r/Barca • u/PerformerVirtual2552 • Jul 17 '25

Question Who's the most Barca coded player, that didn't play for Barca? For me, it's David Silva.

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u/ReptheNaysh Jul 17 '25

Sadly, Isco and Modric.

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u/little-green-driod Jul 17 '25

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u/mochitgirl Jul 17 '25

Isco was a Barca fan

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u/clopz_ Jul 18 '25

His dogs name was Messi

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u/xingrox Jul 17 '25

weren’t both of them Barca fans during their childhood years?

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u/MrDoobOfficial Jul 17 '25

modric maybe. isco was though if i recall

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u/xingrox Jul 17 '25

Googled, “Luka Modrić was reportedly a Barcelona fan during his childhood. According to his former Croatian teammate Ivan Rakitić, Modrić even joked about being a bigger fan than Rakitić himself. Despite this, Modrić ultimately signed with Real Madrid.”

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u/MrDoobOfficial Jul 17 '25

ah okay, thanks for the update

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u/GregGraffin23 Jul 17 '25

Isco was 100% There pictures of a young Isco with a Barcalona shirt. Even wearing the Catalan yellow/red one

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Isn’t his dog’s name “Messi”? As in Isco has always been a Barca fan.

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u/GregGraffin23 Jul 17 '25

Yes, one of his dogs name is Messi

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u/Keosxcol19 Jul 17 '25

Santi cazorla....

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u/Wizard-King-Angmar Jul 17 '25

Part of (a member of) the golden generation of the Spanish national Football Team

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u/FartSniffer2025 Jul 18 '25

Arsenal fan who came across this post on my feed. Cazorla came to us a season after Fabregas left and one of my first thoughts was thank God he's not from La Masia else we may lose him in 2-3 seasons.

My favourite Arsenal player after Henry.

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u/Accomplished_Ad_7021 Jul 17 '25

Marco Verratti

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u/Vast_Payment2869 Jul 17 '25

I second that. And he almost played for us too.

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u/Accomplished_Ad_7021 Jul 17 '25

Yeah I remember the rumors of him possibly joining

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u/Vast_Payment2869 Jul 17 '25

Looking back at it, I wish he joined instead of coutinho

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u/fourbyfourequalsone Jul 17 '25

Isn't that transfer attempt for Veratti prompted PSG to go all in for Neymar?

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u/froggyjm9 Jul 17 '25

Rumors doesn’t mean almost played

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u/Smooth_Escaper Jul 17 '25

Literally came to say this..

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u/Danymg20 Jul 17 '25

The best answer

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u/INRI1899 Jul 17 '25

Rodri

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u/Accomplished_Ad_7021 Jul 17 '25

I still dream of him playing for us one day even tho the likelihood of that us so slim lol

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u/Lynx-Waste Jul 18 '25

I miss Rodri was a footballer with 0 haters literally everyone loved how simple he was with no social media and everything. However a certain fanbase ruined his life

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u/Strong_Debt5066 Jul 17 '25

Alvarez

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u/PerformerVirtual2552 Jul 17 '25

I wish he played for us. Such a quality player. He can adapt into that AM role too.

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u/chaghomba Jul 17 '25

Thiago Silva. Bastard had kids to feed though.

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u/CruyffMarxista Jul 17 '25

Mats Hummels. Solid defender with elite ball playing ability.

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u/Salty-Response8550 Jul 19 '25

Superb take. Prime Hummels was the best Cb in the world at the time

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u/icardifan Jul 17 '25

Dybala

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u/Roseradeismylady Jul 17 '25

His best years were when Messi was still here, so it wouldn't have worked. Kind of like Griezmann

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u/Cultural_Cold8971 Jul 17 '25

Well others are correct but for me currently I’ll say vitinha

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u/Forsaken-Special1521 Jul 17 '25

i wish he would be able to join us

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u/oklolzzzzs Jul 17 '25

i just wouldnt see it. we have too many midfield talents rn (gavi, frenkie, pedri, casado, olmo, bernal, fernandez brothers)

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u/AlePaz11 Jul 17 '25

He is great but Barça’s midfield is full of gems already.

