It's official...

[flywoman]

After months of speculation concerning at least four major clubs in the Premier League, FC Barcelona have announced that David Villa will be sold to Atletico Madrid for a measly 5M euros paid out in three installments, plus 50% of his next transfer fee. Makes perfect sense for Atletico since they just made a hefty profit off Radamel Falcao and needed a new striker, makes good sense for Villa since he can stay in Spain, presumably with an eye towards playing in Brazil next summer, and makes the kind of business sense for Barcelona that we've seen over and over in the past few years :P.

Let the Messilla break-up fics begin!

Comments

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Exactly, which is really sad. But then you have to be practical. Villa has had a good run, and I'm sure he will shine at Athleti.

Sure, and Bilbao have gone off the boil too.

Oh yes me too, totally. :)

Exactly, everyone needs a bff like that.
I am writing this fic now. No idea which direction I'm going to end up taking it, not even sure I could write an angsty ending.

Ah got you, I sort of wondered about that too.
You did! yay. :) When can I read it? (even just a preview/fragment, I'm slightly desperate after that prologue)
Oh yeah I totally didn't mean you had to write that, I'm just keeping a look out if anyone else does.

lol I know right, somehow the mpreg was more credible.

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

It will do him a world of good to make his mark with Atleti.

Oh yes, Bilbao is another excellent example.

Hahahaha, well, of course it doesn't have to be angsty. DO IT.

I just meant that I had planned to work on the epic Alexis fic (recent events just play into it all the more), but omg the Xaviker fic has been so much fun! *hugs self in glee* Except that as usual I have written the ending (which I don't want to share just yet) and still don't know what's going to go in the middle, arrgh.

But... I do have a fragment that I will post, just to tide you over for a bit ;).

Hee! Sad but true.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Hope he does it then. :)

I am doing it! lol

Can totally understand that. Much as I have a soft spot for our lil lex, there are few things that can trump Awkward Boy Touching with a side of bb Unai.
Well I think with fics like that the ending is always going to be bit of a forgone conclusion anyway. But yes I do that with fics all the time and that's why they stall.

Aww cheers. :)

I know, and then Puyi started dating a grown up, what is the world coming too eh.

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, yeah, I don't think it will exactly be a shocker when Xavi and Iker get together at the end...

I know, right? This year has been full of surprises.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

No, I'd be shocked if anyone else was shocked. I'm not even really one for first time fics for that reason, but just love them so it's grand.

lol totally, well they should calm down a bit now that most of them have new babies.
Think I'm going to be ok now until/unless Busi hooks up with anyone. Mostly because I'm pretty much convinced that he is actually gay.

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

I've come to prefer established to first time, but I'm willing to make exceptions ;).

Yeah, nothing causes one's libido to plummet quite like a new baby ;).

And yeah, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Busi turned out to be gay (and Xavi knew - obviously, he knows everything - which was why he agreed to be Busi's plus one for Andres' wedding).

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

It's a very noble cause. ;)

Well that's probably a good thing; but then I know plenty of people with tiny age gaps between their kids and wonder what they were thinking.

Good to know it's not just me. Oh of course, he's such a sweetie (and being Xavi's plus one anywhere is probably a great laugh).
I really hope one day things will change and it will be a norm for footballers to be openly gay.