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53 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

I'm confused, as this is what I thought, more Toure than Viera to me though.

However, I see some calling him the new Sadio Mane intimating he's a winger?

Or is he one with potential to do it anywhere?

I think the reference to Mane was regarding his status as a star rather than as a similar player. He is a bit Toure for sure but with some Viera bite. If he is half as good as either I’m in.

I would be so excited by this signing. The kid looks like a young Viera who was one of my favourite all time players. Make it happen Deano.

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Anything in these reports we are in for this 18-year-old Sarr fella

I hope so. He looks like he is going to be a top player. 

37 minutes ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

 

My sentiments exactly. Feel like SkySports giving him a 4 is a bit harsh considering they gave Sancho a 6 who I thought was pretty mediocre and nonexistent for much of his appearance.

I have not seen much of him but I can honestly say that I have never seen Sancho have a good game. 

I don’t think we are in for him. It just doesn’t feel right. I think we may have leaked this to aid our position with another player. I’m certain that we did exactly the same with McNeil to assist a deal for Buendia. Would not be surprised to see this die down and we secure another centre mid shortly after. Hopefully Bissouma.

I think he will start next week. I’m not sure why but I think he will. To be fair nobody else is fit to lace his boots. He is a class or two above.

Not sure why Norwich think they are competition for us. We got 55 points last season. They have only bettered that total in the Premier League once, in it’s very first season, where they finished third! I remember it all too well. Even then we still finished two points ahead of them in second place.

5 minutes ago, Lord Willard said:

Messaged my two Arsenal fans about this and they're both adamant they're signing Grealish. **** clowns. 

They can’t afford Buendia but they can afford Jack. Lol  

I’ve watched all of the streams and I don’t get what all the fuss is about. Amongst all the perfect footwork, beautifully weighted passes off both feet and great goals, I did not witness a single ass shield. McGinn will not be impressed! Emi out!!

Today is Dougie Day. Would imagine the announcement of a new contract to follow in the coming weeks. Good news.

25 minutes ago, NoelVilla said:

I like if we sign Buendia. Competing with Arsenal to sign him might be to expensive and not smart business. Kamada would be great 2nd target.

Still it would be hilarious if he choose us over Arsenal.

The fact that we are having the conversation is amazing and a real sign of how far we have come. This time last year it would not even have been a possibility that we could prove to be more attractive than Arsenal. I think it’s 50:50 now. Each team can make an attractive offer. It’s all about what floats his boat.

I wouldn’t be surprised if we had bid, maybe £25m and Norwich have leaked this story to create some uncertainty and also drum up some interest all with the goal to increase our bid. I doubt Arsenal have the funds or appetite to bid at this stage. May be an interesting few days. I have to say that I really want this now. The more I think about it the more it makes sense.

The natives over on the Pinkun are not happy either. Their 12 little fingers are working overtime typing out their fear that he ends up at Villa. They do not like us for some reason!

No way will Arsenal out bid us. It will come down to where he thinks he will be best suited. Arsenal are still a big draw for sure but we can compete now. I would say 60:40 in their favour. All to play for.

16 minutes ago, TRO said:

Bank of "Mom & Dad" is one of the most popularly used Banks in the world.

It’s a great thing until you get to an age where you become the banker and get regular visits not only from your own kids but your parents too!! I believe it’s called payback!

9 minutes ago, villalad21 said:

Smith Rowe is a key player for Arsenal. 

This one ain't happening 

They need to sell to buy. He won’t be in the manager’s immediate plans. He only has two years left on his contract. As last summer proved Arsenal are Purslow’s bitches when it comes to negotiation. I would say it’s absolutely possible.

I proper hate Southgate again now. Who takes 4 right backs? What a donut. Five at the back and three holding midfielders here we come. Yeah!

13 hours ago, Steero113 said:

Think I might drop this photo in the Pinkun forums and watch the carnage unfold 

I do enjoy a five minute visit to the Pinkun forum. We seem to have them a little riled!

If you really need a lift, get yourself over to a Wolves Fans Forum. I could easily lose an afternoon over there. A read a post from one of them the other day admitting that he’d cried when he heard about Nuno leaving.......bless!

Just been watching some footage of him on YouTube. He is very reminiscent of Juninho. I really want him to sign now. 

1 minute ago, El-Reacho said:

I wouldnt be surprised if we went for another young striker in a similar mould to Watkins. Smith has constantly referred to Ollie as a pressing striker - which neither Davis and Wesley are. So if we’re playing a pressing game it makes sense to have a back up pressing striker. If Watkins is out our pressing game is largely redundant unless El Ghazi or Traore play that role up front.

I think this is exactly what we will do. Someone who can also play the wide forward role. Ollie will be our main man in the centre next season. I’m sure of it. The new player would likely get most of their minutes in the cup or at wide forward.

25 minutes ago, allani said:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57252066 

Sounds to me like Norwich are pretty resigned to selling their best players this season.  Not only are they expecting offers but this sounds like encouragement for clubs to make offers.  If they say it will take a bid starting with a 3 then with a bit of negotiation you'd hope that maybe you could get it done for an initial number starting with a 2 and some add-ons.

I know. It’s an interesting tactic from their Sporting Director. Maybe looking to drum up plenty of interest in a bid to push the price up. I do trust our senior management to get a deal that’s right for us. If it’s not we will walk away.

If we can get Buendia for £30m then we should get it done. That would represent real value in my view.

6 minutes ago, Zatman said:

That was a different you cant compare them signings to modern day money

Plus Martinez as I also said was hungry and didnt get a ridiculous contract, he also didnt come from a top 6 club

I never mentioned top 6 clubs. That was your interpretation. I am thinking about big clubs all over the World. There are players all over the World who started at a big club but had to make their way back to the top via a diversion. Pogba, Sancho, KDB just off the top of my head. We should not consider it to be a closed shop.

43 minutes ago, Zatman said:

Value for money? United be looking for 30 million minimum for both and they are probably on 5 times as much wages as Buendia and McNeil

We also shouldn't be signing rejects from top 6 teams, Barkley, Delph, Drinkwater, Loftus Cheek spring to mind

They may be looking for that but if there are no takers then the fee will fall if they need to sell. Agree about the wages though. That could cause a problem. 
Just because a player is deemed surplus to requirements does not make him a reject. It may mean that they just have a greater need elsewhere that needs funding. Taking your point above we would never have signed Platt, Bosnich, Martinez or of course McGrath!

4 minutes ago, Dale said:

If Utd are offloading James/van der Beek I'd be very happy to go that way... 

I think this is a good strategy. Even the top clubs are struggling for cash and need to sell players in order to go after their top targets. I think there will be some good players being sold in what will effectively be a buyers market. You are much more likely to get value for money in this scenario as opposed to trying to prise the likes of McNeil and Buendia away from clubs with no need/appetite to sell.