Quote Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige View Post
It wasn't going to happen in the first place. I also don't want to sign a player who sees himself at Madrid or Barca in 3-4 years time. All that means is that for every season he's with us you'd have an annual transfer saga. **** that ****.
Surely the only way to sign world class players who DON'T see themselves in Madrid or Barca in 3-4 years time is to only buy the ones who are too old to command any interest from such clubs?

When's the last time we had a marquee player who didn't end up being linked with such a club? Bergkamp? Pires, at a push?