Alba and Javi Martinez - a dream signing?

The Euro 2012 has demonstrated one thing to Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma - that he's got two team-mates that would make a fantastic addition to Barcelona's team, once Spain get back from competing in the European championships. Who are the lucky two individuals? None other than Jordi Alba and Javi Martinez.

"Let's hope [Barca sign [Alba]," said Pedro, in an interview with Mundo Deportivo. And Martinez? "Even though he is young, he has a lot of experience. He is agile and a very good player. He would also be a very good signing."

Sounds like a ringing endorsement to us, and an exciting prospect whether you watch the odd Barca game in between partypoker.com sessions or you're a hardcore fan looking to see the team dominate. Whether they'll actually appear in Barca's lineup at any point isn't certain, but it would definitely help to have two national-quality, if not international-quality, players on the team.

Pedro thinks that, as far as Alba is concerned, the speed of him adapting to Barca will be quick, and you would imagine that given that Barca finished a nine points behind Real Madrid, both players would be motivated to jump right in and get started.

However, fans are mixed in their opinions and believe that Barca have a habit of simply buying up international talent - talent that may not actually work when they're playing in a national league, or talent that is usually a little more spread out.

However, it's a given part of the sport that the top teams are going to optimise, regardless of the disruption or expense that results from said optimisation. Alba and Martinez have a really good chance to prove themselves and join a great team, and if they've got wins and glory on their minds, then signing up with Barca seems to be a step in the right direction