Pique Back at Barca ?

Red-Indian

If its Barca that want him and are prepared to give him first team opportunities, he'd probably go and I don' grudge him that. Much as i'd like him to stay, we have probably the most difficult centre-half partnership to break into in the world right now. Its almost perfect and barring some catastrophe, I can't see any changes for 3 to 4 years.

There's no way he's better than Rio but if Pique genuinely thinks he's better than Vidic and is confident that given a chance, he'll make the position his, he should hang around for another year to give it a go. Else he should move on and look for first team football.

Raven_Blade

If its true he has been promised significantly more games next season, he must stay. We need to reward him for our faith in his ability. Give Pique his big chance.

Snake Doctor

According to the Swiss press Pique has been sold to Barca for 5m euros (roughly 3m pounds if I'm not mistaken)...
They never publish anything unless it's true.

Drifter

Looking more and more likely that there is a done deal.Don't think there will be anyone coming the other way.

Crustanoid

Barca hold key to Evans future
Last Updated: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:57
sunderland

Sunderland's hopes of signing Jonny Evans have been dealt a blow with the news Manchester United could sell Gerard Pique instead.

Centre-half Pique has seen more game-time at Old Trafford this season than ever before after spending last term on loan in Spain with Real Zaragoza where he linked up with Gabi Milito.

Milito made the switch to Barcelona last summer but recently picked up a serious knee injury so Barca need a replacement to step straight into the side and £4m-rated Pique is the name in the frame.

If Sir Alex Ferguson decides to allow Pique to move on then he looks highly unlikely to allow Evans to join former loan club Sunderland on a permanent deal.

Evans has admitted he would like to sign for Sunderland but it looks as though the decision will be taken out of his hands.

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/articles/733074.html

VoetbalWizard

pique only has 12 months left on his contract....we're not going to get much.

lorcanjc

How are we going to do that?
Drop Rio or Vidic?

REd FUn DevIl

Yey but the same will happen here. I wouldnt be angry if we let him go as we still have Evans. Anyway Fergie will analyze his options on summer.

Keyzer Soze

I think that is the key here. If Ferguson does not feel Pique will get enough games for him to be haapy to sign a new contract he could sell this summer.

Devil_forever

£4 mill? fuck off barca, we get raped for the fees we pay for our youngsters so why should they get such a cheap deal. Thanks but no thanks and anyway italy is the best place for him due to his lack of pace.

Kaiketsu_Zorro

Sources close to Barcelona report he's already undertook his medical and will finalise the deal after CLs final.

Raven_Blade

Better not be doing that.

charlenefan

It really baffles me that theres so much interest in Pique especially from the likes of Barca, I mean he can't get a game with us and at the same time when he does he has made the odd mistake here and there yet the likes of Barca still want him? Sounds speciously like agent talk to me.

Not saying Pique wont want to leave in the summer in search of first team football but if he does go I think it's more realistic he'll be going to somewhere like Zaragoza again rather than one of Europe's elite.

Also a little concerning the lack of ambition shown by Evans, almost every interview you read from him he makes it clear he'd rather stay full time at Sunderland than spend a season trying to force his way into things here

Danny Meehan

With the premier league moving to 7 subs, I see more youth getting a chance. When we are up a couple goals in a game, Pique will be able to get more time now that it will be easier for him to make the bench. When Fergie said he will see more time, I think it is because of this rule.

Kelvin

looks like he is off.

http://www.manchesterunited.vitalfoo...e.asp?a=109889

Devil_forever

wtf £5mill fucking day light robbery. Gill you tw@ learn to negotiate. I bet you even the £5mill in dependant on clauses. Why do we continually get raped like this is the TM?

Kelvin

problem is he has only a year left on his contract.

Keyzer Soze

£5 million is not bad for somebody who has hardly played in the first team and is out of contract next summer in my opinion. Thats if that is the fee anyway.

Kaiketsu_Zorro

the fee is reportedly 5m euros.

Devil_forever

5mill euros?

Rooney gr8

it makes us a laughing stock on buying and selling players,tbh.
i foking hate wenger but no way would he let deals like this go through for such a promising young CB.

hypothetically speaking..
if we were trying to sign him now barca would demand 12m for him, and we would pay...no questions,ffs.

i am gutted he is leaving, but so much more so because of the small price we are getting.
who could we sign for €5m.. fowler lol

Ekeke

If he leaves he'll end up a £15 million player.

We need to stop this...

By the way, the article is weird... The title says he passes a medical, then the article simply talks about speculation and rumor in Spain - nothing about him having a medical.

Count Duckula

Guys please realise he could leave for free next summer. And I have no doubt he would, if he's not happy. He's not going to become a first teamer next season.

So in the choice between losing him for free or getting £3.5 million for him it's fairly obvious which I'd pick.

And it's not THAT big a loss -- yes, he's talented, but he's far from the finished article. Barcelona are still taking a risk buying him, and we've got Evans as a young defender who we can nurture. There was probably only ever going to be room for one of them.

And if the Richards rumours are true, then that makes it even less likely Pique would get game time.

Keyzer Soze

If it makes anyone a laughing stock it is Barca. They develop a player in their system... lose him for a nominal fee... then buy him back for more money. Pique could simply walk away for free next season.

Im treating this all with skepticism until we see something official anyway.

Ekeke

I'd love it if we did that with some of our young players. Identify their talent, nurture them for a few years, then sell them to another club so they get experience and turn into better players and make most of their mistakes, then buy them back for £2.5 million more than we were paid to get a player who would challenge for the first team.

prateik

http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/Ne...e-had-medical/

but considering he has hardly played much , and other than being excellent on FM , he hasnt done too well ... i can live with him leaving ... but that price still sucks

on the positive .. evans to stay ..

charlenefan

1 thing is for sure if Pique has already taken a medical then he sure as hell wont be part of the 18 involved in Moscow

Cold_Boy

So much for Fergie saying he will get 25-30 games next season.

Another youngster who fails to make it at United.

Anduin

Pique looks very decent everytime he plays, but let's be honest, he won't be able to break the Rio-Vida partnership. Rio (best defender in the world) is 29 and Vidic is only 26, someone with the potential of Pique won't wait that long. Evans is coming back from Sunderland and Brown just signed a new contract, so there is really no need to keep him around. Barcelona certainly know that, that's why they offer only around £4m. If his contract would run until 2010, we would get more like £8m, but unfortunately that's not the case.
Will be a good business for Barca in the coming years, I'm convinced Pique will be one of the top centre backs in La Liga.

REd FUn DevIl

Whatever happens with the lad we'll be ok.

If we sell we are gonna get money and rather get it now than let him leave for free next summer. Another thing is he wont get too many games soon.

If we dont sell he is gonna be on bench as he was this season and even Brown will be on bench so chances will be very limited for the young lad.
Remember also that Evans is another one waiting for chances and he is also very good.

Cupid Stunt

Best thing for him, he was never going to get ahead of Rio and Vidic. Wish him the best.

charleysurf