Xavi came up through Barcelona's youth system and has spent all of his footballing life with them. Showing exceptional talent for a player of his age, he quickly made his way through the youth and reserve teams and was a key member of Jordi Gonzalvo's FC Barcelona B team that won promotion to the Spanish Segunda Division.
At the age of 18 he was thrown in at the deep end and made his debut in the Super Cup Final. Believe it or not, he scored too,; what a start! He was so impressive he soon became a permanent fixture in the Louis Van Gaal team that won La Liga.
Although his main role is as a central midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder and would be an ideal replacement for Paul Scholes, who is showing signs of his age and running out of time at Old Trafford.
Xavi does have a buyout clause of £100m but that seems to mean nothing these days, if a player wants to leave then the price is more likely to be around £20-25m. I
'd love to see him at ~United and think he would be a great asset. As I said, Scholes is on borrowed time now, Owen Sa(Ha)rgreaves seems to be crocked too often, and we need someone of Xavi's calibre.
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about 1 month ago
Two better replacements: Danielle De Rossi and Wesley Schneider
Read my Villareal preview, Carly, before you watch the game! Or after.
http://dioforce.blogspot.com
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