useless Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Even if we sign Luiz I wouldn't rule out signing Phillips, both players can play further forward where we're not exactly heavy with quality beyone Grealish and McGinn, so it wouldn't be as if we could only use one of them at any given time in the DM spot, and also have to bear in mind that Luiz has missed a number of games through injury the past few seasons. I don't think we will need to break our transfer record to get Phillips either, wouldn't be surprised to see us loan in a player with an option to buy which if we take up could potentially break our transfer record next summer. Edited July 22, 2019 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: I second that, Ties in with what I've been told, and that we actually have a bid on the table. If not successful, Maupay will be the player we sign. We won't wait forever for Lille and Laeo to make their minds up. I hope that we don't risk missing out on Maupay, if Laeo/Lille delay too long and eventually say No.... Edited July 22, 2019 by John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, John said: Le Tissier was too good for Southampton and Jack was too good for us, but they were loyal and stuck around. Benteke wasn't good enough for where he went and he isn't good enough for us now! I wonder if he regrets leaving. Also, I wonder what sort of position we'd be in now if he stayed? In any case, I don't begrudge him wanting to leave. He was a truly top-drawer striker at the time and a club offering far better circumstances came knocking. We got decent money for him, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) I don't think we have a hope in hell of signing Leao. Edited July 22, 2019 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Greenfly said: I wonder if he regrets leaving. Also, I wonder what sort of position we'd be in now if he stayed? In any case, I don't begrudge him wanting to leave. He was a truly top-drawer striker at the time and a club offering far better circumstances came knocking. We got decent money for him, too. I rather hope that he does. I think we might have stayed up that season had he stayed, but it's water under the bridge for him and us now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I don't think we have a hope in hell of signing Leao. Correct. And I don't think we are even looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 6 hours ago, wilko154 said: West Brom about to sign Romaine Sawyers Please, lettuce sign him 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, maqroll said: Please, lettuce sign him Cos? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 26 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I don't think we have a hope in hell of signing Leao. Me neither. It's such a strange link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I don't think we have a hope in hell of signing Leao. We could sign Leao if we wanted to, but a high fee for a 19 year old who only started half his clubs game last season is probably not at the top of Purslow's/Smith's agenda. He's one for the future and I don't think we're at the stage of buying highly paid developing bench warmers. We need to shop for the first team in this window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2019 40 minutes ago, John said: Le Tissier was too good for Southampton and Jack was too good for us, but they were loyal and stuck around. Benteke wasn't good enough for where he went and he isn't good enough for us now! You are right in that he’s not good enough for us now, but it’s unfair to imply he was disloyal. He was the best player by a country mile in a rubbish side for 3 years and for 3 years he almost single-handedly kept us up, while our management did not hold up their responsibility to build on those achievements and appropriately strengthen. He stayed at least 1 year more than was good for his career. At least. As it panned out his subsequent choices have been disastrous, but you can’t deny that he was epic for us, and always gave his best here. If Douglas, Wes or whoever does the same, it would be fine by me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 22, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Cos? he's a gem 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 29 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Correct. And I don't think we are even looking into it. I reckon we are, and I reckon that's the hold up in Maupay. Don't forget Suso would know all about him, and in the past few weeks DS was spotted on a flight to Portugal (not a holiday) and we wondered what it was about - could have been meeting Leao's representatives or Leao himself as he is Portuguese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 any idea if this is in the UK?, some ppl on twitter are saying so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 You can also ways tell by looking at the sunlight, and I'd say the lighting in that picture makes it seem like he's in the UK, but can't tell for sure because he's indoors. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Who is going to be sold? No whispers on that yet? Wouldn't mind Philips if we can use Chester and/or Birkir as a make weight for him. I actually think BB would thrive at Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, MaVilla said: any idea if this is in the UK?, some ppl on twitter are saying so? the UKness is photoshopped in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, MaVilla said: any idea if this is in the UK?, some ppl on twitter are saying so? Looks like every single airport I've been to in the middle east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I heard that a French team was seriously interested in Maupay. I wonder if its Lille . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, useless said: I'd say the lighting in that picture makes it seem like he's in the UK, I should know this being an Electrician but do foreign lamps throw out different light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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