Thiago Alcantara

[Gilvorak 3,734]

No, isn't any need for this lad at all, same as Isco. Spend the money elsewhere please.

Terrible post and you should be banned for it as well.

He's a complete midfielder and would be the answer to all our problems in midfield. He's better than Gundogan, Modric, Schweinsteiger and co.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

No more Nr 10's, Please!

[Special Juan 27,104]

Terrible post and you should be banned for it as well.

He's a complete midfielder and would be the answer to all our problems in midfield. He's better than Gundogan, Modric, Schweinsteiger and co.

Hit that report button....

[Leif 6,006]

He's incredible. If either Xavi or Iniesta didn't exist he'd be worth £40m starting games for Barcelona regularly. It's almost scary how he can go from dictating tempo like an Xavi or Pirlo to running forward and scoring/assisting like Iniesta or Mata. He's a beast.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

No more Nr 10's, Please!

In what way is he a #10? He's an 8 like Gerrard, Scholes or Lampard.

It's not as if he's a defensive liability like Mata either. He's just as hardworking as Wilshere, Gundogan and Ramsey who play in a similar role.

Pair him with someone who dominates aerially and wins a shitload of challenges like Sandro, Lucas, Ramires, Javi Martinez etc and we're easily the best team in the country.

[Special Juan 27,104]

He's an 8 like Gerrard, Scholes or Lampard.

He's as hardworking as Wilshere, Gundogan and Ramsey who play in a similar role are.

like Sandro, Lucas, Ramires, Javi Martinez etc

Wow he must be class.....Can he fly kites and make people out of play doh too?

[Leif 6,006]

If Hazard was groomed to be a central playmaker this is basically the player he'd be I feel:

How the argument "WE HAVE TOO MANY PLAYERS IN THAT POSITION!" is still valid is beyond me. We can barely play without Mata on the pitch and we get dominated by relegation contenders without him even with Hazard filling in for him (which then leaves a void on the wing which Moses can't really fill, or Marin for that matter). At a top club you need proper depth. It'll probably be argued he's not a pure #10 anyway! He's more than capable at excelling in the role but his natural position is a deeper one. Y'know, the position we've been crying out for a player to fill? Give him time and the proper coach and you have the next Xabi Alonso.

Ozil/Kaka/Modric

Silva/Nasri/Isco (potentially)/Navas (potentially; and yes I know he's a winger but he will play more central at City if he moves.)

Muller/Kroos/Shaqiri/Gotze

Kagawa/Rooney/Potentially this man Thiago himself

All of those are better than having Mata/Oscar contending for the central role, unless you include Hazard as I did with Shaqiri, Navas and Muller.

You're only as good as your bench.

Why exactly should we not replace Benayoun with Thiago, eh?

(I haven't counted De Bruyne as I believe if he comes back he'll be used out right almost exclusively.)

Having the following all able to play central - Mata, Hazard, Oscar, Thiago, De Bruyne is frightening.

Then if you consider Hazard being out left and De Bruyne being out right while Mata starts central, you get to choose between Oscar/Thiago coming off the bench, rotating games or even displacing Mata if they earn their place. Right now if Oscar gets injured we're absolutely fucked for depth.

Mata won't be this age forever too. Seasons go by quickly. One day when he's ready to be moved on or is sitting on the bench, we'd have his country compatriot Thiago then doing the job or our current gem Oscar. But what if Oscar doesn't realise his potential? Thiago is then our undisputed #10 and we look back fondly on the transfer.

[Severinb 309]

Would be a great buy he is not a number 10 and all people saying that just dont watch him enough.. He is a 8 or a 6 an would be a class player in our pivot with a strong player.. BUT i believe in josh so i dont want him!

He is one of the players i like the most that dont play for chelsea and I have been watching the barca games that he has played! And I also read various stuff that pep wanted him to be the next xavi!

[Severinb 309]

And utd have been tracking him for ages they want him to be the new scholes so I dont think we would have a chance!

[lucio 5,417]

172cm no thanks. he is a great young midfielder but we would benefit more from one in the mold of pogba.

[Severinb 309]

172cm no thanks. he is a great young midfielder but we would benefit more from one in the mold of pogba.

He would be a player to pair with a player like pogba/mikel/romeu! But i get your point we need a player like pogba more than him!

[Special Juan 27,104]

Shot as many Youtube clips at me as you want but even Yossi Benayoun can be made to look good on Youtube.

[lucio 5,417]

Shot as many Youtube clips at me as you want but even Yossi Benayoun can be made to look good on Youtube.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

He is a fantastic player, technically for me, better than Xavi.And talk about 172 cm is not very clever, Scholes was the best midfielder for twenty years and he does not need to be Peter Crouch to succed, and Thiago remembers me of Paul.

[Special Juan 27,104]

World class stuff...It's why he is on the bench, found his feet at youth level and will end up playing in the Israeli league or Championship.

[yuvala 2,167]

World class stuff...It's why he is on the bench, found his feet at youth level and will end up playing in the Israeli league or Championship.

Hi ! dont insult the Israeli league!

thats my job.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

After losing the midfield battle against nearly every big team we've faced this year I'm surprised some people still believe we need a Pogba type midfielder more than a Thiago.

[Special Juan 27,104]

He is a fantastic player, technically for me, better than Xavi.And talk about 172 cm is not very clever, Scholes was the best midfielder for twenty years and he does not need to be Peter Crouch to succed, and Thiago remembers me of Paul.

So can KDB not become that? Can Lukaku not become our Falcao or Cavani etc?