Frankly our entire scouting setup can fuck off. Or maybe they are secretly okay and we're just not getting the first, second or third choice they recommend. Who knows. But every aspect of us signing players is fucked to the point where it's hard to even get slightly excited about new signings.
The fact is a shit Barca side were happy to let Emerson go. Yeah they had financial trouble but the truly talented assets they were refusing to sell. That was a red flag for me at the time and it looks like that was correct.
Firpo looks fucking shit at Leeds too. If you're a youngish player with genuine talent I don't think a club like Barcelona farm you out for a fee of 25m, especially when their other right back options are garbage like Sergino Dest.
Meanwhile TFC experts were saying we should sign him last week! :contefacepalm2: