VillaHatesMe

If we sell Ings we better already have his replacement signed up and ready to go. He's the only consistent goal threat we've had this season. Also, what's this about Villa needing the money? We're throwing £20 million at teenagers!

Yes, this is what he prefers to do, and is doing here. For the visual learners, this video goes over it pretty well.

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER

You've never seen him play but you know what he is and isn't after a quick Googling.

He averaged 0.53 goals per 90.

Approaching 30 or in diapers. Nothing in between.

No. 1 for me is don't put requirements on anybody's relationship with their club to consider them a "real" supporter.

Doesn't sound like he's coming here.

For what it's worth, the highlights when Duran is wearing orange are from his time in Colombia. As for MLS, while it's not the Premier League, the top teams in MLS would be expected to compete for promotion in the Championship. The league has come a long way in recent years. It's no accident you're seeing European teams shopping in the league now.

Chelsea still trying to come in with a £100 million bid for Duran.

I'm a Chicago Fire fan. I'm familiar with Duran. I get why Villa wanted him, but I'm still surprised it happened. That said, as a Chicago Fire fan who has watched an aimless club shoot itself in the foot repeatedly for over a decade, the surprise could be due to me not believing the Fire are capable of having anything somebody else would want, but Duran is now the second teenager they've sold to a Premier League club for good money since August. As for the player, he's big, he's athletic, he's fast, and he's physical. He's essentially everything you want in a teenage prospect. He's also raw and emotional. He played 1,367 minutes last season, just more than 15 matches worth of minutes, and picked up seven yellow cards. Rarely were they smart or tactical. They were the "I messed up and I'm angry so now I'm going to go do something stupid" variety. That may take some time to be worked out of his game, or it may never be. He began the season in Chicago slowly, being worked in as a substitute for the first third of the season. You saw the potential, but he struggled to make a real impact. However, about halfway through the season, something clicked. While he wasn't a terror, you could see he was more confident and he began playing like it. He began to earn regular minutes and regular starts, and my thought was that he could prove to be one of the better strikers in the MLS when the new season began in February. I don't know what our plan will be with him here. Perhaps he goes on loan, or perhaps he stays with the team and gets some late season minutes as preparation for next season. But if his time in Chicago is an indication, he'll need time to adjust. He needed time to adjust from moving from Colombia to the United States, and now a year later he may be on his way to England. That's a lot for a kid to handle. He's talented. He could be a very good player for us. He could amount to nothing much. I don't know, but I wouldn't expect him to have an immediate impact no matter the result.

Prepare for red cards.

I'll take you up on that.

Doing it against Leeds was a tactical decision. Leeds is in a hurry to do everything and wants to wear opponents down with its energy. Slowing the game down as much as possible isn't as much about protecting the lead as it is saving the legs. Particularly after you're forced into two early substitutions due to injury.

I'd rather waste time and win than hurry up and lose.

I believe he mentioned it on a podcast a week or so ago, but that's it.

I never believed in Santa Claus until Unai Emery.

Paul, I'm starting to think you'd prefer they simply arrest anybody older than 30.

Well, squads do need to be filled. It's nice to have reliable depth in the squad like Ashley who has done a phenomenal job in this role since his return.

He hasn't played since November.

Harry Kane's 29? Time to submit a bid.

They need to bit against themselves for a few £100 million more first.

Danjuma at Villarreal: 20 goals on 22 xG (not including two Copa del Rey goals I don't see xG for) Danjuma in two seasons at Bournemouth: 15 goals (all in the Championship) on 8.7 xG Seems he took advantage of a bad league and has been very average everywhere else. Let Bournemouth or Everton overpay for him.

Should check out that Chukwuemeka kid.

And that's why you don't want to be in the market for strikers in January.