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Deco will be leaving Barcelona in the summer and has held meetings with his agent to find himself a new club in either Serie A or the Premier League.

The Portuguese international believes that the chapter of his life at Camp Nou is finished and he is looking forward to a new challenge, with various clubs maintaining an interest.

While claiming it is his decision, Deco was told by the club that he would not be part of the new look squad having failed to regain his fitness in the second half of the current campaign.

In December he announced that if the club did not win anything and things did not go as he hoped then he would look for something new: "To play for Barça is a dream that I have completed," he explained. "I came here and was successful.

"This is my fourth season and it has been fantastic overall, but we is we do not win something and things do not go wel, then I shall go."

Deco is one of the players that is reported to have abused Frank Rijkaard's lenient system of allowing players to choose their own schedule and he was warned about his behaviour last season.

Things did improve this term and, along with Ronaldinho, was told that he could not play again for the first team until he had returned to full fitness after missing so many sessions.

Pep Guardiola may not have taken the reins at Camp Nou yet, but he has told the board that while he recognises Deco's undoubted talent, he does not believe that the midfielder will ever return to the form he showed two years ago.

Inter and Manchester United had previously expressed an interest, but it is unlikely that the English club would make a move for him, while the Italians could still be tempted.

Any opinions if he will add anything to us by signing him?

hmm interesting one this, i see him as a good addition for our uefa cup campaign as he is a seasoned veteran in europe. But i think he is a bit slow for the PL i can see him doing good things at city tho, so aslong as the price wasnt too high id be happy to have him.

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Yes if he's cheap.

On the face of it, he's not exactly ideal for the Premiership, but then neither's Mikel Arteta who is a similar sort of player in my book. Plus he'd be an asset in Europe. But he'll be 31 when the season starts, so we shouldn't be forking out a lot for him.

Same, not a bad player to get, with good experience

why not?

maybe he can play 1 or 2 seasons.

Another Elano and just as lightweight.

do u see this as a good thing or bad thing?

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I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

Are you lot Frank's advisers in disguise?? High profile quality players are fine as long as they add summat to the team. Our current squad need a little more basic maintenance before we start trying to sign players like this.

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Step 1: Coach.

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You like Deco but not Ronaldinho. He is 31 in August BTW.

I see deco as a better suit for a club at the top and pushing for Titles next year which clearly isnt us, chelsea manure and arsenal could all do with him as he wont be around long and his form will only decline. Still though he could be handy i guess, wouldnt pay over 5mil for him

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I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

Fuck off complaining then if he comes to us, u dick! Lol!
If he came to us I'd be happy as larry!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

where was i complaining you knob jockey?

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Twas jokey Miggs my man, apologies!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

Oh ok then

*calms down*

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Thought the lol at the end would of given it away, sorry geezer

*is glad Miggs is calm, and he has avoided an Australin battering*

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?

Step 2: Replacements for Dunne, Micah, Nedum, Johnson, Hart, Elano and Petrov.

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Perv.

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Joeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Buggery act 1533

Your the perv for taking it in a pervy way, perv!!

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Please don't think that I'm being a bitch
I just happen to witness a lot of things which
Get me annoyed cos you're filling a void
Have you got nothing better to do?