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The Bojan Krkic Puzzle

July 4, 2011 By mabbs 6 Comments

Bojan KrkicWhile he looks arguably a better prospect than Giovani dos Santos was, is Bojan Krkic going to be another over priced disappointment from the fringes of the Barcelona squad? A £14m price tag would suggest this 20 year old is a bit special but as he’s yet to do it on a consistent basis at the highest level, this transfer would be a very risky one.

Maybe Dos Santos is an unfair comparison. For one thing, he only cost £5m and for another, he probably wasn’t in the same league as this kid ability wise. Although Bojan has failed to break into the first team on a full time basis, he has still managed to net 41 goals in 163 games for the Catalan giants since 2007. After winning the European U21 Championships with Spain recently, the young Spaniard will no doubt be looking to play first team football. Four years of being a fringe player, even at his relatively young age, is no good for any footballer’s career.

From Barcelona’s point of view, it looks to be a no lose situation. Bojan is highly unlikely to be able to break into their team due to the current abundance of talent at Pep Guardiola’s disposal and a big money transfer fee for a player that is basically surplus to requirements makes sense. Should Krkic turn out to be a superstar, Barca will no doubt be back to sign the player at some point and he would quite likely want to return to his boyhood club, as is the case with Cesc Febregas.

This is another example of a signing that Spurs can make without the lure of Champions League football. He’s undoubtedly a player of limitless potential who has superlative technique and would be a good addition to Tottenham’s front line options. On the negative side, he’s short, likely over priced, hasn’t played enough regular first team football at the highest level and might struggle in a very physically demanding Premier League.

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Filed Under: Transfer Stuff Tagged With: barca, bojan krki?, pep guardiola, premier league, spurs

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  1. Flarne says

    July 4, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Honestly – I’m not impressed.
    Think about it, playing with the likes of Messi, Henry, Ronaldinho, Xavi, Iniesta, Larsson – hell, I would have scored 41 times too! Those goals were not because of his abilities…

  2. ed says

    July 4, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    lol better then Gio,sure buddy..dont give up ur day job idiot

  3. Danny says

    July 4, 2011 at 2:24 pm

    I really like what this guy can do on the pitch but he’s had it easy at Barca. Different story in the PL and far too much money.

  4. the cock says

    July 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    This is a typical bad signing from Spurs. Basically another Dos Santos who will never cut it in our League. Far too lightweight.

  5. ZUBI ZALYATA says

    July 4, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    NO TO BOJAN WE NEED DIEGO FORLAN OR DEMAIO OF INTERNAZIONAL

  6. rafa says

    July 4, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    I agree with Zubi, we need a proven finisher who will launch us back into the Champions League, step forward Forlan.

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