Claret Blue and Green
He is unique player with his strength and skill. He can only be stopped by fouling when in full flight. He can score from outside the box and as a poacher (against Freiburg for example). Some of his assists are sublime. He has games when it's hard to believe he can be so bad. He was shocking against Burnley but brilliant against Liverpool and Freiburg. But even in his bad games he never stops running and pressing, and you know there's a chance something special might happen.If he can keep up his phenomenal fitness levels and cut out those poor performances he really could be the best player in the world in a couple of years.So if we sold him now we wouldn't get his true value even if we were offered £120m. He wants to play every game and does at Villa. He is rarely subbed even in the last few minutes of a game. Would a club that can afford him give him the chance to play all the time? I feel sure his form would suffer quite badly if he was rotated or being used as a sub.Better for him and us if he stays. He's gone from being an average Championship player to a probable World Cup starter, a Champions League star and player of the season in Europa League. The genius that is Guardiola didn't see the talent; Unai did.
