We’ve gotten better since his departure, we were far too reliant on him at times and the money from his sale has helped us no end. The second he left it was almost like a sense of relief, he’s a quality player but he thought he was bigger than the club. He faked injury, handed in transfer requests less than 24 hours before the season started. He can stay at Barca, like so many of the others that have left us, will find out the grass isn’t always greener.
He’s not a Barca type player, he needs a team to be built around him but he’s never going to get that in Spain. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him head to PSG within the next couple of years.
Cesc wanted his dream move back to Barca and was all done in a similar way to Coutinho - players getting involved and essentially trying to tap him up. The fairytale didn’t last long though and he was soon angling for a move back to England.
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