CDM and Coutinho & Dembele in midfield. Griezmann & Messi upfront, but they can float around. Wing-backs (Semedo & Alba) add width to the attack with some pace. What do you think of it? #Barca #Barcelona #Bartomeu #Messi #Koeman

[16/16] Thank you for reading my analysis! This is the index, with some additional info about the data, stats and a bit about myself. If you like this, please like, share and retweet. I'd also appreciate a follow from FT accounts.
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[17/16] I also have another THREAD analysis about Barca: it's a detailed look at all the transfers under Bartomeu & how they caused Barca's current crisis. Check it out! Thanks! https://twitter.com/BaneOfShadowz/status/1295664273012584448?s=20