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World Record Iniesta?

December 16th 2010 11:10
Andres Iniesta


Newspaper reports in England this morning, have linked Manchester City with a January move, for Andres Iniesta. The 26-year-old Barcelona midfielder, scored the World Cup winning goal back in July, and is on the three man shortlist, for the FIFA Ballond'or Award. The price being quoted, would be a world transfer record fee, of £85 million.


Personally, not one part of me expects this to happen. There are a lot of footballers whose heads could be turned by the money that City could offer, but I don't see Iniesta being one of them. As fans in England have learnt through the saga with Fabregas, coming through Barcelona's youth system, means more than always having a soft spot for the club. The club feels like home. Even Yaya Toure, when signing for Man City this past Summer, admitted he would love to return to the Nou Camp one day.

Although I want Manchester City to fail, as I feel buying success like they are is wrong, I would love to be able to watch Iniesta, week in, week out. There is a show in England called 'Revista de La Liga', which I watch each week. This reviews the Spanish League football, and I watch just for Barcelona. The movement between Iniesta, Xavi, Villa, Sergio, Messi and the rest, is unbelievable. To get to see one of those players in England, would be a dream come true.

But I can not see this deal happening. I would be shocked if Iniesta was willing to leave a team where he has a career of success easily marked out for him, for the instability of Manchester City. But should they land their man, I think it is only right, that it should cost them a world record fee.
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Comment by Steve Michaels

December 16th 2010 11:30


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Iniesta will not go to Man City, fact! Like you though, would love to see him in Premier league each week. Maybe Barcelona should just play in the premier League?

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December 16th 2010 11:41


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thats a great plan mate!! Maybe Real can come as well they can replace wolves and Man city

Comment by Rick Gillispie

December 16th 2010 13:01


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85 million regardless if he is not coming or not is he worth that much?

Comment by Matt Saltmer

December 16th 2010 13:05


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Well, i'm going to give you two answers to that queston...

1 NO! no footballer is worth £85 million, fact!

2 YES! in the crazy world of football, and especially Man City, he is definitely worth £85 million!

Comment by Joe Soriano

December 16th 2010 15:13


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85 million euros is bad business for a team that doesn't really need a midfielder. As good as Iniesta is, this would be a prime example of a stupid team throwing money around at players that they don't need. Manchester need to build some chemistry with their own players. All they are doing are disrespecting their best player- Tevez- and leaving a bunch of unhappy players on the bench. They don't need Iniesta, and 85 million euros for Iniesta would really hurt soccer. Iniesta isn't better than Cristiano Ronaldo, so he deserves less than 80 million euros. Iniesta is great, but he is not the second best player in the world. If he got 80 million euros, other players would get a ton more. It would be like the A-Rod Yankees extension effect that happened in baseball.

Comment by sports freak

December 17th 2010 07:31


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PLEASE MAN 85 MILLION FOR WHAT ??FOR THIS MAN NO DOUBT THAT HE IS WORLD CLASS PLAYER BUT THROWING 85 MILLION MEANS ???CITY IS USING THEIR MONEY POWER TO GET THE TITLE BUT MARK MY WORDS PEOPLE THE TITLE WILL NOT GO IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO USES MONEY NOT THE TALENT AND SKILL PLAYERS OF ARSENAL AND MAN U PLAY TO MAKE HISTORY BUT MAN CITY PLAYERS PLAY TO MAKE AND THATS THE BOTTOM LINE

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