Very glad we can put the whole "Barcelona will steal him back" joke to rest. Maybe we'll finally begin evaluating his actual current ability without being affected by external factors such as this one. As a matter of fact, I finally noticed after the Newcastle and Valencia games how/why he can be of more use than Mikel when it comes to defending. The amount of tackles he makes and 50-50s he wins due to his speed and his persistence win us the ball more often and more importantly much quicker than Mikel's interceptions.