Is Fernandinho an option? IDK what is Pep's opinion of him... he's a good ball-winning CM with decent passing and great long shots. we should look into him.
Think we do need that type of player, or rather we'd benefit from it. Even when our injury prone lads are all fit our starting midfield looks way too timid. Pjanic - Marchisio - Khedira. Don't see that having the grit we've became accustomed to.