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Barcelona's new signing Gerard Pique was on the fence with Gerard Pique as he sat on the fence.

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Manchester United look like they could have done with a defender like Thomas Vermaelen - instead, he was house hunting in Barcelona. Vermaelen, who signed for Barca for £15million earlier in the summer despite interest from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, was looking for somewhere to live with his British-born girlfriend, TV presenter Polly Parsons. When he arrived at the Nou Camp, the Belgium defender said: 'This is one of the biggest clubs in the world so it was not a difficult decision to make. Everyone wants to play here and I’m not an exception.' House hunting: Thomas Vermaelen out and about in Barcelona with girlfriend Polly Parsons . A Nou start: Parsons and Vermaelen looking for a home after his £15m move from Arsenal to Barcelona . Vermaelen's ambition to be a regular starter for Barcelona may end up being more of a pipe dream if Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo are to be believed. Last week they picked their ideal Barca XI - and there was no place for Vermaelen. Instead, Gerard Pique was partnered at centre half by Jeremy Mathieu, with Jordi Alba at left back. A few home truths, then, for the former Arsenal captain as he looks for a house in Catalonia. Sitting on the fence: Parsons looking at one of the properties in Barcelona . Home win: One of the houses which Vermaelen looked at as he looks to settle in to life in Spain .