sidcow Posted August 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: I reckon this week we’ll see some movement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, sidcow said: I would like to see Diangana unchained from his current club................. Where's me coat? You took it with you the last time you cracked a joke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Thauvin didn’t do too well at Newcastle from what I remember Who did? He played in the Shteve '22.6 win percentage' McLaren era tbf. He's been excellent at Marseille since - maybe he fancies another crack at the prem? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Thauvin would be an insanely good signing if he's available at that price. Quality player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 21 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: no sign of any one coming this week whats going on What kind of sign are you looking for? A big neon one? Smoke signals over Villa Park? The club will be working on a number of transfers, it’s a complicated business that takes time. Be patient, it will happen. PS: it probably won’t be today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Thauvin didn’t do too well at Newcastle from what I remember He’s done pretty well since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Just now, lexicon said: Who did? He played in the Shteve '22.6 win percentage' McLaren era tbf. He's been excellent at Marseille since - maybe he fancies another crack at the prem? It sometimes happens especially with young players that they don’t settle at first, go back home, do well and then come back to the Premier League for an increased fee. Have you seen much of Marseille lexicon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Awol said: He’s done pretty well since. Have you seen much of him at Marseille? If so, how have you seen him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayk Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: £25m for a squad player? £25m is unrealistically hopeful imo. More like £15m - £18m. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Just now, rayk said: £25m is unrealistically hopeful imo. More like £15m - £18m. I hope we try to get the best value deal for the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxahunter Posted August 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 22/08/2020 at 20:54, Made In Aston said: Sign him up then! We love Danes at Villa Its kind of 50/50 isnt it? We loved Kent Nielsen and Martin Laursen, not so much Jores Okore and Nicklas Helenius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2020 It’s only 48 hours til Wednesday morning! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: no sign of any one coming this week whats going on Scary how a majority of our fan base have quoted we’ll be okay with less than 5 signings. Anyone with a footballing brain will know that we need a minimum of 5 and i cannot stress that any more!. And just by looking at that shortlist below you could argue more is required ( No in fact more is required). However lets focus on quality where we can. Watkins ill take as long as we have another striker who would be regarded as a statement of intent alongside with him , we do need two wingers but we might not be able to throw the substantial funds needed and we certainly need a box to box midfielder.. And lets not get carried away in thinking our defence is lovely jubbly because its far from it. We need at least one signing there and i dont know whether thats LB,RB or CB but some addition is needed. I dont mind waiting aslong as 3/5 signings are done a week or so before the first game. Another concern and i do like DS especially as hes one of us but i dont know if he can step it up and turn us into a big force if we can make the signings capable of bringing us to that next level would love a young versatile coach like Nagelsmann GK 2 Midfielders 1 Defender 1 Striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Taxahunter said: Its kind of 50/50 isnt it? We loved Kent Nielsen and Martin Laursen, not so much Jores Okore and Nicklas Helenius And Schmeichel was kinda OK but only here for a season. 9 clean sheets and a goal thou. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Florian Thauvin was only 22 when he was at Newcastle, playing in a poor side and only made 13 appearances. His record since going back to Marseille is much better, 55 goals in 121 appearances. I haven’t watched him play recently but on the face of it, he could be a smart signing for our front three. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Thauvin would be a stupendous signing, as long as he's fully recovered from his ankle surgery that is. Left footed cutting in from the right, great shot technique, explosive and great on the ball. Not the best defensively but still OK. Can play on either flank or in the middle. Best player we've been linked to so far IMO. Not saying we are actually in the race for him thou. Edited August 24, 2020 by sne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, RicRic said: Scary how a majority of our fan base have quoted we’ll be okay with less than 5 signings. Anyone with a footballing brain will know that we need a minimum of 5 and i cannot stress that any more!. And just by looking at that shortlist below you could argue more is required ( No in fact more is required). However lets focus on quality where we can. Watkins ill take as long as we have another striker who would be regarded as a statement of intent alongside with him , we do need two wingers but we might not be able to throw the substantial funds needed and we certainly need a box to box midfielder.. And lets not get carried away in thinking our defence is lovely jubbly because its far from it. We need at least one signing there and i dont know whether thats LB,RB or CB but some addition is needed. I dont mind waiting aslong as 3/5 signings are done a week or so before the first game. Another concern and i do like DS especially as hes one of us but i dont know if he can step it up and turn us into a big force if we can make the signings capable of bringing us to that next level would love a young versatile coach like Nagelsmann GK 2 Midfielders 1 Defender 1 Striker I think as the weeks go by - we are lower our expectations ! I think we will quite soon get ollie watkins Our other major signing will be a wide player IMO. Then we will have loans and players under 10m at CB, FB and maybe even GK. I think the net spend of £100m may have been wishful thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, sir_gary_cahill said: Have you seen much of him at Marseille? If so, how have you seen him? Nothing, I don’t watch French football, but his stats look pretty good to me. The only reason I mentioned him was his rumoured availability, price and pedigree versus the fees being chucked around for relatively unproven options in the UK market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: no sign of any one coming this week 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I'd think twice about Thauvin. Iirc he didn't look like much during his first PL spell. Some players just can't hack the league, and Ligue one is relatively poor compared to it. Think I'd prefer Watkins to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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