marty mcfly
Player Valuation: £40m
I agree but Deulofeu is two years younger. If he stays at Barca he would probably be at Roberto's level in two years.Whoever mate, that's for the manager to decide. But his decision should be based on who is the better player and nothing else. There should be none of this "Oh no, where will Sergio Roberto fit in?" when he has been a young lad getting the odd game for today's superstar filled, European Champions, Barcelona mega-powerhouse of world football. Deulofeu never got that far at Barca, this guy has quite a few games playing CM for Barca! He is only 23 as well, I'd love us to get him.
I rate that Deeney as well, he will probably be too expensive though (for who he is).
I also think Deulofeu has more potential.
Plus it's no as simple as simply playing the best player. Clubs like ours have to develop talent and you can't do that without playing them. That means at times we need to play younger players in place of the better ones. I just don't see why we would do that for another team.
Barkley is developing. He had a poor season but this often happens after a breakthrough year. I fully expect him to be better next year but he will need the right players around him. Players like Roberto and Deulofeu would help.