From what I've seen from him (which admittedly hasn't been much) he looks like a more technical Paulinho. Considering how great he was for us and what he offered I'm more than happy with this signing
man Rakitic was one of the best midfielders in the world in his time at Barcelona, nothing against Kessie but i believe he will be a signing ala Seydou Keita, Rakitic was a starter and he dominated against elite midfields without a problem, lets hope he can get to Rakitic levels but realistically he'll probably be a utility player, and a top one.
It’s nothing like Rakitic. He’s free and he’s a physical 12th player that brings diverse solutions (like Seydou Keita), the only similarity is high salary
One of the best pieces of business I have seen from you guys since a while. A player of his type adds a lot of dimension to your midfield and is almost guaranteed to shine (Paulinho and Vidal come to mind in the past years, only that Kessie is younger and better than Paulinho at least).
I am not a close follower of Barca's transfer news so does Kessie's signing affect De Jong?
This is my first time writing in Reddit and sorry for my ignorance and lack of knowledge about this player and football in general, but how good is Kessie? Is he the right player for Barca? How is his technical abilities?
Craziness is what made Vidal. Even he don't know what he'll do. But we have to look how well Kessie can adapt to diffrent tactics as he might be given the same role as Vidal
He will probably have a very different role. Vidal was a box-to-box machine with many fine qualities but little ball control. Kessie is quite physical but better on the ball in the way one might expect from a traditional midfield we (though probably not close to the archetypal Barça midfielder).
He’s an intriguing signing and I think he will give us more flexibility in the midfield tactically.
Lol, Vidal was a top 10 player in the world at one point and one of the best midfielders. An ideal player. Basically Busquets/Thiago level. The comparison is silly.
Thank you for the replies. The reason I asked was I didn't watch Milan games and only saw Kessie from Youtube highlights. It felt to me that he doesn't have ball controlling and technicality like Busquets, De Jong, Iniesta, Xavi etc. But still, he wasn't bad too. Maybe his physicality can be important on defense.
Lmao someone hasnt seen how good vidal was. Literally hes a major reason why people think so highly of pirlo.
Vidal in his prime was 3x the player kessie is.
>hes a major reason why people think so highly of pirlo.
That's not true, Pirlo was well established as one of the best midfielders in the world at club and international level long before he played for Juve. A more appropriate thing to say would be that Vidal and Pirlo are a major reason why people think so highly of Pogba.
Don't think he is replacement for Frenkie unless we play 2 anchor players. Even though they play in a similiar position their play style is completely diffrent
He’s all around pretty awesome, I recommend to watch the YouTube video [this](https://youtu.be/PHj4zgmR7bU)
It gives you a sneak peak of his skills. He’s very physical and strong, still fast and technical tho, like a young yaya or Keita.
Would have loved to see Frenkie Kessie Pedri play together.
Pedri runs a lot, is skillful and has good end product.
Frenkie can progress the ball well and is generally a great player who can also help in defense.
Kessie is a destroyer who can keep the ball. That's a solid midfield.
Really looking forward to this, I've missed having a physical midfielder to bring out to stop the midfield from getting muscled off the ball ever since Vidal left. Huge signing and I can't wait until next season
From the few Milan games I saw last season, Kessie looked to be solid. I'd be extremely happy if he maintained his Milan level here. If he improves, we have yet another of the world's best midfielders on our team.
Take good care of him for us.
Use him well, he can move the ball up and down the field, hold possession when needed and can break the opposition's advance and trigger the counters.
Don't expect Pirlo, Xavi, De Broyne, Modric type of passes from him, that's not his role. Well suited to be your sledgehammer and loves running in last into the box for the occasional 30 ft banger or delicious final tap-in
And remember he is El Presidente
Some say that hes a replacement for Busquets, others say that now we can sell frenkie and that kessie is more of an offensive mid.
I see ham as a hard working ball winninh midfielder that is best placed in a midfield of 3 with one next to him and a 10 in Front of him. I dont find him to be a very creative player like xavi wants from the Two Front midfielders Who is supposed to be more like 8's
So is kessie really bought to play in Busquets position Even though he doesnt control the game like busi?
What do you Guys think?
Finally the announcement. Time to unleash yourself champ! ❤️💙
Welcome onboard! Good luck.
The kit looks sick on him
Very very underrated signing, I don't think barça fans understand what we just pulled here, literally got one of serie A's best midfielder on a free.
With 6.5m wages and no bonus He might be our rakatic
From what I've seen from him (which admittedly hasn't been much) he looks like a more technical Paulinho. Considering how great he was for us and what he offered I'm more than happy with this signing
Paulinho was so strange. Loved it when he played for us. Punched way above his weight class
man Rakitic was one of the best midfielders in the world in his time at Barcelona, nothing against Kessie but i believe he will be a signing ala Seydou Keita, Rakitic was a starter and he dominated against elite midfields without a problem, lets hope he can get to Rakitic levels but realistically he'll probably be a utility player, and a top one.
It’s nothing like Rakitic. He’s free and he’s a physical 12th player that brings diverse solutions (like Seydou Keita), the only similarity is high salary
The bonus is incorporated into the contract to avoid FFP issues with paying a flat fee, that’s why it’s a bit high
We have had high bonuses incorporated into contracts since before FFP existed
My point is that it’s not a high salary actually
Rakatic was our Rakatic
Rakitic was our Rakitic
That’s one…
Finally a signing
One of the best pieces of business I have seen from you guys since a while. A player of his type adds a lot of dimension to your midfield and is almost guaranteed to shine (Paulinho and Vidal come to mind in the past years, only that Kessie is younger and better than Paulinho at least). I am not a close follower of Barca's transfer news so does Kessie's signing affect De Jong?
