Richard Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Aston Villa are reported to have targeted Everton goalkeeper Richard Wright, as Stefan Postma looks set to depart to Spain. The Dutch shot-stopper's agent confirmed he has received interest from La Liga, leaving Villa short of serious competition for Thomas Sorensen for the number one jersey next season. RICHARD WRIGHT Postma's agent Pietr Buter said: "There is a club in Spain who are serious about signing him but there are some things to be sorted out." Wright has endured a frustrating time at Goodison since his £3.5million move from Arsenal in 2002, with injuries and the form of Nigel Martyn restricting him to just 43 Premiership starts. Should he move to Villa, the 27-year-old will hope to succeed in keeping Denmark international Sorensen out of the side - something that Postma has failed to achieve in the past two seasons. Villa could face competition from Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion in the bidding to sign Wright. EDIT : Already linked, see I was a little late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 22, 2005 Moderator Share Posted June 22, 2005 This Wright link is worthy of more discussion if true me thinks. He is 27 and although his stock has dropped somewhat, he is still quite a highly regarded keeper. I know of some on here who wish to see Sorensen ousted from between the sticks. Do you think Wright could be the man to do that? Postma was an able deputy (and nothing more) but I can see Wright doing far more to give DOL something to think about. I would love to see Wright come here. He is the perfect age, has a good background and has something to prove. If it helps to improve Sorensen's performances as a consequence then Villa can only benefit from that too !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Can't see either settling for a place as back up goalie. If Wright comes he'll want that first team spot, Sorenson wont be happy if it's given to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Wright has endured a frustrating time at Goodison since his £3.5million move from Arsenal in 2002 Wasnt it Ipswich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 No. Arsenal who bought him from Ipswich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Ipswich to Arsenal for £6 million, then Everton for £3.5 million Barely played last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LancsVillan Posted June 22, 2005 Moderator Share Posted June 22, 2005 Stephen Elliot the one at Sunderland who scored 15 goals last season, think they'll want to keep him or did you mean Stuart Elliot at Hull ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Richard Wright 12 games last season, 26 goals conceded. Ouch. Would be a more respectable 19 if one game was ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 spose Alan Stubbs now as well then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted June 23, 2005 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2005 Dragan Mladenovic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 This thread now has approx 18 different players we have been linked with by the press. Just goes to show how little the press actually know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villafan306 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Bellamy stuff is now flaring up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melv Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Mail on Sunday seem to think Kevin phillips and Stuart Taylor will be in this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriffvilla Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Wasn't we linked with Koumas as well? Bet Hendrie would be chuffed, he'd have another chav to hang out with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bully Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Hossein Kaebi :shock: from www.goal.com Villa Pursue Persian Prodigy 6/28/2005 2:52:00 AM Aston Villa are in the hunt for Iran’s teenage wunderkind Hossein Kaebi. The 19 year-old won the first of his, to date 41 caps for his country, at the tender age of 16 and his performances as right wing back for one of Asia’s best teams have seen the player hailed as the future of Iranian football. The hot-tempered player, who can also play in the middle, was born in the city of Ahvaz near the Iraqi border and plays his football for Qatari champions Al Sadd. David O’Leary is looking to inject flair and pace into his team but may face some competition from Spurs for the youngster’s signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 A Little Factfile Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 And here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 28, 2005 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2005 We are mentioned in this Damien Francis article as 'monitoring the situation'. He might be a gem of a player in the Ian Taylor mould. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Damien Francis Would be more interested if he was a few years younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 28, 2005 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2005 26 years of age ? He has 7 years left in him, and he has done his developing at another club. He'd be able to do a job immediately from next season. The only question would be - is he a significant improvement on what we've got already? Considering what he did for Norwich last season I would say he is probably an improvement on what we have in our attacking midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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