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Not so sure. Bojan to me never showed to be quality. Not once he broke into the 1st team anyway. There was a reason Pep never trusted him and the times we saw him play unfortunately showed why. Part of his problem was that Bojan would try too hard to be fancy instead of just keeping thing...

With Atleti's style, he could definitely get between 20-25 goals this season. He's not as past it as a few on here have made it out. What he's lost in a step in quickness and energy level he still retains with his deadly aim and timely runs to beat the offside trap. Would have been great to...

Pep can't make him move. Plus there's no room for him there to get the starting time he wants. His best bet is United.

This will be important for Deulo's future. Always saw the talent in him but the immaturity as well. Needs to improve his attitude and I'm hopeful he will.

^^^Even if it wasn't 20 million, it would have been more than 5, that's for sure. It's a bad move by the club. We could have easily gotten more money and used it to buy a defender that we will need since Puyol can't play every game anymore. There really is no defending this.

Overall I'm happy for Villa because he wants to play. But looking at this situation I'm still perplexed. Back in January, Arsenal were offering us a decent sum for Villa. He clearly was never in Tito's plans. He just played him when he did because Cesc, Pedro, and Alexis were in a slump and...

Yeah Zlatan at Real is just laughable. It would never work out for him because he will never be Cristiano to them. Had PSG already gotten sick of Ibra?

It'll be weird seeing him in an Atleti kit. He's gonna be sorely missed.

With the buys we are pretty good for the most part, with the exception of the Ibra deal. The Neymar deal is wait and see. I think he'll play well but whether he turns out to be worth 57 million is what I still question. The problem with us is that we have a tendency to lower a lot of our...

Don't think Busi can play Xavi's role. Not nearly as good anyway. He's a pure DM. The fact is that nobody can do Xavi's role quite the way he does. But the successor is Cesc. He will be the one who bosses the midfield and pulls the strings.

Yeah I think being so rigid in tactics has also affected not just Cesc but the whole team. But the midfield in particular needs some new life. Sometimes we just pass around aimlessly with no purpose. I dot see Tito doing anything, though. Cesc's best football is still ahead of him but some...

I'd rather start a crippled Villa than any version of Pedro.

This is terrible. We're gonna regret this one. For that fee, we may as well let him leave for free next year. But all the best for him. He did well here and he deserves to succeed wherever he goes.

Seemingly the two sides can't agree on a fee. Real want at least 30 million. Will Higuain pressure or could Ancelotti change his mind?

Of course Thiago isn't gone yet. He may very well stay, albeit disgruntled. Only United have been linked to Thiago and they haven't yet placed a serious bid that we know of. No other teams have come forward yet. Its too soon to say he's gone but that the club doesn't hold him in the same...

Villa and Thiago to United for Rooney? No thanks. If Villa goes to United along with Thiago, straight cash will do fine.

It's clearly a lack of trust in Thiago. Going back to the Cesc purchase, I think it's clear whom the club believe is the one to take the reins when Xavi is gone. Thiago will probably get the same minutes he got last season with Tito still around and that won't be enough for the World Cup...

Zanela makes a good point. The club apparently does not consider Thiago to be Xavi's heir. It's CESC whom they believe is the eventual successor. It's why they did everything high and low to bring him here. I'm a Cesc supporter but looking back now, you have to really wonder just how much faith...

I think his silence speaks more volumes than anything. The writing's on the wall.

Keeping Thiago would be awesome, however.... I do not want to keep a player who does not want to player here. Under any circumstances. If Thiago genuinely wants to stay and bide his time until he gets his shot, then I'm all for that. But if he wants to go, then I want this done and over with...