After 8 matches in La Liga, Imanol Alguacil's Real Sociedad sits in fifth place. A young squad with many prospects like Odegaard, Oyarzabal and others with European experience like Illarramendi (ex Real Madrid), Januzaj (ex Manchester United) and Monreal (ex Arsenal).
The manager is very keen to the team's harmony and, for this, wouldn't want one of the best players in the world on his roster. "Messi? He wouldn't adapt to our values and the way to be on Real Sociedad. He's obviously an incredible player, but the great players like him don't have those values of humility and normality that characterize us. Training Messi would give me headaches even if I would win more matches."