Isco

[Styles 9,790]

Maybe our next manager wants Isco bought in.

[Z-25 12]

Having an offensive midfield trio from Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Isco and Moses (can't see Marin making it here) sounds good to me. There needs to be competition for places, and alternatives for each game. All five are amongst the most talented young players in the game for their own positions and all have different characteristics. It will create an awful lot of competition amongst them keeping everyone at the top of their game and fresh, and preventing the team from becoming overly reliant on one or two players.

It's no different to United trying to stockpile wingers over the years when they can only play 2 at a time.

Totally agree! when we rested Mata and Hazard against the worst team in the league we lost and looked like we never spent a fortune on quality players last summer.

getting Isco can be key in playing Oscar in his original deeper role and Moses could be moved up the field in case we don't get another striker.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

First of all this player is fantastic player. However he is NOT what we need. He is CAM. And we have Oscar, Mata, Hazard, Kdb and Marin who all play there. And 4 of them could easily be starters and should be. We dont need Isco to be backup, competition or whatever. Oscar is already there, as well Marin and Kdb on the way. Too many players is not always best thing. The second thing is that we need CM to play in pivot. Even a CM puts some doubts that Oscar will ever be our starter if some good CM actualy comes. With Moses, Mata and Hazard I dont see starting spot for Oscar. That means, Isco is totaly unneccesary, he is great talent but we will never have them all and we shouldnt. Go after Benat, Camacho, Essien, Kdb, Capoue, Bender , Gundogan, Sissoko or Hernanes instead...

[gr123 167]

Sunday People Sport... I'll won't be holding my breath for this one then.

Not convinced we would need him anyway.

[Sheva. 5,373]

I'd rather a player like Schurrle who can do a job on the wings.

[Leif 6,006]

Don't understand the people who think we don't need him. Whenever we rest either Hazard or Mata our team is simply not good enough in attack.

We want to be a TOP club don't we? Well a TOP club has many TOP players fighting for EACH position. Who's threatening Hazard and Mata? Oscar and Piazon? lol no.

Oscar has potential and is a good player. Piazon isn't even an AM, neither is Moses, Marin etc.

We're one of the richest clubs in the world and the current European Champions. Why settle for anything other than the very best?

McEachran doesn't play AM. De Bruyne is clearly a future pivot player. Marin is a winger - simple as that.

He wouldn't be a 'back up' option. He would be a top rotation player which we need.

Jeez. People talk about how we need more strikers when we've got Torres and Ba yet think we're 'ok' when it comes to our creative midfielders. No.

We play around 2 games a week these days. Again - what happens when we rest Mata or Hazard?..... and why does that happen? Because our options aren't good enough when it comes to rotation.

Do people not realise how incredible Isco's talent is? Anything near the reported price would be a steal.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

Having an offensive midfield trio from Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Isco and Moses (can't see Marin making it here) sounds good to me. There needs to be competition for places, and alternatives for each game. All five are amongst the most talented young players in the game for their own positions and all have different characteristics. It will create an awful lot of competition amongst them keeping everyone at the top of their game and fresh, and preventing the team from becoming overly reliant on one or two players.

It's no different to United trying to stockpile wingers over the years when they can only play 2 at a time.

You got a point, but Isco has a very Oscaresque profil, maybe better finishing, we need more true wingers a la Valencia and for me the priority is to buy a Central Midfielder to play alongside Mike/Ramires , Benat would be a superbe buy and could play upfront too.But! for 20 Millions for Isco sounds for me a very good deal.

[Pizy 18,848]

Would be an excellent signing to rotate regularly with Mata and Hazard. You see how much better Mata performs when he's refreshed. He'd be playing under a Spanish couch, we have a nice Spanish contingent with plenty of young players he can grow with, and it would be yet another reason for Pep to want to come here.

Plus he's one of those who if the time ever came to sell, he'd turn an enormous profit.

Anything under £20m is a steal for a talent like Isco.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Am I the only one here wondering if we will ever fix our biggest problem we've been having for 2 years now? FFS get a proper CM/DM in, that's what we really need.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Don't understand the people who think we don't need him. Whenever we rest either Hazard or Mata our team is simply not good enough in attack.

We want to be a TOP club don't we? Well a TOP club has many TOP players fighting for EACH position. Who's threatening Hazard and Mata? Oscar and Piazon? lol no.

Oscar has potential and is a good player. Piazon isn't even an AM, neither is Moses, Marin etc.

We're one of the richest clubs in the world and the current European Champions. Why settle for anything other than the very best?

So you think we should have great chemistry among players with Hazard and Mata starters and Isco, Oscar on bench? They are way too good to be on bench and that will ruin whole team understanding. We dont need Mata type players on bench. Does Barca have Xavis and Iniestas on bench? They have Thiago, Song,...And you say Oscar cant replace Mata? Sure he cant, cuz Mata is our motor and heart playmaker. You dont have two such players in team. We aint barca btw either...First things first, we need CM (who could easily play in more attacking role if Mata needed rest). Then there are Kdb, Moses, Oscar, Marin all fighting for one place along Mata, Hazard. But you would still buy buy buy right? You Would never play Kdb etc then would you? We have players and board will give them chance, thank god the Isco rumours are unreliable.

Also we are in TRANSITION. Patience and we will have hell of a good squad soon. But at the moment we are not Top club. If we were, we would be in CL and we would be world club champions. We are building on new team and if you dont trust me that toi many players is not working, then check City and united. City full with longest world class bench out of CL, while United with one of shittest midfields and defences they still do their work on top level (they win matches). Its not bout Quantity but Quality! Mind that will ya?

[The Mak 4,459]

'Sunday People Sport'? Really?

I'm not sure why people are even debating this with a 'source' like that. It doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense when there are more vital areas in need of improvement, particularly DM(s). People who honestly believe we need another AM right now need to get their priorities straight.

[Waterfall 893]

Shit source but if we do get him... I never say no to talent like him...

I think the club's plan is to move Oscar to Lamps current position anyway