Would Barca officially state that the buyoption were mandatory if that was the case?
A loan is quite disappointing, even though we couldn't get much for him anyway, but once again weakening our negotiation-position in future deals (demands 10-12M, will always end up agreeing to 0M.).
Anyway, he would be a good player for us if fit, but he literally never is, so a grim mistake by Zubi. I hope he gets his career back on track elsewhere, maybe permanently at Roma - I have nothing against him as a professional.