27 May 2013 02:33:25
Thiago Alcantara looking set to sign after the Euro under 21 championship. He has an 18 million euro release clause, he has been deemed surplus to requirements at Barca with Iniesta, Xavi and Busquets being the main three with Fabregas and Song as cover and he is desperate for first team football with a spot at next years world cup pivotal on this. To me it seems a no brainer for all three parties, united get a soon to be world class creative central midfielder on the cheap, Barca recoup a fair bit of the money they have spent on Neymar for a player not in favour and Thiago gets the first team football at a top team that he needs and deserves.

1.) 27 May 2013
27 May 2013 10:44:02
So he uses us to get in the world cup squad. And then in two years time when Xavi retires he starts agitating for a move back to Barcelona. Is he really worth the headache. If I was to sign anyone from Barcelona it would be Fabregas and Sanchez.

2.) 27 May 2013
Why would we want a someone who we are going to turn into a world class player then in a couple of years time going to kick up a fuss to go back to barcelona? just not worth the trouble! we want players who are in it for the long term and who want to be at united!

3.) 27 May 2013
I just don't think long term players are out there anymore lads. All we can hope for if we get him is that he is a success and if he wants to go back to Barca in a few years that we get a very large transfer fee for him.

Steo

4.) 27 May 2013
Hate the way u lot talk. Who is to say what will or won't happen. Like many other players he may come to united and fall in love with the club. Other than ronnie who else has come to united andalways wanted to play for someone else. And even if he moves on, so what. C'est la vie. 2, 3 or 4 yrs, we will have a quality player that we have been craving for some time. You would be moaning if we didn't bolster the midfield

5.) 27 May 2013
It is just a rumor not confirmed yet, even if it is confirmed we need not waste our time to think that he will wish to go back to Barca. I believe if we can build our team to be consistently at the top, Barca will be history as all good players will always want to identify with us not Barca or Real except on rare cases. I wish we can build a team that will standout for long and see which player will play for us and want to move elsewhere.

Yokoman