bavlondon wrote:GYBS wrote:This time last year Rafa was stating he wanted Barry and was willing to listen to offers for xabi where as now he is stating Xabi isnt for sale and hasnt mentioned barry once .
Although he could findhimself in a situation where we dont get Barry but he is still considering a big bid for Alonso from Real to fund someone else.
He may have opened a can of worms and a host of interest merely by looking to sell Alonso last summer to fund the signing of "Gazbaz". He might generate a bit of cash by selling Alonso, but he'd also create a problem in not only leaving a hole in midfield difficult to fill with equal quality, but also jeopardise the balance of the side.