As for central deffender issue, I'm really angry at seing those names being linked with us. I hope it is just bullshit. If we won't take Ranocchia, I will only accept that Espanyol dude, as I've heard some good things about him, and if he is that tallented it's ok, seeing Samuel might not recover once he is back, and Lucio will not stay here forever + seeing how Matrix did this year + Cafe who is sgetting older every year. (Idealy Matrix would be out this year, Cafe the next year).
If this Espanyol guy can't be get, we shouldn't get anyone. Once Maicon is back, and seeing our whole midfield is scoming back, that means Javier can finaly go to left back and stay there for good. That means, we already have our guy - Chivu. I know it's a risk, but we can't buy a deffender now, who is shalf ass solution (he can't be better than Cordoba anyway), which we'll find more trouble in the summer.