Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted July 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, thunderball said: More whispers of us being the mystery bidder for Rafael Leao...? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted July 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2019 Imagine signing Wesley, Luiz and Leao in one window. Wow. We deserve this after the decade we've had. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I hate to one the one that pisses in your cornflakes but even though I don’t even know who Leao is. I know we will not be signing him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Anybody thinking the more we secure prime targets, the more players etc will be taking notice, also giving us confidence to go after targets even higher up the ladder, which may have seemed unrealistic at first? I.E "Villa mean serious business, and have some serious money, worth seeing what's going on there" - Agents and players So wouldn't surprise me if we are making "enquiries" just to test the waters with some heavy hitters, obviously doesn't mean we will get them but... I can see our owners being like kids in a Candy Store, and not in a Tony Xia way either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I hate to one the one that pisses in your cornflakes but even though I don’t even know who Leao is. I know we will not be signing him. Well he has been my star striker on FIFA for the past 5 (Fifa years), loves it at the club, so you're talking nonsense. I've rejected bids from Juventus, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) No guarantees it’s us or it he will make but this kid looks special and has the potential to worth double in 12 months if things turn out right ... that’s the gamble I can see NSWE & co taking, that is our new business model and his versatility & potential make it worthwhile for me. I remember Purslow saying we are a year ahead of schedule so I can see us stretching the budget this year but being restrained in year two. I also think we will look at moving players on once we have signed who we want to sign. However the issue being we are slim on saleable assets. Hogan, Bree, Lansbury, Thor, Kalinic, Tish and highly unlikely Elmo to Toon, Chester, Greene, Kodija . Edited July 15, 2019 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Laeo certainly fits the model of player we are looking to sign.. hes at a French club too so will more than likely want the move and represent value for money... If rumours are to believed that we could go 5-3-2 then maybe we will see him/maupay before the window shuts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Delph has signed for Everton for "up to 10m". Hot darn it we missed out there...... Lol nope. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fowlersrs said: Laeo certainly fits the model of player we are looking to sign.. hes at a French club too so will more than likely want the move and represent value for money... If rumours are to believed that we could go 5-3-2 then maybe we will see him/maupay before the window shuts.. 35-40 million for one good season in France is value for money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: 35-40 million for one good season in France is value for money? It’s all relative. Joao Felix only had one season for Benfica first team to go for 120mil. I’ve not seen Leao play, but he seems very highly thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: 35-40 million for one good season in France is value for money? Yes in my view... your paying for potential as much as anything and the boy looks special. Just imagine Leao, Wesley El Ghazi with Jack, Mcginn & Douglas .. Targett . Mings , Engels , Guilbert & GK Edited July 15, 2019 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, thunderball said: More whispers of us being the mystery bidder for Rafael Leao...? I can't see us spending £35-40m on a player this summer. If we re-establish ourselves in the Premier League then yes, but for now it's about quantity for reasonable fees, rather than 1-2 quality players for big money. Edited July 15, 2019 by Made In Aston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: I can't see us spending £35-40m on a player this summer. If we re-establish ourselves in the Premier League then yes, but for now it's about quantity for reasonable fees, rather than 1-2 quality players for big money. I can. If we had say Maupay and Benrahma pencilled in, that would be £38m-ish. But Leao is these two rolled into one, plus we may get Harry Wilson as a back up loan with option to buy. I can see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Just now, thunderball said: I can. If we had say Maupay and Benrahma pencilled in, that would be £38m-ish. But Leao is these two rolled into one, plus we may get Harry Wilson as a back up loan with option to buy. I can see it. So mystic Meg is doing the lottery Thunderball draw now then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, thabucks said: Yes in my view... your paying for potential as much as anything and the boy looks special. Just imagine Leao, Wesley El Ghazi with Jack, Mcginn & Douglas .. Targett . Mings , Engels , Guilbert & GK I’ve never seen him play so can’t comment. I think if he’s really worth 35-40 million then Benrahma is worth 20-25m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Ah those were the days! Used to love Vince's character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: I can't see us spending £35-40m on a player this summer. If we re-establish ourselves in the Premier League then yes, but for now it's about quantity for reasonable fees, rather than 1-2 quality players for big money. Its Everton. And if anyone has matched their bid as some others say my money is on West Ham. Hes Portugese though so expect 4 teams to match Evertons 40m bid and then he signs for Wolves for 12m. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, Fowlersrs said: If rumours are to believed that we could go 5-3-2 then maybe we will see him/maupay before the window shuts.. What rumours would these be? All I’ve seen is people completely guessing because we seem to be buying another cb (Engels). Afaik Smith has never played a back 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Ah those were the days! Used to love Vince's character. What do you mean "Character"? Are you trying to say it wasn't real? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, thunderball said: More whispers of us being the mystery bidder for Rafael Leao...? Whispers from where? Not prepubescent chuckleheads on Twitter I hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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