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u/t0tsugeki- Jul 17 '25

Vitinha + Pedri ruling the midfield would be cheatcode honestly.

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u/_boozygroggy_ Jul 17 '25

Obviously Paul Scholes. Pep even said as much.

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u/Assonfire Jul 18 '25

In the same breath I would've added Giggs.

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u/cuddle-bubbles Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Paul Scholes. So many of barca golden generation sees him as their idol

Also often used as training reference in barca youth academy for the way he passes, moves & controlled games

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u/No_Reference1439 Jul 17 '25

Bernardo Silva

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u/epicstar Jul 17 '25

I'd argue against this because he's clearly a #10 and has a hard time playing as a #8.

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u/Zhurg Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

Except when he's played there and has been really good

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u/Helpful_Fill_4294 Jul 17 '25

Zinedine Zidane. it was rumored that Johan Cruyff wanted zidane but could not sign so.

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u/Assonfire Jul 18 '25

No, Cruijff was busy with his list of players he wanted for 96-97 and, if I'm not mistaken, contact was made with players with a positive ending.

However, Cruijff also had signed a bunch of players who didn't turn out to be quite as good as he though: Kodro, Korneev, Cuellar, Prosinecki, Hagi, Lopetegui and Jose Mari. This didn't really inspire the board a whole lot of confidence in his choices.

Zidane is the name that keeps coming back, but if I'm not mistaken he had other good names on the list. In the end most of 'em didn't come because Cruijff was sacked. That's the sole reason.

Otherwise part of the core of 96-97 would've consisted in some galacticos, with zidane, ronaldo and figo.

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u/vysevysevyse Jul 17 '25

I've delusionally visualised Isco as a barca player since idk when.

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u/MegaRoadHouse Jul 17 '25

Robin Van Persie would have bombed for us in his prime

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u/MichealWon Jul 17 '25

KDB

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u/Vast_Payment2869 Jul 17 '25

Barca hasn't had players like kdb in the past, tho. The closest one to him is xavi in my opinion.

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u/Virtual_Echo6738 Jul 17 '25

Michael Laudrup anybody?

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u/DrLyleEvans Jul 17 '25

Laudrup was similarly versatile and creative and picked the right pass and had a nice stride like a younger KDB.

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u/irriducibili9 Jul 18 '25

Dennis Bergkamp

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u/No-Union6229 Jul 17 '25

Bernardo silva

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u/PerformerVirtual2552 Jul 17 '25

He's Technically really Sound. Tired of him just back passing the ball.

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u/beairrcea Jul 17 '25

That’s just instructions from pep, if pep told him to be more direct he would be but pep recently has been all about control and suffocating the opponent

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u/zubairatif075 Jul 17 '25

rewatch madrid 4-0 semifinal

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u/Far-Cockroach-2954 Jul 17 '25

Talking about the present, definitely Julian

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u/BackgroundPlus116 Jul 17 '25

Angel Di Maria

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u/fanspirit Jul 17 '25

I think Dean Huijsen now.

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u/EquivalentPear1614 Jul 17 '25

Marco Reus 💪

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Vitinha

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u/hotcheetosnmodelos Jul 17 '25

Wayne Rooney would have been perfect for Barca. One of my favorite players of that generation

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u/Smokie_67 Jul 17 '25

Allison, good at the ball and a typical ball playing gk that Barcelona has always had.

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u/RedMancis Jul 17 '25

As both Barca and Arsenal fan, Wilshere before shits happen.

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u/benjoff Jul 17 '25

I think prime Pjanic was perfect for Barcelona

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u/DValencia29 Jul 17 '25

Prime Pjanic was something soo good. Its a shame he came to play for us in a terrible time.

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u/desicule Jul 17 '25

I used to think it was Coutinho until 2019 and I couldn't have been more wrong.

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u/Fazakh1 Jul 17 '25

benzema

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u/GregGraffin23 Jul 17 '25

Iago Aspas

Imagine if he didn't play against us all those years

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u/Shoddy-Cherry-490 Jul 17 '25

Toni Kroos and Modric. With both or either one, Barca would have done magical things after 2015.

