La Liga 20/21

jones

According to Hector Gomez, reliable local journalist Valencia CF are no longer able to pay their players salaries. Lim has offered the squad IOUs which they have rejected, if they can't reach an agreement in the coming days the club won't be able to compete in any competition whatsoever next season

Jesus fucking Christ

Claudius

They won’t be the last club.

JazzG

Reading some comments yesterday that they reckon Peter Lim has done a number on them.

Mirth

Valencia shouldn't be in this position. Then again they're a horribly managed club from what I've read - still haven't finished their new stadium have they? Began that in 2007.

jones

They have been horribly managed since the days of Rafa and arguably before but Lim has taken it to a whole new level. His daughter went on twitter telling VCF fans off that it's "our club and we can do with it whatever we want"

Plenty clubs struggle financially or don't know shit about building a stadium. What Lim is doing is more like Arsenal fans starting a FM save with Spurs and using the editor to turn them into Sunderland

Clrnc

His daughter's life is ridiculous. That's all I gotta say about her. Know her from a friend's friend personally, no surprise she says brainless things like that to be provocative.

I know for a fact Lim is pretty corrupt with all his business dealings.

mentalvortex

Also Peter Lim is more interested in following Manchester United's matches than his own club.

Owns an executive box (or whatever it called) at Old Trafford but has rarely been to any of Valencia's home matches at Mestella.

JazzG

Hasn't he got a close connection to Gary Neville, Giggs and the others involved in Salford Football Club?

mentalvortex

Yes, he is one of the big investors in that project and also a partner in some other ventures with Neville, Giggs etc.

Clrnc

He does, because he is a huge United fan.

Valencia is his "Investment" vehicle. You know how Roman works with his dirty money? Yep

MistaT

So where does Barcelona go from here?

Seems they have to get something - be it on field production or transfer budget - out of Griezman and Dembele. After that, I'm not sure what else helps them besides De Jong being settled and Fati getting more minutes.

Anyone else they can lean on?

jones

Puig seems a big talent. Their problems aren't even OK n the pitch mostly, even with that aging and imbalanced squad they could win titles it's the incredibly inept board they have

mentalvortex

Koeman confirmed as the new Barcelona manager.

Henrik Larsson rumored to join his coaching staff as an assistant.

QuincyAbeyie

Not La Liga, but doesn't seem like Messi is going to let the summer shenanigans affect him on the field:

With his weak foot as well, Jesus.

flobaba

Smh. Freak.

QuincyAbeyie

Ødegaard, Rodrygo and Vinicius all starting for Real Madrid agaisnt Sociedad. Add Haaland and they could have their attack sorted out for the next ten years if they work out.

BWoolley

Messi has taken another potshot at Barca. Apparently he wrote on Suarez's Instagram that he "didn't deserve to get thrown out" and that "nothing surprises him any more". Will be great to see them wither away next season if he walks away on a free.

flobaba

He’ll probably pull an Ozil this season.

Clrnc

Highly doubt so. No professionals will pull an Ozil

Claudius

Beautiful early movement by Real Madrid to release Mendy on the left for the cross in to Benzema for the easy tap in. Offside, but Mendy has been impressive.