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    Chelsea sign Barcelona starlet Xavier Mubayamba: Is Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly next? | Extra Time
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    Chelsea sign Barcelona starlet Xavier Mubayamba: Is Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly next? | Extra Time



    ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop, Steve Nicol and Don Hutchison join Sebastian Salazar to answer your tweets in Extra Time, including:
    (0:13) Has Chelsea found their center-back pairing in Xavier Mubayamba and Kalidou Koulibaly?
    (0:49) Why has Liverpool’s reported interest in Bayern Munich’s Thiago split the fan base so much?
    (2:46) Does Lionel Messi deserve some of the blame for Barcelona’s UCL struggles?
    (4:28) Was there a time the guys thought they were seriously injured while playing but ended up fine?
    (6:50) Has Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen lost the battle with Bayern’s Manuel Neuer for Germany’s No. 1 goalkeeper spot?

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    5. @MrBboyflexibi on

      I think the problem with Barcelona is that they keep building the team around Messi , he’s 30+ they should be building the team around other players and start to play messi abit in Hazard role position when he was at Chelsea , where he assists more than scoring.

    11. @tharcisse7103 on

      How is Messi responsible for the decline of Barça when they've been standing on his shoulders for 5 years? I hate this notion people have that because I'm the best player somehow I'm responsible for the performance of the other 10 on the pitch as if those aren't grown men. If Messi wasn't at Barça, they wouldn't have won half of what they have done over the past decade. Messi is not only not responsible for the decline, he's the only thing that's been keeping that club afloat. Even if he's making club decisions as a player, which is a huge assumption, how is that his fault? That's the fault of management who are ultimately allowing that to happen. If an important employee starts telling management what to do, that's still a decision by management to take that advice, otherwise what role do they even play? That's their job. They're getting paid to do nothing? The President is responsible for the club. If not, why do they even have one. They've been riding Messi's coattails for the best part of a decade.

    15. @RasenRendanX on

      These ESPN guys are always so late lol. We gonna Sign Thiago Silva on a free after the UCL final.

      The napoli CB is going to city most likely. Never heard any links about him to us.

    27. @MShakirH on

      I’m sure this President is trying to screw over Barca before he leaves? You have to be either clueless or have alternative motives if you think it’s a good idea to sell Arthur for 70-80mil and sign Pjanic for 60-70. Especially when you can get Thiago (a home grown player) for 30mil who’s younger. Also linked with Wijnalden when Thiago’s available.

    29. @amazoner0cks on

      Barca starlet?!! lol you must be kidding.

      Mbuyamba failed to impress at Barca and was regarded as an average player, he couldn't even be promoted to the B team, Barca didn't want him and didn't think he can improve that much, he had 3 years left in his contract but they refused to promote him and left him for free.

    37. @MakinaMakinaMakina on

      Why would Wijnaldum want to leave Liverpool, a team in a great place right now, one of the best squads in Europe, and go to the worst Barcelona side in over a decade who are rebuilding and likely will struggle to compete…..

      It definitely can’t be for more money as Barcelona are skint… The only thing that makes sense is Liverpool want to cash in while they can and replace him but still for me he should stay

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