Barcelona have just signed Dutch defender Jeffrey Hoogervorst from Real Madrid's cantera. He is 22 and didn't really have any chance of making it to the first team. Not that he will hack it there, but it still beats me why he would opt to move just yet, and furthermore, to a league below the one he is playing in at Castilla. Good riddance to bad rubbish, anyway .

In other, more sensational news, Juan Mata is reportedly in talks with Barcelona. Marca and As both reported it, and obviously he is allowed to do so, because these careless duds who ruin (sorry, I meant 'run') this club didn't bother to renew the contract of our best prospect in half a decade. Mata obviously knows how good he is, and he wants La Liga action. The contract that we have offered him is for Castilla.

I do find it funny why we play hardball with the local kids, but suck up to every other big-time Charlie. Anyway, that was not the point of this post, which is to condemn Barca for these shameless acts of poaching that they have started. Why can't they just buzz off? I hope that now we go and sign Bojan Krkic, Gai Assulin, Alcantara and every half-decent player they ever bred .