Eastie Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Goodbye and good riddance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 minute ago, bobzy said: In his first (and only, as it happens) season at the club he finished with the most assists in our team, despite only playing approx. half the games and struggling to settle in a new country. Tim Sherwood completely ostracised him (apparently didn't bother talking to him either). I don't particularly blame him for wanting out of the club. It amuses me that football fans seem to think players owe the club and, at the same time, a club can do anything they like to the players. He's a decent player and will do well enough elsewhere. It's a shame that our club was so terrible at selling our foreign signings in, IMO. TBF for £40k a week I'd be happy with some (light) back passage violation, let alone neglect from Tim Sherwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I guess I am the only one who thinks a little over £6m in today's market is pretty crap business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just now, rodders0223 said: I guess I am the only one who thinks a little over £6m in today's market is pretty crap business. Didn't we pay £9m for him? I think we've done ok out of this deal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 A while back signing Richards who couldn't get a game at Fiorentina was considered great business for Sherwood and some on here. Funny how things change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Promised so much, delivered so little. Best he moves on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 Shame it didn't work out, he's another on the list of foreign players with family troubles that got little to no help from the club. You can see why he might not be keen after that. We really shoudl have sorted this stuff out by now. If we are never going to get the best out of him and he doesn't want to be here then it's best fro everyone he moves on. Shame though, I think he'll have a decent career. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Ok transfer fee but I think he will go to a team for big money in the future Edited July 25, 2017 by AshVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Gone to Fiorentina, it's on our OS, permanent deal, no mention of the fee Edited July 25, 2017 by sir_gary_cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 Might have been able to do something, but pleased sold and for a decent(ish) amount as well. I like the mention of add ones as well. The Midfield is currently way over crowded and clearly doesn't want to be here. So bye bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/25/veretout-moves-to-fiorentina Quote Aston Villa can announce that Jordan Veretout has moved to Fiorentina. Veretout joins the Serie A side on a permanent deal. The 24-year-old will now link up with Viola under head coach Stefano Pioli. Veretout, who joined us in July 2015 from French side Nantes, played 29 times in claret and blue. All done. Tara a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Thanks VILLAMARV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Was excited to see him arrive, and he did play pretty well on a couple of occasions, but it didn't work out and we clearly need the money and the squad space. I don't know the exact order of blame, between the player, Sherwood, Black, and any others who helped make his time here a failure, but I'm going to choose to place all the blame on Eric Black because he was a complete **** knob-head anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 2 hours ago, rodders0223 said: I guess I am the only one who thinks a little over £6m in today's market is pretty crap business. Given what JV has shown for us, I think it's a good deal. Very, very occasionally shown something decent, but 98% of what he offered was weak in strength, quality and work rate. JV just might go on to prove his worth for another club but I'm confident he wouldn't have offered any value to our playing squad - certainly not worth the amount we're getting back for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 42 minutes ago, brommy said: Given what JV has shown for us, I think it's a good deal. Very, very occasionally shown something decent, but 98% of what he offered was weak in strength, quality and work rate. JV just might go on to prove his worth for another club but I'm confident he wouldn't have offered any value to our playing squad - certainly not worth the amount we're getting back for him. 29 games though, and in a really shit team and shit managers. Wasted on us and I think he will do well when away from the negatives here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I am always mildly surprised we ever get money from our players. A guess 5 million plus Whelan is decent business for the club. He was never coming back. I think he does have some ability- but going to Villa was totally the wrong move for him. Wish him well at his new club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted July 25, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2017 It really doesn't matter if he was any good or not (personally I didn't see anything much to make me think he was) he made it very clear he didn't want to be here. We've got the best deal we could for him, even if not a lot of money in the current market, and shown we aren't the soft touch we once were. That money may help us bring in someone else although that's perhaps unlikely but even if it doesn't it will help towards FFP which is important to the club if not the fans. I'm actually quite glad to see the back of him as it's one less player at the club that contributes nothing and doesn't want to be here. I don't wish him well or ill really, he did nothing to endear himself to me or irritate me to the level of caring once gone. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 16 minutes ago, DK82 said: 29 games though, and in a really shit team and shit managers. Wasted on us and I think he will do well when away from the negatives here, He might do okay in other leagues but even given the circumstances at Villa, I don't think he would have amounted to much in the Championship or Premier League. I agree with Trent's recent post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 hour ago, TrentVilla said: It really doesn't matter if he was any good or not (personally I didn't see anything much to make me think he was) he made it very clear he didn't want to be here. As I said, the club made it pretty clear they didn't want him here... pretty soon after he joined. I don't particularly blame him for wanting to be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 minute ago, bobzy said: As I said, the club made it pretty clear they didn't want him here... pretty soon after he joined. I don't particularly blame him for wanting to be gone. Did they? How so, I can't recall that. Why on earth would the 'club' do that having just paid a lot of money for him and who do you mean by the club? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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