The Metro are reporting that Arsenal star Santi Cazorla is urging Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta to quit the Camp Nou and join him at the emirates. I laughed as well. Here are three reasons why it won’t happen.
1) Barcelona > Arsenal
Would you make the move if you were Iniesta? Barcelona are a club who will always be in with a shout of winning trophies no matter what state they are in.
He has been a major player in what has been one of the finest periods or play from a single club in history, and to give his spot to someone else for a move to north London seems unlikely to me.
2) Xavi or Jack Wilshere?
Iniesta has a telepathic relationship with Xavi, both at club and international level. It is that pairing that has allowed Lionel Messi become arguably the best player the world has ever seen and I would hate to see that partnership dismantled.
Pep Guardiola once summed Jack Wilshere up perfectly. He said something along the lines of, Wilshere is a good player, but we have hundreds of him in Spain.
3) One club player
Iniesta has played over 500 games for the club he grew up at, and another 50-odd games for their B side. Iniesta is a Barcelona man, and I think he will stay until he retires.