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I'd love him to stay, but it's hard to imagine him signing a new contract - and if he doesn't, then we've really got to sell. What worries me is Inter hanging on till the end of the transfer window in order to drive the price down, knowing that they're the only club in for him. We need to give some kind of deadline for this or we'll end up in trouble.
As for replacements... if Defour really is available for £9m, I think he'd be good. I'd also be quite interested in a part-exchange with Cambiasso. We won't find an out-and-out defensive destroyer as good as Masher, so we need to find a different kind of player to replace him.
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I wouldn't rule out a Barca bid yet Bunny. With Toure gone they've only really got Busquets as a first-teamer defensive shield (tho I think Marquez should be considered one too.)
I'd consider Marquez in part-exchange +15/20m.
I'd love him to stay, but it's hard to imagine him signing a new contract - and if he doesn't, then we've really got to sell. What worries me is Inter hanging on till the end of the transfer window in order to drive the price down, knowing that they're the only club in for him. We need to give some kind of deadline for this or we'll end up in trouble.
As for replacements... if Defour really is available for £9m, I think he'd be good. I'd also be quite interested in a part-exchange with Cambiasso. We won't find an out-and-out defensive destroyer as good as Masher, so we need to find a different kind of player to replace him.
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I wouldn't rule out a Barca bid yet Bunny. With Toure gone they've only really got Busquets as a first-teamer defensive shield (tho I think Marquez should be considered one too.)
I'd consider Marquez in part-exchange +15/20m.