A reflection a few hours after I first heard about this!
If Cragnotti had agreed on not making the news public, why did the Gazzetta get the news? Isn´t this the common crap, a rumour which grows and grows and...? Athirson was signed by Barca a few weeks ago, a few days later he wasn´t...there are more examples. I´m getting kind of tired of it.
But, if this is true, I think it´s sad but it´s more acceptable now than a year ago. Last season Rivaldo was definitely no.1 in the world, he was irreplacable. Nowadays, he is "just brilliant", but is he really irreplacable any longer? I don´t think so. Anyway, I like him very much as a player and character and he is definitely a great part of the Barca spirit, so it would definitely be a loss. But it would have hurt more a year ago.