MANCHESTER UNITED defender Rio Ferdinand has called for Spainish wonderkid Thiago Alcantara to come to Old Trafford, while the 22-year-old's Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique has pleaded with the midfielder to remain at the La Liga champions.
lcantara scored a perfect hat-trick last night as Spain defeated Italy 4-2 to win the European Under-21 Championship in Israel.
And
the Barcelona midfielder's performance did not go unnoticed by
Ferdinand, who lauded the Spanish captain's role in the final.
"Spain U21s were too much," Ferdinand tweeted.
"Thiago wants the ball under pressure, he demands it anywhere. We need to produce that kind of mentality in our kids."
Thiago wants the ball under pressure, he demands it anywhere. We need to produce that kind of mentality in our kids
And Nou Camp colleague Pique has warned the Catalan club they must fight to keep Alcantara, who has also been linked with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
"It's a job for the technical secretary now and there is that possibility that he could leave for 18 million [euros]," Pique told radio station Onda Cero.
"Players of the calibre of Xavi, who also play in his position, had patience and in the end defined an era."
"I know that he (Thiago) has a lot of quality and he could be a starter for any team in Europe," added Pique.
"We have the players that we have but I think in the end he will realise because he is an intelligent player."
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