Terrific for Arry

If they're not good for Barcelona, why would we fund their team renewal.

Alves no - Villa quality and would fit well with our style - depends whom leaves this summer i guess

Agree 100% Alves the best right back/right wing back in the world, top quality signing.

He is a quality right back no doubt but would want masive wages - he is 28 so it would be his last major contract

We have two quality right backs and i think we can spend the money better ie a top top quality midfield player whom has the tenacity of DJ with an ability to see a pass bit like Barry only better

An Alonso type player would be a better player to spunk shit loads of dosh on

As crazy as it sounds to say/type this, we don't need either of them.

Alves - Works well in la liga and barca's style, but is suspect defensivly and would want huge wages. I wouldn't want to lose either richards (academy and city through and through) or zabba (model professional and definite fan favourite) for the sake of somebody who's going to be here for at most 2 years.

Villa - Great before his injury but can't guarantee he'll be the same player when he comes back from such a long lay off at his age. He'll be 31 in dec, so for his age/fitness and the wages he'd command it's not sounding to good a deal for us. Plus i think were pretty well stocked with Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli, Dzeko and hopefully Guidetti. If we do lose any of them, there's people i'd rather replace them with before villa.

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves, 28, is poised to reject interest from Manchester City and stay with the Catalan giants.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/ ... rest-17121

We should start charging Barcelona for their contract negotiations.

+100. More like their agents.

Going nowhere just using us to drive a better deal