Wtf is with this thread? Fucking hell.
Dani has always clearly been close. But for whatever reason he just hasn't had his opportunity (no injuries ahead of him, who knows). Last serious first team game time he got was for Norwich when they were chasing promotion, and from all reports, he was one of the stars there over the last 1/4 of the season that he was with them, and they were keen to sign him (despite what some above said) but he/we weren't keen. Sad that for some reason he's fallen back in the pecking order since then... and really really strange. Never really seen someone with so much potential given so little opportunity, and when given opportunity, doing well, but then not getting any more opportunities. Just really weird.
Anyway, sad story for young Dani imho, and something has to happen to start to force the issue soon I'd feel, given we're spending tens of millions in signing players that are only are a few months older than him already.