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Then why is the club selling a top tier player? That seems counter-intuitive for you to be calling him a top tier player when you are so critical of him. I think you are over simplifying things. Clubs aren't so reactionary to simply buy a player because they are available. They are so many factors that come into play: costs, wages, squad registration, Champions League qualification, the manager's approach to the game, the club's needs, what areas need to be prioritised, etc. I'm sure managers, staff and the coaches know what their team's weaknesses is. I just don't see any top club needing a creative midfielder in January. I just don't believe any club would just buy him because he is available. If they don't need him, they aren't going to bother, it is a waste of resources. PSG could be a destination in Summer transfer window but they'd have to shed some of their current midfield. I can see him sold in Summer but not in January. The players you listed earlier: Schurrle and De Bruyne. They were sold to a relatively 'smaller' club. With a lower transfer fee and a wages, also they don't have the 'top tier' pedigree that Fabregas has and the demands that come along with it. They also fufilled a need that their new clubs needed.

Are you illiterate or just ignorant? I said earlier that the club can buy a midfielder without selling Fabregas. Of course the club can sell Fabregas, I'm just stating it is a lot harder than you are making it out to be. There needs to be a club that wants him to fufill a need and I don't think there is a club that wants him or can afford him in this juncture of time. Maybe in the future he can be sold but he won't be in this January transfer window (which I is what I've been referring and stating this whole entire time). You given me two examples and I given you two observations why he won't be sold to those clubs in the near future. I will reiterate Manchester United - They have a lot of midfielders already. They don't have any issues with their midfield. They don't need to spend a lot of money fixing something they don't have an issue with. Monaco - They don't spend big anymore. They won't buy a player anymore with hugs wages, it is why they are trying to get rid of Falcao. Besides, if Fabregas is a player that wants to win trophies Monaco isn't the club. Monaco may want Fabregas but he probably doesn't want them. Do you understand? I have never said that Fabregas can't be sold (you put that in my mouth), I've stated that no club needs him right now or would be willing to buy an expensive luxury player in January. I have not stated that in the future he won't be sold. It isn't hard to grasp.

I never said that Fabregas isn't rubbish right now. Don't put words in my mouth. Why would Manchester United buy him? They don't need Fabregas in the slightest. Why would Fabregas agree to joining Monaco, he seems much more ambitious that to just join Moncaco. Besides, saying Monaco would buy is crazy, they have been much more stringet with the transfer in the last two seasons. In fact, I'd say that Monaco is a selling club. This isn't Football Manager where players magically leave when transfer listed.

I haven't seen the other three players enough to comment but I think Gotze is rubbish. Talented no doubt but not the player that people think he is; I don't believe Gotze is the player to revitalise this club. In saying that, I wouldn't say no to any of those players joining I just don't believe it is necessary for Fabregas to leave to accommodate them. Nobody needs Fabregas, those clubs aren't going to waste a fortune on a player that is out of form and is a luxury signing, especially in January. I really don't think PSG would, I don't see them as trigger happy with the funds as they were a couple of years back. They just hocked off several midfielders, including Cabaye.

I think it was different at Barcelona. He was always good there but he was a square shape in a round hole. He never really clicked with the manager's approach. To passive, Cesc is a much more aggressive player than people realise due to his time in England. He would smash forward and leave holes in the midfield, he would score goals and assists but would leave it open to counter attack. Maybe what the club needs is it's own version of Vidal and Marchisio to give the midfield a platform to give creative license to whatever player. I don't know who those players could be but I know it isn't Ramires and Mikel. I take it you have a soft spot for Inter?

Who are they then? What clubs can afford Fabregas (which would want him)? And what available (and how do you know they are available?) attacking midfielders will genuinely bring new assets to the team? I'm not the one making these claims, back them up. PSG don't need him. Real don't. Barca don't. Bayern don't. Man Utd don't. Man City don't Arsenal don't. Juve don't. Liverpool don't. He is an expensive tranfer with very high wages. Not only are most of those clubs stacked in the central midfield but I don't they would want to pay at this moment in time an exorbitant fee for a player that is under the weather. It just isn't realistic for these teams to go out of their way for Fabregas.

Who is 'we'? I don't want Fabregas sold, I just said that. Isco isn't coming, deal with it. He has a broken ankle (who knows how long that will keep him out) and starts for Real Madrid, he has it all there and would only be regressing his career at Chelsea. The club doesn't need to sell Fabregas to buy whatever fantasy signing you want. Who is buying Fabregas? Who is available for Chelsea? EDIT: Both of Isco's ankles are broken.

