I don’t think he wants to leave Barcelona at all mate, and if he is forced to - it seems like he doesn’t want to live in Manchester.
And there’s simply no point replacing a great player who is leaving because he doesn’t like the City with another one who will likely give us exactly the same problem in a year or two.
We all heard Pep’s comments on Friday that they like to sign players who really want to join the Club - we’ve seen the Club walk away from players who aren’t that bothered who they play for many times over the years.
I’d we’re having to work too hard to convince the player we’re the right Club for him - I’d imagine we’d conclude he probably isn’t the right character for us.
He’s a player who makes all the logical sense in the world on paper - but in reality clearly something isn’t right.
That’s my interpretation, anyway.