DO NOT POSTPONE TODAY'S DUTY FOR TOMORROW .IT MAY BE TOO LATE .
I rate Ozil as a top class player, I just don't rate him as one of the top 5 players in the world. Maybe my use of the term "world class" is misleading in this thread, I mean "world class" in the sense of an elite player, a game changer like say Messi, Ronaldo, Robben etc.
No, no, no! Don't start the 'define world-class' argument again!
Barcelona's Sporting Director, Andoni Zubizarreta, on Alexis Sanchez...
Bearing in mind he also had this to say about Pedro...“Regarding the future of Alexis Sanchez, there have been offers for the player,”
“But I do not know how it will all end – we are looking for a solution which will be best for everyone...”
...then it looks pretty likely that Sanchez will be on his way, if the right offer comes in.“...Pedro, however, is not transferable. I count on Pedro for the future.”
Looks like Chelsea have their next signing wrapped up then.
I'd understand if we get beaten out by the chavs or the gypos, but if we lose out on this guy to Liverpool then really, WTF?
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No offence to Bibbles or other Liverpool fans on here but I genuinely don't think there's any chance that if it came down to it he'd choose Liverpool over us. We're based in London, probably can offer more in wages, have consistently featured in the CL, have a more respected manager in the world game, will certainly have at least one world superstar at the club next year (Ozil), are on the definite trend up and dare I say it, currently the bigger club. Don't think one really good season from Liverpool will excuse their previous run of poor ones. Even their star player Suarez was itching for a move to us last year when the offer came in.
Similar to the effect of signing Ozil it is absolutely imperative we wrap up a signing of this calibre this summer if not just to flex our muscles and to create an environment conducive to bringing in more world stars in the future. World class players want to play with other world class players - having Ozil, Sanchez and beast Ramsey will certainly entice more to join us in the future.
It just depends whether the club are willing to force the issue themselves and go after the player, rather than hang around waiting for something to happen.