We don't have fucking Isco and the club isn't going to get Isco, he has nothing to do with any of this.

The people that desperately want him gone need a reality check. He has been one of the most veteran awarded midfielders of the last decade, he has played over 600 official matches since 2003. He is in the upper echelon of talented midfielders in the world. He is literally going through the first blip and negative bump of his career. He has suffered through injuries but they have never truly slowed him down, he has never relied on his physicality like players like Torres and Shevchenko. He plays with intelligence and it is only a matter of time before his form is regained. Nothing can steal his intelligence away from him. Selling a truly marvelous players after a run of bad form is one of the stupidest decisions this club could make. Do people forget that even players like Andrea Pirlo were dismissed at one point in his career. In the last two seasons at AC Milan Pirlo was a forgotten man, no one appreciated him and the media and footballing world weren't circle jerking over him like they are today. All it took was a revitalised season at Juventus for everyone to remember how damn good Pirlo is. I will wager the same will happen to Fabregas. People have forgotten what he is capable of, but they will remember once he starts doing it again.

He has actually been manager of 60%.

This woman is the antithesis of everything that Australia stands for. This is our national anthem: Take note of the part I have in bold. Pauline Hanson's hate campaign is indirect contradiction to the song that Australia has chosen to represent itself. She is building her campaign on the lowest dregs of the hoi polloi; this sensationalised hatred only begets irrationality and fear. The Muslim community already face an uphill battle not only due to 9/11 but due to incidents that occurred in the early and mid 00s in Sydney and Melbourne. The idiots of the Muslim and non-Muslim community only serve to perpetuate the hatred and fear through acts of violence, terrorism, slander and abuse. I am absolutely disgusted with my fellow countrymen that side with Pauline Hanson. This so called manifesto is no different than the 'school killers' of America or Anders Breivik. Instead of guns to exert their will, she uses political campaigns. No More Mosques - Religious fascism and censorship.No More Sharia Law - There isn't any Sharia Law in Australia. If the individual chooses to live their life in such a manner without hurting another human than should be allowed.Halal Certification - This is actually the stupidest thing I've ever read. Not everything is going to be Halal by nature but a lot of things are Halal by nature. There is nothing wrong with certifying something as Halal so it can be sold to other nations and MuslimsMuslim Refugees - Refusing an innocent in the need of help is the most deplorable thing imaginable.

So in other words you can't prove a single thing? Okay, you talk big but have nothing to show for it. If it is so easy post it. It isn't about spoon feeding it is about backing yourself up, which you have failed to do. Why are you so defensive? I just want a source. This isn't personal.

Yet, I've seen none of these reports as you've failed to show them. No, I did not say they were 'lies' nor do I know the 'truth' please do not put words in my mouth. I just don't take your word for it as you aren't the authority and I would like some sources that actually back what you state up, which you have failed to do consistently. I will believe it when a credible article with direct quotes is shown to me. I'm not going to do your research for you. Show me proof.

The burden of proof lies on you. It mustn't be 'common knowledge' when the sources you provide don't even mention it. I think you are full of nonsense and can't handle the fact you've been called out on something you've pulled out of your arse. I'll be waiting for the post when you actually back up your claims.

Dictating the temp of a match isn't something I'd ever attribute to Juan Mata.

There are no quotes or direct sources in that article that back up your claim. The only direct quote is that 'I will never play for Athletic de Bilbao'. There is nothing that states the reason Illarramendi left because 'he just needed to feel loved, he suffered with a lack of confidence at RM'.

Give me a source then. LOL

What a stupid thing to say. Just because one person 'liked' it doesn't mean action won't be taken. In fact action was taken, I warned Melancius for it.

In the future could you report posts that you feel break the rules so they can be dealt with in a more timely fashion? The staff can't be everywhere and things slip through every now and then. Thanks.

He was referring to the local team he plays for.

Literally never heard of him. He has 2 caps for Italy though. I wouldn't trust Palermo's president with a fiver.

Illaarramendi isn't those players, to compare them is incredibly asinine. Each player is exclusive to each other's experience at Real Madrid Do you have direct quotes from Asier Illarramendi to back this claim up? If not I don't believe it to be true.

Heh, 'secret footballer'. How convenient. I feel shame for giving this article a view. What a joke of a journalistic piece. A twelve-year-old from Nicaragua could have written that.