I agree its not ideal, and I really don't want him to go. I also don't think we'd do that for 99% of clubs. Its just simply the opportunity that playing for Barcelona provides for a player. Its a dream for most players, and thats why i think we'd let him go. And because he's been a model pro for...
Well the thing is at 31 he doesn't really have a resale value. And because we paid less than a million for him, its not like the club are looking to recoup any of what we paid for him. We're not going to say "you can go, but they have to pay 15 million for you", because nobody would pay that...
The club have always said they wouldn't stand in a player's way if they want to leave. Having said that i don't think that means we'd let him go to another Prem side, but Barcelona is slightly different. A lot of players would want to go there and test themselves, at one of the biggest clubs in...
We do have the contract extension, but I'm not sure we'll definitely activate it. If Barcelona want Veltman and he wants to go, I don't think the club would stand in his way.