Seen it before haven't we? We say no, Barca up the price, we say no, Couts gets uppity, we say no, deal done behind the scenes and he gives us one more season and we get a shed load for him. He can take a bit of time to get in the groove, can be a bit anonymous at times in defence but on his game there aren't many (if any) that do what he does.
Couple of things if he does stay: he should play out of his skin for us cos I think he's that kind of guy, genuinely likes the club AND it's a World Cup year.
If we sign a pre contract agreement, why can't we get a non refundable down payment as a gesture of goodwill (not that Barca have a lot of goodwill in them) up front. It's a common practice in business.
The club existed before him and will again after, but I'll miss him IF he goes but not as much as when King Luis went.
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