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Is Luiz better than we have been giving him credit for?

Do we know if he is fit for the weekend?

Love this.. zero settling in time, he knows Mings, Hause and the gaffer, so just a real sensible piece of business..

I think that JWP is a great player and support the idea that we try and get him, but you have made some really good points here and you’ve made me rethink how much he is worth.. £35M max?

I know what you mean. I'm hoping that it means that they have great belief in the yougsters coming through i.e. they play safe with current 1st team needs and then test the kids coming through, if they fail to impress, then dip in to the potential hidden gems that they may well be tracking..

great to hear, I'm afraid I haven't seen much of Emi

I have a feeling JWP will be the next Gareth Barry in terms of quality and Premier League appearences.. I can easily believe that Liverpool want him. So if we get him, personally I will see this as a very ambitious gain to our team.

I live in Southampton and watched him a lot. always hated him becuase he always scores against us and he generally gets in everyones face. Him, Ollie and McGinn are really going to piss off the oppostion. I can't wait, great signing!

I love his interview.. shows intelligence and self belief, in an authentic way.. I can see him becoming my new favourite player

I think the boards strategy of buying up as many talented youngsters as possible is a very sound plan, hopefully we can get three world class players maturing in the team at the same time. This then mitigates the Man City effect. They won't be able to nullify our team with one transfer. I know it is a slow burner, but in five years time we will be a real threat in this league.

It didn't look to friendly to me.. God this is doing my head in!!

Great post in my opinion.. I think that Villa have been thinking along these lines from the start of the NSWE ownership, hence buying up as many 18 - 20 year old talent hoping that some of them will stick and become great together.. If he goes and we get 100M then I hope that we spend a proportion of the money on the same strategy.

I’m not sure if this has already been mentioned, but Mirror reporting that we’re offering him £200k a week to stay.. Actually they’re reporting that The Star are reporting the £200k offer..

Just that our press aren’t that sensible.. so they’ll associate the new player even if they’re a defensive midfielder

‘use’ vs ‘usage’…

If Grealish is sold, I would hate to be the next player through the gates..

I genuinely felt that Jack had the courage, the love and the ability that the others didn’t have.. that he would stay and drag us to the Champions League.. I guess there’s still a slim chance of being right.. we’ll find out soon enough

I feel like this too..

is there any info/rumours about the wage offer to Grealish?

the key bit of info we're in the dark on, is how much they are willing to pay him, unless I've missed that somewhere?

I hope he’s watched the Totti documentary

My theory is (sorry if this has already been said) that ESR has been earmarked by Villa as Jack’s replacement, and we’re showing our intent just in case Jack does move on this summer, however, Villa are actually pretty sure that Jack will stay on hence the mid market offers.. If Jack stays this year but moves on next summer, we have built a relationship with ESR already, shown him we’re not messing about and if we’re 100mil richer and saving £150k a week in wages due to Jack’s move, then we’ll be in prime position to offer Arse a decent amount and ESR a massive wage and he may well help push the move through. So the offers have a two fold effect, one we may entice him this year regardless of Jack’s circumstances, and two we have built a rapport and trust with ESR and his representatives ready for next year.

I love the partnership of Mings and Stones… It’s greater than the sum of its parts in my opinion

May be if we move Nakamba on.. swap a 27 year old for an 18 year old..?

I know a very well connected Saints fan and this fits in with his view point. He thinks it is a real link.