Originally Posted by Section_31
He's a class player but he's also one of our most sellable assets, I don't think he'll have much say in the final outcome to be quite frank.
He's got loads of ability, but I can't remember the last time he was my man of the match, and he hasn't been himself for 18 months plus.
And if you've got any pretentions at all of becoming a great side, you simply can't afford to carry passangers.
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Spot on that.
There's no doubt Xabi is a very talented footballer but he has underachieved for the past two years as far as i'm concerned.
He needs to get back to the form of his first season and hold that form longterm, otherwise the option of cashing in on him whilst his value is still high will become a valid one.