The Spanish Football Thread

Atlético have 76 points and Valencia have 72, pretty good points totals for 3rd place and 4th place in la liga, wonder if Atlético could challenge again next season?

They just need a bit more pace in wide areas and I think they'll be a much tougher outfit to face.

Don't think AM will have enough firepower to continue to match Madrid and Barcelona over the course of a season.

At the moment na but add a top striker, take Filipe Luis back, add a midfielder for the ageing Tiago/Gabi combo, a fast winger and provided Griezmann stays and the dynamic changes a little.

So basically spend £100mil+ net?

Filipe would cost about 15M, no idea on Lacazette, but assume around 25M. For the CM roles they have Koke and Saul anyway so they may not even need it. A winger on the lines of Schurrle etc would be about 20M.

At the moment na but add a top striker, take Filipe Luis back, add a midfielder for the ageing Tiago/Gabi combo, a fast winger and provided Griezmann stays and the dynamic changes a little.

Very few who can take the positions of Villa and Courtois.Also,that deadly partnership between Villa and Costa is irreplaceble.

But,If they can fill the voids,Simeone can take care of the rest and they could make a comeback again.I reckon it'll be expensive,so not really expecting anything.

They might end up selling a few more key players next season for all we know.

Losing Koke and Griezmann will be too much for them in my opinion. I think Valencia next season could potentially come third, but that's obviously yet to be determined and really depends on the summer both clubs have.

Don't think they'll lose Koke, but I think they'll lose Griezmann.

All the talk seems to be Koke to Chelsea. You not see it happening? Griezmann is sure to go, yeah. Valencia will be a really impressive outfit if they either a) replace Negredo with somebody altogether more clinical or, b) turn Negredo back into a fearsome striker, and keep their goalkeeper.

Paco Alcacer is a good striker, Negredo is a decent enough backup for them, the two working in tandem would be great I guess.

I don't see Koke to Chelsea, although it's a possibility in the case that we sell Ramires/Mikel.

Think Villa already has been replaced by Griezmann, who is better anyway.

I think they may sell Griezmann if they don't get the contract situation sorted out.

I was thinking more on the lines of the partnership Villa-Costa had.And,I would'nt dismiss Villa like that.He was one off the key players for Simeone last season.