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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
I had always thought he was going to stay for 1 more year, to me the situation has pretty much mirrored the Ronaldo/Real Madrid one and he stayed 1 year before eventually going.
But not so sure now
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I wasn't so sure about him staying three weeks ago, but now I'm rather confident that he will be playing at Emirates this season. Basically, Barca don't have the funds. Wegner will only allow a player to leave after: a) he has done everything in his power to convince the player that their future (short or long-term) is at Arsenal; and b) he organizes what he believes to be fair compensation. Before the World Cup I was beginning to think that all that was left was b) but with Barca's financial problems being revealed and Cesc getting a taste of what it's like riding the pine, I'm starting to think Arsenal is even winning back ground in category a).
However, optimism in footy can so very often lead to heartbreaking disappointment...