Yeah, my thought was, "can you blame him"?
Alonso goes, wins shit
Mascherano goes, wins shit
Torres goes, wins shit
Suarez goes, wins shit
Sterling goes, about to win shit
Coutinho goes, about to win shit.
Barca comes calling and he's supposed to what? Stick around and not win shit?
The only exception to the rule is Michael Owen, I mean if the league title doesnt mean shit.
ALSO...
During that period, from Alonso to Coutinho, what do we have to show for it?
League cup. 3-4 finals losses. Great!
Yeah that's 10 years.