Marquinhos (20) had a conference call with club and agent today. He asked to leave. PSG willing to sell if Barcelona make a good bid. [cope]
and cesc would replace xavi this season as a regular probably.
oh yeah because Cesc has really shown he can replace Xavi during his 3 seasons with us
Rakitić is better equipped to replace Xavi than Cesc IMO but he's not being signed to replace Xavi, firstly because no one can and because the only players who could possibly come close are not available at the moment or they're not ready yet (Gündoğan, Óliver Torres, Samper)...
Xavi's replacement comes from La Masia.
we are a squad competing for La Liga, CL & CdR so we need depth...
if Rakitić comes i bet he makes 30-40 appearances next season...
Xavi's replacement comes from La Masia.
yeah you keep saying we need a Xavi replacement, who would you choose? realistically?
Cesc isn't the answer. Rakitić isn't but he's a better short term solution who can provide us with attributes that Cesc couldn't. Rafinha will play loads under Lucho, because Lucho loves him and believes in youth and he's a versatile player. i don't really care if Sergi Roberto leaves to be honest but he will probably get decent minutes under Lucho next season if he stays. the replacement for Xavi is most likely Gündoğan who won't be available until next summer and might not fully recover from his injury and Óliver Torres who isn't really ready yet...
Xavi, Iniesta, Rakitić, Rafinha & Sergi Roberto is fine for the midfield of a team competing for 3 major trophies...
i would choose vidal, pogba or koke.
vidal or pogba is realistic -> some mio + alexis for one of them
hope gündi will recover from his back injury, he was such a great player 12/13.
i would choose vidal, pogba or koke.
vidal or pogba is realistic -> some mio + alexis for one of them
hope gündi will recover from his back injury, he was such a great player 12/13.