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Busquets would welcome Mascherano competition

Sun 05 Jul, 02:18 PM


Barcelona midfielder Sergi Busquets insists he would welcome the addition of Javier Mascherano to the treble-winners squad this summer, even though it could spell bad news for his own hopes of securing a starting berth.

Barca have been closely linked with a move for Liverpool man Mascherano as coach Pep Guardiola looks to add reinforcements to his all-conquering squad.

If the European champions do manage to persuade Liverpool to part with the Argentina captain then it will add further competition to an already impressive midfield contingent at the Nou Camp. One of the players whose position could be most threatened by the arrival of Mascherano is the 20-year-old Busquets, but the Spain international is not looking at it like that.

Asked if he was worried by the possibility of Barca bringing in Mascherano, Busquets said in El Mundo Deportivo: "No, the more players that come the better, and they will be welcomed. He is a magnificent player and hopefully he can be added.

"The most important thing is that the signings will add to the squad," said Busquets, who believes he has slightly different attributes to Mascherano anyway.

"He is also a defensive player, but perhaps he moves around a lot more conducting play and I maintain my position more and play the ball quicker."

 

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  1. Mascherano is going nowhere!!!!

    From steven, on Mon 6 Jul 2:55PM

  2. Ive got to agree that Owen will be a buy of the year.­ He will get the service he needs to score goals and­ only wish Liverpool would have offered him the same­ package. Well done Man Utd very cleaver.

    From wardster31, on Mon 6 Jul 2:51PM

  3. emmmmmmmmm WHO IS BOSQUET?

    From getachew44, on Mon 6 Jul 11:28AM

  4. 17 oh no we didn't!! Anyone who dreams of Owen as a­ striker is thinking of him from 2003, not now. Anyway,­ he never was a real team player - he always just stayed­ up front, looking for service. A true Red would track­ back and help defend. He never did.

    From monson.theknole, on Mon 6 Jul 9:30AM

  5. Owen, when he's fit and confident, can be a great­ striker. Trouble is, these days that applies about 1/3­ of the time. Fergie is right to give him a­ performance-incentive style package - if he delivers,­ he gets the big bucks, but if he has another ­ "Newcastle year" the cost to old Red-Nose is­ modest.
    But Liverpool canot afford gambles on potential­ "passengers" or hospital patients. As Rafa­ says, we have to be very careful in using our limited­ cash. Johnson is one good signing; we need one more.­ Just one. Then the title will be in our grasp.
    YNWA.

    From monson.theknole, on Mon 6 Jul 9:27AM

  6. 15 oh yes you did !!!

    From handyandyisalways, on Mon 6 Jul 9:17AM

  7. #10 im not saing that sir alex is not good, yes he made­ signning that worked out well, teddy sheringam,­ cantona, to name few, but then he also do a big­ mistake. did u guys realise over 20 years, how much sir­ alex signing work and how muc it fail? i doubt it will­ have too much different ratio. what im trying to said­ is i hope manU fan dont be too optimistic, owen has­ been injury prone for past few season and all of the­ sudden he is back? capello even drop him yet he dont­ have any reaction at all when he is at new castle? but­ the good news is manU can afford that mistake. team­ fighting for relegation cannot afford to that mistake,­ paying his basic salary week in, week out for nothing.­ honestly, i do think this wouldnt work out. sorry manU­ fans, i think u guys too optimistic. yeah in ferguson u­ guys trust.. but he do make mistake sometime.

    From zack p, on Mon 6 Jul 3:34AM

  8. #14 err that because we dont want him.

    From zack p, on Mon 6 Jul 3:25AM

  9. oh and 9 owen did go to man u rather than liverpool !

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 5 Jul 11:24PM

  10. no 9 clueless is a word i would be waryof using if i­ were you ,chelsea have benn in the top four for over­ ten years now ,they arnet losing as much money as­ liverpool and liverpool will never win the league under­ benitez ,chelsea are more successfulr than liverpool­ over the last twenty years !FACT keep talking while we­ keep walking !

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 5 Jul 11:21PM

  11. I hope Mascherano and Alonso stays! It will be better­ for everybody! I dont understand why Barca needs­ another central midfilder? They have Xavi, Iniesta,­ Keita, Busquets, Toure. Or Marquez,V.Sanchez and­ Assulin. If Barca want so much a CM, then bring back­ Fabregas! Visca el Barca!!!

    From damnsoldja, on Sun 5 Jul 10:39PM

  12. Nearly 20 years since the world famous Liverpool won­ the league,how can you call Chelsea? Blackburn have a­ better record than you in the EPL ha ha

    From TERRY K, on Sun 5 Jul 9:51PM

  13. Clueless manc? The choice is go to Man United with the­ best manager in history,he resurected careers for Teddy­ Sheringham,Laurent Blanc,henril Larsson etc,etc OR Go­ to Liverpool to a bumbling Spanish waiter who can't­ win the league and ruins Robbie Keanes dream career­ without giving him a chance! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Thats­ a @#$%e.Owen will do great I am sure of that and win­ the trophies he never got at the laughable­ Liverpool.Wait till Mascherano and Alonso have gone and­ Stevie G and the tranny start wanting to be winners,you­ will be fighting Man City for the Europs league ha ha

    From TERRY K, on Sun 5 Jul 9:43PM

  14. Clueless mancs on here again... 8 - you really think­ owen would have rather gone to mancs then us?? if we­ wanted him hed be playing for us. 7 - chelsea return to­ normal?! there normal is about 10th in the league­ usually its just because they've had some money­ pumped in for the last 5 years you've gone up...­ they'll get back to their nobody selves sooner or­ later expecially as the russians loosing money all over­ the place!
    LFC champions 09-10

    From Dan, on Sun 5 Jul 9:09PM

  15. no 5 i understand liverpool wanted him back though ?

    From handyandyisalways, on Sun 5 Jul 8:18PM

  16. no 1 hahahahahahaqhahahahahahahahahahahahaha you are­ kidding !just because they play for liverpool­ doesn't promote them in the world rankings !very­ biased .they have only been there for five minutes as­ well

    From lemontreesid, on Sun 5 Jul 6:46PM

  17. no 3 i think you are alittle ahead of yourself here­ ,there is the matter of chelsea and arsenal ,both will­ return from their poorest season for years !not much­ chance of liverpool winning the league with the waiter­ incharge i'm affraid ,

    From lemontreesid, on Sun 5 Jul 6:43PM

  18. Wot cos no one else wants him. More like cos the top­ strikers have showed man u two fingers and hes the only­ dead wood left, he was lucky to get in newcastle team­ at end.

    From Sez, on Sun 5 Jul 5:53PM
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    Owen to United, yet another bit of managerial magic­­ from the maestro:
    Owen to score the winner for United­ at Anfield. How­ good will that be!
    Next Mascherano­ & Alonso to leave­ Rafa up the swanee.
    Beaneathus­ by name, beneath us buy­ nature. I thank you.

    From Sid, on Sun 5 Jul 5:41PM

  20. we should keep alonso and mashcerano we have a great­ team as it is and naw ronaldo has gone from man u we­ have an even beter chance although we do not have a­ bench like manu so we need some players for the bench

    From luke.ches, on Sun 5 Jul 5:06PM
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