Quote Originally Posted by Curian View Post
He appears to be saying he a'int going this year -will see out his contract. He is in talks with Charnley re budgets and targets. There was also a suggestion that he will need to free up as well if he wants to push for a big name.

So short term to alleviate the fears but no long term solution as yet!

That's my taking on it.
I suspect you're right there. It's far from ideal as a new contact + guarantees of a decent transfer budget would, for now, put a stop to my worrying. However, it's better than Rafael leaving.