Xela Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I can confirm there will be "news" on this "soon". I can confirm that he will have made a decision before the end of the transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan81 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Breaking news on this soon I've heard us or stoke tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2015 Breaking news on this soon I've heardus or stoke tho Yep. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Breaking news on this soon I've heardus or stoke tho Medical at Citeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracker1234 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Brendan McLoughlin @bren_mcloughlin 5m5 minutes ago A Traore held talks with #avfc yest & #scfc today before flying home to mull over decision. Believe AV offer better but Barca pals at Stoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well he was at BMH today so he's wrong straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Take the money kid you can spend the extra on a taxi to Stoke and back to hang out with your mates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 5, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) They keep saying his barca pals. Aren't they 4 or 5 years older than him? As he's just out of the academy I can't imagine they're "pals". Ex-Colleagues, maybe. Edited August 5, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Brendan McLoughlin @bren_mcloughlin 5m5 minutes ago A Traore held talks with #avfc yest & #scfc today before flying home to mull over decision. Believe AV offer better but Barca pals at Stoke How reliable is this guy? Interesting if true. Starting to think our interest may be genuine. Do players really follow their pals like that? He should use his head not his heart IMO, it's a long career. If that still means Stoke then fair play, I won't begrudge him or them, but I hope he's a bit more adult about it than that suggests. School time is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 After eating a load of oatcakes I'd think he'll be glad to eat some decent food at BMH or in Birmingham.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Brendan McLoughlin @bren_mcloughlin 5m5 minutes ago A Traore held talks with #avfc yest & #scfc today before flying home to mull over decision. Believe AV facials better but Barca pals at Stoke Fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracker1234 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Brendan McLoughlin @bren_mcloughlin 5m5 minutes ago A Traore held talks with #avfc yest & #scfc today before flying home to mull over decision. Believe AV offer better but Barca pals at Stoke How reliable is this guy? Interesting if true. Starting to think our interest may be genuine. Do players really follow their pals like that? He should use his head not his heart IMO, it's a long career. If that still means Stoke then fair play, I won't begrudge him or them, but I hope he's a bit more adult about it than that suggests. School time is over. He's a journo who writes for The Times, The Mirror, Express and BBC Sport.....He normally tweets things after they happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 They keep saying his barca pals. Aren't they 4 or 5 years older than him? As he's just out of the academy I can't imagine they're "pals". Ex-Colleagues, maybe. He might've played with Muniesa, but Bojan left Barca when Traore was 15 and Afellay is 10 years older too, so doubt they'd have been in the same team. Only thing I can imagine will really be a pull with those players is that they speak Spanish, so easier to acclimatise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Other than Moha, he wouldn't know any of the ex-Barca Stoke players personally I don't think but you can't rule out there being added appeal in going to a dressing room with many Spanish speakers, some of whom he can relate to coming from a similar experience. If we've made a better offer, that is something in our favour though. My inkling is that he'll choose them but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 News about this on Twitter soon.................................cause im gonna post it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 They keep saying his barca pals. Aren't they 4 or 5 years older than him? As he's just out of the academy I can't imagine they're "pals". Ex-Colleagues, maybe. He might've played with Muniesa, but Bojan left Barca when Traore was 15 and Afellay is 10 years older too, so doubt they'd have been in the same team. Only thing I can imagine will really be a pull with those players is that they speak Spanish, so easier to acclimatise. Well we have Crespo, Gil and Sanchez who can speak Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 They keep saying his barca pals. Aren't they 4 or 5 years older than him? As he's just out of the academy I can't imagine they're "pals". Ex-Colleagues, maybe. From what I could see maybe some pre season stuff and training camps but bojan was promoted out of the B team long before him, affelay is ten years older than him and never been in the B team, muniesa maybe but not much, obviously hard to tell how they mix them up off the field but he isn't their ex team mate or their age group, there's every danger it could be tenuous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Don't underestimate the pull of Lorna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I'm pretty sure someone who came through La Masia would be able to speak English anyway. I would have thought it would be an important part of their footballing education. May be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeky Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Many of us have 'mates' in Stoke, but not many of us can play alongside the amazing Carles Gil. Shouldn't take to long to mull over. Edited August 5, 2015 by Beeky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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