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    Summer Transfer Window 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    15 hours ago, alreadyexists said:

    I think it’s interesting how Neves (only 26) is off to Saudi… previously we only really saw older players who had been exceptionally good in their hay day. Neves could’ve probably got a move to a CL team, not a PL one, but abroad I’m sure. But chose to take the money and essentially give up on the prime years of his career. 

    While he's going of his own accord, he's also doing Jorge Mendes a tremendous favor. Mendes can now point to Neves as evidence when he claims a Saudi team has made a big offer for his other clients if they're skeptical the player would take it. As for the Saudis, much like PSG did with the Neymar transfer, they're trying to inflate the market even more so that soon only nation states can even afford transfer fees. Just like the PIF did to the PGA.

    Enjoy European football while you can.

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    Summer Transfer Window 2023

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    4 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

    Barnes and Maddison isn't every player. Stop exaggerating

    There was tweet with +60 players we've been linked to since January probably 99% click bait or agent putting players in shop window. I find it tedious

    Yet, here you are, in a thread about transfer rumors.

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    Summer Transfer Window 2023

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    2 hours ago, Jas10 said:

    These people, journalists or even “experts” on these podcasts… it’s mainly just their opinions.

    None of them have the skill, nous, experience and expertise of anyone employed at a high level at our club.

    If every scout was as intelligent as you seem to think they are, there'd never be a bad signing. 😁

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    Summer Transfer Window 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said:

    He really hasn’t got better under Emery. Honestly, he hasn’t. It’s a nonsense statement. Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Watkins and Ramsey have got better under Emery. Buendia has absolutely not. He’s the same level he was under Gerrard regardless of what you opinion of that level is/was. 

    You always say they're garbage, but you never explain why. 

    Won't argue for Bailey because he's unreliable. Rarely healthy, and when he is, he's inefficient. The Buendia thing I find curious. He scored five goals, and led the team in shot creating actions per 90 and was third in goal creating actions per 90. Defensively, he led the team with tackles in the attacking third. No, he's not a great tackler, and he loses a lot of challenges, but he also ATTEMPTS MORE CHALLENGES than anybody else on the team. He contributes to the attack, and he defends and presses.

    None of which is to say he's a world class player. He's not. Nor is it to say he cannot be improved upon. He can. But this idea that he's "garbage" seems so off-base.

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    January Transfer Window - 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    2 hours ago, thabucks said:

    Alex Scott or Alberto Moleiro for £20 mill+…

    Which one you choosing ? 

    Albert Moleiro because let's be honest. Which one of these sounds like the name of a great player? ALBERT MOLEIRO or Alex Scott? It's never the guy with two first names.

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    January Transfer Window - 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    8 hours ago, Delphinho123 said:

    Is Zaniolo a player we should be looking at? Looks like he’s got some decent attributes and a position we could use.

    Not at the money they're after. He was supposed to be the next great Italian but injuries have sapped him of a lot of what made him so enticing. Personally, I don't see him ever becoming more than an above average player on a solid team. If he hadn't been such a hyped prospect before, the price wouldn't be anywhere near what it is.

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    January Transfer Window - 2023

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    1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said:

    Fine, let's go...

    That's just not true. He's the worst player in our first XI, followed by Bailey. This is the case most weeks. 

    Both are going to probably be replaced this window, or at the very least, both will have serious competition for a place in the side. 

    Have to disagree. I think part of the problem some fans have with Buendia is they expected him to be an attacking force based on what he did at Norwich. He hasn't been. However, what he has been, and what provides value to this team, and is the reason Emery won't be in any hurry to get rid of him, is his play off the ball. A forward who can do this will always be useful to a manager who is tactically flexible, and will always have a place.

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    Austin MacPhee

    in Villa Talk

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    22 minutes ago, villa89 said:

    Anyone notice that he constantly gives the instructions to anyone coming on and every time it looks like the player has zero interest in what he is saying. It was in one ear and out the other with Coutinho today.

    That seems like more of a Coutinho thing to me.

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    January Transfer Window - 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

    The links are nonsense I’m sure, but would anyone take Anthony Gordon?

    Too similar to Bailey without being an upgrade. He'd provide more width and pace, which we need, but I worry about him not being able to crack the rotation of a club in desperate need of production.

    January Transfer Window - 2023

    in Villa Talk

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    1 minute ago, Delphinho123 said:

    So many caveats to that though. Either way, the club will make the right decision and if any decent offer comes in, he’ll be on his way. He looks overweight to me. 

    What caveats? When Ings plays, he scores a lot more often than Ollie has. Ollie has 3 goals on an xG of 5.4 this season. In his Villa career, Ollie has 28 goals on 30.9 xG. He's consistently underperformed and isn't a great finisher.

    Ings is on 4 non-penalty goals on 3.8 xG. He's the better finisher of the two.  Ollie does more overall, but we still need somebody to score the goals.

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