Transfer Talk: The Villa Mess

Last Monday's meeting between David Villa and his club was anything but freindly - tempers rose, strong words were exchanged, yelling ensued, and fists pounded on tables. We're not too surprised, either. Villa wants with all his heart to come to Barcelona, but his club persist in being stupidly stubborn and seem to think they can keep him there against his will.

The meeting was held in a hotel in Barcelona where Villa is currently staying. He left from there and went to meet Barca's sport's director, Txiki Begiristain, who was waiting for him in another room, depressed and enraged at his club, and Txiki had to console him.

Villa talked with Barca coach Pep Guardiola on the phone after that, and asked him for more time to convince his annoying club to let him go. Pep agreed, assuring Villa that he's included in his plans for the coming season.

The striker is returning to Valencia today for his pregnant wife's appointment with her gynecologist, and while he's there, hopes to find a way to convince or force the club to let him go.

There is another meeting scheduled for this Tuesday, and we just want this all to be settled once and for all. This is causing too much stress and pressure on Villa, especially with his wife nearing her delivery date and his forced distance from his family in order to meet with club officials.

Valencia have taken things too far, doing this to the poor guy. They can't make him stay against his will when all he wants to do is join Barca and be done with this whole mess! We're exceedingly fed up with them right now, what they're doing is ridiculous. But all we can do is wait and hope for them to come to their senses, and leave Villa to do what he wants.