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    A lot of people fretting about his age, it’s worth noting that Mane and Salah are both 29, Lukaku and Kane are both 28, United have Cavani and Ronaldo up front who are 35+. De Bruyne - 30. Gundogan - 31. Mahrez - 30. Spurs best player? Son - 29. Vardy - 34. These are the best players in the division. This guy isn’t past it, nowhere near. He may still have 2/3 years left at an extremely high level. Whilst we’d all like him to be 24 and have resale value, he wouldn’t come to us if he was that age and we’re a fairly young squad as it is. He’ll be playing alongside the likes of Buendia - 24, Bailey - 23, Ramsey - 20, McGinn - 26, Luiz - 24, Cash - 24, Konsa - 24, Watkins - 26. We have a young side. Honestly, his age doesn’t bother me and it would be great to have a little more experience with a bloke who has played at the very top. The same goes for Digne if we’re in for him. At 28/29, you might not be able to sell for a big profit in 3/4 years time, but football is about the here and now as much as it is the future. We are investing heavily into the academy and the younger players, I’m all for going after a few big, slightly older named players while we wait for the academy to produce one or two gems in a couple of years time.
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    Nah, nowhere near quick enough or strong enough on the ball to be world class.
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    He does it quite often. He gets into good positions quite often but the amount of times it comes to nothing is frustrating. He’s very elegant, no doubt, but he’s so poor in some games and does he have that aggression/intensity Gerrard wants?
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    Yeh, and to be honest, it’s about time. I’d try and keep Luiz but we’ll need to move a few on for sure. We may even see Watkins leave in the Summer as well if the club think they can replace him.
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    He’ll be moved on in the Summer along with Trezeguet. Fully expect El Ghazi to go in January.
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    The option to buy is interesting. Ive never understood that. Does it mean we have to buy him if certain criteria is met? Explanations please?!
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    Didn't we do something very similar with Barkley only last season?
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    My point exactly. I actually don't think Gerrard fancies anyone other than Buendia and Bailey in that no.10 role and there are still question marks about the formers consistency and the latters injury record. I think the club will look to move Trezeguet, El Ghazi and Traore on probably in the Summer and this acts as a stop gap until then. It suits us to bring him in to play and compete with Buendia and Bailey and then reassess our options in the Summer when we can trim the squad down and more players are available. You never know, he may love it here and want to stay on reduced wages
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    Happening soon.... WEDNESDAY IS Barça and Aston Villa are finishing the last fringes due to the transfer of Coutinho. The club should make it official in the next few hours or days. This will allow you to register @FerranTorres20 #mercato #FCBarcelona
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    I bet you're fun at parties.
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    Agreed, but a 6 month loan? He's a far better player than Traore, Trezeguet and El Ghazi and won't cost us a transfer fee (Wages, yeh yeh). If we were signing him for 30m, I'd be concerned, but a 6 month loan would be a great deal.
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    Its funny. You joke, but every time we play Wolves, go and visit the match thread. Most on here are shitting themselves at the prospect of playing Adama. I'd much rather have him in my team than play against him.
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    Hells yeah I would! Bertand is slow and weak and the other is fast and strong. Yes, Bertrand has elements to his game that surpass Adama's, but Adama is far more dangerous.
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    Que indeed my friend. Que indeed.
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    Fine. But he's miles better than Traore, Trezeguet and El Ghazi and at £20m, it's a steal.
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    If grit and aggression is what Gerrard is after, I can't see him taking to Traore at all. Most people know I'm not a fan, but ability aside, the one thing I think he lacks is that tenacious, aggressive side to his game. He's more of a drifter and I'll give it to him, can be very elegant at times. As others have said, regardless of your opinion on him, I can't see Gerrard fancying him at all.
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    Adama Traore being touted around at £20m... Seems cheap and would certainly add a lot of pace and strength to the team. I know he's a marmite character but I'd be all over him at that price.
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    All I ever hear is how data driven and great our scouting team is. Lange and his team keep tabs and have information on every player throughout Europe and basically do all this jiggery and pokery to find the best players from abroad. Why do we always sign players we've heard of? Digne being a great example. Surely there is a LB abroad that we can snap up for half the price/wages? I don't know, just seems like our scouting isnt as far reaching as we're told. Buendia/Bailey/Ings again, good examples. That's 95 million pounds right there. I'd love us to find a couple of gems for 5-10m (I know, i know its hard).
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    Yeh, could be mate, absolutely. Digne would massively improve our offensive output, I just don't know how good he is at defending. Can anyone enlighten? I can't see us competing with Newcastle financially. Right now, they're probably prepared to give players like Digne and Trippier 200k a week just to stay in the division.
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    He's accurate about most things. Even Percy was crediting him for some stuff. I'm surprised at the Digne links as it kind of goes against our philosophy as others have said. He is however, a very good player.
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    If a bid north of £45m came in for Watkins, I’d sell him. He’s very limited in what he offers and only seems to work in a system where he has to work really hard and run the channels as a lone striker. He’s been really, really poor at times this season. I like him as a player but there are better strikers out there for that kind of money.
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    I may have missed something, but why on earth would Manchester City sell us a hugely promising youngster?
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    Absolutely daft to be signing back ups. We need players that are better than the current crop.
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    He’ll be off in the summer and it will be a bit s*** tbh. Feel as though we’ve developed him into the player he is today and he’s about to come into his prime. One thing I will say is, is he really that good? I’ve been very complimentary of him in the past and I think he’s a good player but maybe I’m a bit blinkered by the fact he’s Brazilian and has a fancy haircut (as daft as that sounds). How much better is he than Ashley Westwood? As someone has mentioned, he does lack pace and that kind of holds him back. I think we’ve kind of forgotten what a good defensive midfielder looks like at Villa. It might be something we only realised we’ve missed when a good player comes in and does a great job of it. Look at the likes of Bissouma, Rice, Ndidi and Phillips. These are all players that are better than Luiz and not exactly playing for the cream of the crop. I don’t want to lose Luiz, I think he’ll get better and he is certainly worth his place in the side/squad at the moment but if an offer of £25m comes in, I imagine we’ll sell.
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