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u/aceusimp Jul 17 '25

lowkey, very lowkey kimmich

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

LAUTARO MARTINEZ is so BARCA CODED and underrated. Complete striker with great ball striking and control in tight spaces.

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u/-veinticuatro- Jul 18 '25

Silva, Verrati and Isco

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u/iSonorasu Jul 18 '25

Bastoni. I could even see him in a Barca jersey and I’m not even a Barca fan

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u/arriving_somewhere1 Jul 17 '25

Modric and KDB.

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u/PerformerVirtual2552 Jul 17 '25

Ironic but Modric was a cule.

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u/JIPortillo Jul 17 '25

Thiago Silva, Frank Ribery

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u/theboymanolin Jul 17 '25

Ribery. I think Hazard and Giroud wouldve fit really well also.

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u/t0tsugeki- Jul 17 '25

I'm sure Giroud would've worked in a role similar to Luuk De Jong, but he isn't a profile Barça usually pick. He's a tower.

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u/theboymanolin Jul 17 '25

True but he was always good in short combinations when he played for Arsenal so I always wondered how he would fare at Barca. Isco and Silva are the most typical ones with the Barca DNA I guess

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u/t0tsugeki- Jul 17 '25

Yup Arsenal was fun to watch during his time, with prime Wilshere (when not injured lol) they had their moments. Although now that you bring Arsenal in the conversation i'm thinking i would've enjoyed Robin Van Persie for sure.

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u/theboymanolin Jul 17 '25

never thought of that. RVP at Barca would go crazy 🔥

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u/kiamustang7891 Jul 17 '25

Bro 2012-13 season with Pedro - RvP - Messi omg

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u/smokedry Jul 17 '25

Maybe unpopular. Benzema had good one touch and close control in the box. Suarez had great hold up play. We would never know.

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u/Assonfire Jul 18 '25

We wanted him, back in the day, but in the end the deal fell through because of his surroundings and Barça's distrust of it.

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u/anonymousloverboy2 Jul 17 '25

Modric, Kroos, Isco

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u/Friendofabook Jul 17 '25

Isco

Also Zaha to replace Neymar was missed opportunity.

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u/yousha_Ahmed Jul 17 '25

Fabian ruiz

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u/STILL_VILLAIN Jul 17 '25

Luka Modric

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u/HistoryMystery12345 Jul 18 '25

As a forward, Karim Benzema. Sigh

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u/bouy1819chmps Jul 18 '25

Alisson Becker

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u/suckers_10 Jul 18 '25

Veratti . Calm and Composed . Great football IQ , kepts the tempo really well when playing . Sadly left europe too early , would have given 5 years of ball for any team . Playing in Qatar league as of now . Al Duhail

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u/aplhamoan Jul 18 '25

Jamal musiala, he should def play for barca

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u/Calitz__ Jul 18 '25

Quite a few of the City squad of the past few years could also fit in this category. Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Laporte, Ederson all fit the mould

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u/Pastamancer_Rik Jul 18 '25

Vintage shoutout: Roberto baggio

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u/monsur07 Jul 18 '25

Isco , ozil bernardo silva

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u/ahmetonel Jul 17 '25

I guess Rodrygo

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u/AndholRoin Jul 17 '25

Toni Kroos from a distance.

Far behind, Mo Salah has that Barca 10 alure and probably either George Weah or Clarence Seedorf would complete my top 3.

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u/hezzyskeets123 Jul 17 '25

Rodri and Julian Alvarez

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u/FitOffer9396 Jul 17 '25

Kimmich, Kroos

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u/RAF10__ Jul 17 '25

Kaka I guess. I was rated him better than iniesta but rest is history

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u/Comprehensive-Ad4436 Jul 17 '25

I’d like to nominate Carlos Vela. I don’t know why but I just get that vibe.

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u/residentbio Jul 17 '25

Marco Reus and it's not even close. I wanted him so bad.

