OK, but I meant more why is he not linked with us. Our board doesn't seem to be interested in him, which is weird, because he doesn't have other candidate weaknesses.
You know, not every step of our moves are leaked in those tabloids. It could be that the board is working on multiple options and being cautious about it so that players don't become too expensive. For example, Nobody knew Rakitic would be brought in for Cesc but it was pretty swiftly done(assuming its done as it seems). To be honest I don't have any trust on this board but I think they are now compelled to listen to Lucho as they got burned by telling the coach how to run the team last 1 or 2 season. Good or bad, every move is now sanctioned by Lucho now, not this incompetent board.
In other news, rumor has it we offered a Pogba - Sanchez swap to Juventus.
@ Juventus missing this deal and thank god they didn't take it. Alexis is way too good and Pogba is not the thing our team need. I also read some rumor about having a negotiation with Atletico for Koke and including Tello. I know Koke is not for sale but they need a cheap striker and need a lot of money even after winning Liga and being in runner up in Champions League.
On CB front, looks like the board is still hung up for Marquinhos and Matheiu. Hope that's just past news. I'd rather have Laporte/Benatia + Fazzio/Musacchio. What's the situation with Garay btw ? Is he somehow contractually prevented by Real from joining Barca ? I think he could be a cheap and reliable solution, especially for a regularly rotated 3rd choice with Bartra. Plus, with our medical team, I'm sure 1-2 of our defense are bound to get injured and miss a significant number of games.