AVTuco Posted November 15, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 15, 2015 A striker please. Elsewhere we only need depth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Jordan Rhodes. Lambert to do us a favour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 LB and striker the priority now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adbo9 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 got a feeling we might go for the Swansea striker Gomis if he has still got a £7m release clause................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Wonder if something is already agreed... Aston Villa want to sign the Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin in the January transfer window as they battle to stay in the Premier League. The division’s bottom-placed side have watched Austin all season and are pushing ahead with plans to sign him with new manager Remi Garde now in place. The striker is in the last year of his contract and QPR rate him at £8m should they decide to get something for him before he leaves for nothing the next summer. Full Story Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 It would be a blessed relief. Imagine having a striker you could actually believe was going to score goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I think it's crazy we didn't get him in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Would be £8m well spent. We would probably get that back if we go down. Can imagine him wanting huge wages though. Edited November 16, 2015 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 If he signs a four year deal he's worth more than 8 million. It's just because he has 6 months left. We need two strikers. Too much pressure to rely on him plus knowing our luck he'd get injured. Maybe Garde has a foreign player in mind plus Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted November 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yes please to Austin. Knows where the back of the net is and would add a much needed knack of scoring from half chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I think it's crazy we didn't get him in the summer. Didn't they want £15m? He's a big injury risk, or so I'm led to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2015 8 minutes ago, troon_villan said: Didn't they want £15m? He's a big injury risk, or so I'm led to believe. Their asking price has fallen as he has less time left on his contract, if it gets to zero he leaves for free. They're hoping he will help get them promoted first but this is looking unlikely. The injury risk rumours stem from a failed medical a few years ago, but he has since passed medicals since then so should hopefully be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Regarding Austin I think it's now even less likely we, or anyone else, will buy him in January. Unlike in summer when a few clubs obviously decided he wasn't worth the gamble for £15m the power has now shifted more in his favour - just see out the remainder of the season then get the choice of any Premier League team with a nice signing on bonus. What you don't do is join a struggling club that might 'trap' you back in the Championship on a longer contract. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 33 minutes ago, jackbauer24 said: Regarding Austin I think it's now even less likely we, or anyone else, will buy him in January. Unlike in summer when a few clubs obviously decided he wasn't worth the gamble for £15m the power has now shifted more in his favour - just see out the remainder of the season then get the choice of any Premier League team with a nice signing on bonus. What you don't do is join a struggling club that might 'trap' you back in the Championship on a longer contract. This was my suspicion before, but as someone pointed out, he could probably get a relegation release clause at a knockdown price inserted into the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Relegation release @ £10m-15m would be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) 4 hours ago, Phumfeinz said: I think it's crazy we didn't get him in the summer. There is a reason no other club did either. QPR's asking price was excessive, especially considering the player reportedly had substantial demands of his own. Edited November 16, 2015 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yep something about him really wasn't right, there wasn't even that strong a link to anyone, it wasn't just us not going near him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Austin alone wasn't enough to keep QPR up last season so I doubt he'd come if we're still in the shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Don't see him getting an England call up playing in the Championship somehow, which might be in his thinking. Still think we should steer clear myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Nothing is ever 'guaranteed', but if he can stay fit he's the closest to a guaranteed goalscorer we can realistically get in Jan IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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