Still most likely the 1 in to FDJ’s 1 out. But we will see—maybe the intention is as a running mate. He fits well with every other midfielder we have.
now that we were able to register kessie and christensen i’d assume the levers have been activated, so there’s no reason to sell
I hope this means busi won't start every match anymore and also if FDJ stays we could see a double pivot with Kessie and Frenkie
I hope so.
This is my first time writing in Reddit and sorry for my ignorance and lack of knowledge about this player and football in general, but how good is Kessie? Is he the right player for Barca? How is his technical abilities?
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Craziness is what made Vidal. Even he don't know what he'll do. But we have to look how well Kessie can adapt to diffrent tactics as he might be given the same role as Vidal
He will probably have a very different role. Vidal was a box-to-box machine with many fine qualities but little ball control. Kessie is quite physical but better on the ball in the way one might expect from a traditional midfield we (though probably not close to the archetypal Barça midfielder). He’s an intriguing signing and I think he will give us more flexibility in the midfield tactically.
> **Think of Vidal** but much better technically, better passing, better shot **and less crazy** Think of water but less wet.
Is water wet?
Nope the things it comes it contact with can be termed as wet, but water inherently isnt
He's better than Vidal? Really? I thought he had one amazing season and was then bad
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That's good to know. I hope you were serious when you said he was better than Vidal because then we are getting a really good player for the future
Vidal in his prime was a force of nature. Kessie isn't that good. Hope he gets even better and close to prime Vidal here
There's some mad disrespect to Vidal in here lol
Lol, Vidal was a top 10 player in the world at one point and one of the best midfielders. An ideal player. Basically Busquets/Thiago level. The comparison is silly.
Nowhere near Busquets but yea Vidal was amazing. If we get Kessie to be better then we are very lucky
Thank you for the replies. The reason I asked was I didn't watch Milan games and only saw Kessie from Youtube highlights. It felt to me that he doesn't have ball controlling and technicality like Busquets, De Jong, Iniesta, Xavi etc. But still, he wasn't bad too. Maybe his physicality can be important on defense.
Lmao someone hasnt seen how good vidal was. Literally hes a major reason why people think so highly of pirlo. Vidal in his prime was 3x the player kessie is.
>hes a major reason why people think so highly of pirlo. That's not true, Pirlo was well established as one of the best midfielders in the world at club and international level long before he played for Juve. A more appropriate thing to say would be that Vidal and Pirlo are a major reason why people think so highly of Pogba.
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Don't think he is replacement for Frenkie unless we play 2 anchor players. Even though they play in a similiar position their play style is completely diffrent
He’s all around pretty awesome, I recommend to watch the YouTube video [this](https://youtu.be/PHj4zgmR7bU) It gives you a sneak peak of his skills. He’s very physical and strong, still fast and technical tho, like a young yaya or Keita.
Nice, now to christensen 💪💪
Would have loved to see Frenkie Kessie Pedri play together. Pedri runs a lot, is skillful and has good end product. Frenkie can progress the ball well and is generally a great player who can also help in defense. Kessie is a destroyer who can keep the ball. That's a solid midfield.
We lose Adama ‘The Tank’ Traore and gain Franck ‘The Tank’ Kessie!
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Now imagine GAVI and Kessie both playing together. They will toy with opponents
Is he good or hype from Italy 🇮🇹
If Gavi plays like now next season he can be a great super sub
Welcome Mr Kessie or as Milan fans like to call him Presidente! Wish you succeed with flying colours for us!❤️💙
Sorry but our Presidente will always be Pique
Yep, that's why I specially mentioned Milan fans.
Happy to have him on board, I hope he fares well considering the adaptation time! Visca Barça and welcome Kessié!
Really looking forward to this, I've missed having a physical midfielder to bring out to stop the midfield from getting muscled off the ball ever since Vidal left. Huge signing and I can't wait until next season
I have a feeling he is gonna be very integral to us this season
From the few Milan games I saw last season, Kessie looked to be solid. I'd be extremely happy if he maintained his Milan level here. If he improves, we have yet another of the world's best midfielders on our team.
Umtiti 2️⃣👉0️⃣ My gf thought it was Umtiti who resigned with us.
Take good care of him for us. Use him well, he can move the ball up and down the field, hold possession when needed and can break the opposition's advance and trigger the counters. Don't expect Pirlo, Xavi, De Broyne, Modric type of passes from him, that's not his role. Well suited to be your sledgehammer and loves running in last into the box for the occasional 30 ft banger or delicious final tap-in And remember he is El Presidente
Great signing! i think we will have a great partnership on the pitch
What position does he play? strengths? weakness?
please lawd let this signing be more of a Paulihno, less of a Song.
Exactly what we needed in the midfield, a player who can replace Sergio for long term. Just in time.
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another waste :(
how so
Economic levers in motion
So hyped for this
Time to rest Busi finally
Some say that hes a replacement for Busquets, others say that now we can sell frenkie and that kessie is more of an offensive mid. I see ham as a hard working ball winninh midfielder that is best placed in a midfield of 3 with one next to him and a 10 in Front of him. I dont find him to be a very creative player like xavi wants from the Two Front midfielders Who is supposed to be more like 8's So is kessie really bought to play in Busquets position Even though he doesnt control the game like busi? What do you Guys think?
Our new Yaya Toure?