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u/Payuk Jul 17 '25

Toni Kroos

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u/ilia054 Jul 17 '25

Currently? Julian Alvarez,Wirtz,Musiala,Rodri,Trent
Former would have to say Silva,Pirlo,Veratti,Di maria,Modric

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u/elmocos69 Jul 17 '25

Most great distributing and creative midfielders u could think of

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u/Top-Stop-5743 Jul 17 '25

would have said kun but he played for 1 match 😭😭

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u/ImHurted_ Jul 17 '25

julian alvarez, we were offered him by his agent when he was still in argentina and we declined lol

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u/tlj2494 Jul 17 '25

Nailed it with Silva. The fact he played with so many Barca players on the nt also made this such a good fit

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u/epicstar Jul 17 '25

Every high voted comment are good. I think for the modern game, Vitinha and Joao Neves for me.

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u/vawe1 Jul 17 '25

Eden Hazard. Man the best dribbler imo when he was playing for chelsea in his prime. Wasted talent.

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u/Jon_Snow_swgoh10 Jul 17 '25

Unironically Kroos and Modric

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u/twicesgood Jul 17 '25

Marco Senna & Xabi Alonso

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u/TransitionOver3057 Jul 17 '25

Gerard moreno, aleksander isak..

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u/NeonBloodedBloke Jul 17 '25

People might get angry, but Vitinha 

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u/zamen9 Jul 17 '25

David Silva, yeah. Or Kroos

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u/ZorovsLuffy Jul 17 '25

David Luiz. He would have been the perfect CB for us.

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u/Independent_Mine1995 Jul 17 '25

Jesus Navas and David Silva

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u/justinmali13 Jul 17 '25

Harry Kane

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u/not_a_jawan Jul 17 '25

Robin van Persie.

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u/uppercase-j Jul 17 '25

Zidane, Valeron, Isco

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u/SoundSaintWarrior Jul 17 '25

Kevin De Bruyne

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u/TheRealJR9 Jul 17 '25

I see no Di Maria why?

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u/slotlqrd Jul 17 '25

Heiko Westermann

HW4

Halb Mensch, Halb Tier

At least now he got his redemption

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u/curbiehancock Jul 17 '25

Verratti, Rodri & Vitinha

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u/skiddypants Jul 17 '25

Paul scholes

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u/Ted-Lassi Jul 17 '25

In the past? Marco Verrati. The player in the world that could replace Iniesta.

currently? Either Vitinha or Cole Palmer

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u/gelmen Jul 17 '25

Isco!!

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u/tadm123 Jul 17 '25

Thiago Silva

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u/ripogrif Jul 18 '25

Mkhitaryan...not as good as most of the other guys but had the perfect style, mentality, and ability to be a barca sub.

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u/theitchcockblock Jul 18 '25

João moutinho if you seen him play you know

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u/Dickhead999999 Jul 18 '25

Mikel Oyarzabal

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u/CosmopolitanMackem_7 Jul 18 '25

Cristiano Ronaldo

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u/pijaGorda1 Jul 18 '25

When's my turn to make this thread

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u/KinetiKVerbosium Jul 18 '25

I've always wanted to see Robert Pires in a Barca Shirt

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u/Rad11Ryan Jul 18 '25

Angel Di Maria

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u/saaang Jul 18 '25

Santi Cazorla, Modric, Benzema.

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u/amirsubhanikhan Jul 18 '25

Isco, David Silva, verrati, kross

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u/herostoky Jul 18 '25

no one is saying Alexis MacAllister, I think he'll be good

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u/rmp266 Jul 18 '25

Daniel Agger would have been superb in your 2010ish team

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u/aasfourasfar Jul 18 '25

Old ones but some of the United lads, Scholes, Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Rooney certainly could have fit

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u/Mynamejeaff Jul 18 '25

Thiago Silva was perfect for Barcelona. Good on the ball, calm and a great defender, I am shocked this never happened.

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u/NoPerspective5462 Jul 18 '25

Yes, David Silva, then the Spanish team would be complete😅

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u/RobloxianTrainerNo1 Jul 18 '25

Ederson imo, Best passing for a gk i’ve seen