Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich

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barcastuff (@barcastuff) tweeted at 0:06 PM on Tue, Jul 02, 2013:
Freixa (spokesman board): "Situation Thiago? There's no news. He has a contract and didn't say anything, so he's still a Barça player now."


Bolded word is telling.
 
Why can't people pick the phone up when on holiday? You might be on a beach but just ring the feckers up and tell them you are leaving.
 
It's not on their news headlines so I don't know which show broadcast it, so at the moment if it aired on Cadena Ser, I'd just consider it a guess by a random "ITK?". If I'm around I'll check their main sports news later - that's on in an hour or so.

Most of the Spanish press just seem to be quoting an article in Metro, saying we're tripling his salary.
Basically, the same story as last week which means no new news.
 
Would you be so kind as to translate what the more accurate version is?


"Thiago no nos ha comunicado nada y es un jugador que tiene contrato en vigor".

"Thiago has not communicated anything to us and is a player with a valid contract"
 
How daft are we all going to look having a massive thread when he stays?

We've got through worse...
 
How daft are we all going to look having a massive thread when he stays?

We've got through worse...


United will deny any interest, which may or may not be true, and the whole thread, and all the muppetry, and bullshit by "ITKs", will be a waste of thousands of hours of peoples lives. For nothing.
 
How daft are we all going to look having a massive thread when he stays?

We've got through worse...

Daft ? This is one of the most funniest, emotional and talented thread that was ever created on the internet and there is still space and time for further development.
 
I dont see how things could have changed if it was the 2014 WC all along that was his top most priority. Whether or not Xavi ages beautifully like wine, he's not going to be pushed out of the Barca 11 by Thiago. With Neymar coming in, Iniesta moving to the middle will further increase the competition for places. So if he wants to be a part of the 2014 Spain WC squad, he has to move clubs. Bayern can be ruled out for similar reasons. Whether or not he pushes someone out from their CM long term, its this year's performance which will decide his place in the squad or not.

So if he's still hell bent on making that squad and wants to move for that reason, even if talks do drag on, he should make the switch.

Personally, I dont see Barca offering him a lucrative new contract again anyways after he was given one just last year. A very bad precedent to set specially for a club that banks so heavily on its youth for its first team.
 
How daft are we all going to look having a massive thread when he stays?

We've got through worse...


Naah, its a natural response from any fan. Team's weakest area rumored to be strengthened by perhaps the biggest young talent in the world in the position at the moment. Its like muppet disneyland.
 
United will deny any interest, which may or may not be true, and the whole thread, and all the muppetry, and bullshit by "ITKs", will be a waste of thousands of hours of peoples lives. For nothing.


I this was a government agency the Dialy Wail would be decrying the hundreds of thousands of lost man hours over yet another failed scheme
 
I'm beginning to wonder if we'll actually hear anything about this now. Thiago has been in Barcelona for a number of days now (at least since the I love Barcelona pic) and he still hasn't spoke with Barca about it. Perhaps he's just going to crack on and act like he never intended to leave. If he's staying then he doesn't exactly have to speak to Barca does he.
 
I'm beginning to wonder if we'll actually hear anything about this now. Thiago has been in Barcelona for a number of days now (at least since the I love Barcelona pic) and he still hasn't spoke with Barca about it. Perhaps he's just going to crack on and act like he never intended to leave. If he's staying then he doesn't exactly have to speak to Barca does he.


Well his holidays only actually finished yesterday and we don't know if he's told them anything yet, do we?
 
Well his holidays only actually finished yesterday and we don't know if he's told them anything yet, do we?


I'm not convinced about this 'holiday' though. Barca are talking as if he's not away by saying he hasn't spoke to them. Plus he's posted pics of him in Barcelona over the last few days whilst he's supposed to be away on this apparent holiday. I think he's been there since the end of last week by the looks of it and he still hasn't spoken with Barca.
 
I'm not convinced about this 'holiday' though. Barca are talking as if he's not away by saying he hasn't spoke to them. Plus he's posted pics of him in Barcelona over the last few days whilst he's supposed to be away on this apparent holiday. I think he's been there since the end of last week by the looks of it and he still hasn't spoken with Barca.

In fairness the photo could have been taken weeks or months ago
 
The last two relevant updates for me were James Ducker's last article on Thiago stating MUFC are hoping to tie up the deal by July 10th & Graham Hunter's update saying Mazinho & Thiago wanted clause regarding game time.

EDIT: Jaysus Cider.
 
The last two relevant updates for me were James Ducker's last article on Thiago stating MUFC are hoping to tie up the deal by July 10th & Graham Hunter's update saying Mazinho & Thiago wanted clause regarding game time.

This.

Why can't you guys just wait patiently without getting all into a panic about things?

"OMG nobody's tweeted about Thiago for nearly twenty minutes! He's going to Bayern!"
 
Bottom line is that it always takes longer for a transfer of this nature to be conducted in comparison to a new contract with your existing side being agreed. If he had agreed to stay, it would've been announced alongside his brothers or very soon after... clearly this is either a) still up for grabs or the technicalities are being resolved and both teams are keeping schtum, waiting until all the legal issues etc are all agreed upon before an official announcement is made.
 
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