smg Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Oscar Arce (yes really) was probably the first in 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, Awol said: Aston Villa prepare £10m offer for Arsenal goalkeeper Emi Martinez Seems like a very lowball offer if true. The villa way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf_stewart Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Martinez... then Buendia Edited August 29, 2020 by alf_stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, Awol said: Aston Villa prepare £10m offer for Arsenal goalkeeper Emi Martinez Seems like a very lowball offer if true. I don’t know. He’s hardly played for Arsenal in what, 10 years? Leno will be their starter this season, so IMO 10m seems fairly reasonable for both parties. If he hadn’t played a huge part in that FA Cup run, the price would have likely been even lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramshackler Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Can't see Martinez, he would cost more than that and wants to leave for first team.football. he won't get it once Heaton is fit. Heaton is a genuinely brilliant goalkeeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 29, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2020 Just now, ramshackler said: Can't see Martinez, he would cost more than that and wants to leave for first team.football. he won't get it once Heaton is fit. Heaton is a genuinely brilliant goalkeeper Hes not going to get a club with zero competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramshackler Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Nigel said: Hes not going to get a club with zero competition Well no obviously not! But of course other clubs will be looking to sign him as their first choice! I don't think there is any chance we would sign him giving him the narrative that he would likely be first choice ahead of Heaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 10 hours ago, VillaHatesMe said: I talked to a friend of mine about the signing, as he is of Spanish heritage and watches more La Liga than any other league. He says Rodrigo suffered for being on a bad team the last few years, but that time and injury haven't helped him much, either. Says he's still capable of being a creator but he was also surprised to see Bielsa -- whom he has a lot of respect for -- making such a move. He's a sort of inbetween, not as good as being hyped but still a decent striker, regularly starts for Spain for example and scored a few in champions league last season. I suppose it's a case of Leeds decided he was their top striker target and they went to a club and paid the money. A newly promoted club has managed to attract a first choice striker from a team that last year made the last 16 of CL and previous season beat Barca in cup final and finished top 4. Have we really got enough clout about us to attract a first choice regular from club of that calibre, we're finding it hard enough to get in a player from team that finished 16th in Bundesliga after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Probably not what we need right now, but Atalanta look like they're signing Aleksey Miranchuk for about £13m. Loads and loads of value out there. Really easy to not buy bad players. Less easy to not overpay. Saw talk yesterday Leicester were interested in Robin Gosens. Would be a dream to have him at LB instead of Targett. Tagliafico also linked to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 hours ago, alreadyexists said: <br /> 8 hours ago, MrSmirch said: Another keeper. Groundhog day. 8 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Be surprised if they let him go for £10m given his form at the back end of last season. I like the look of him though. Would be our first ever Argentine no? would be a great signings, altohugh a) price sounds a bit low and b) not convinced he would join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 We’ve obviously considered the offer - probably after mulling it over - and now we’ve moved to preparing it. Need to make sure the formatting is right and the fonts look nice. Work out which paper to use, which perfume to use to really get things going. So many stages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon Posted August 29, 2020 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Awol said: Best player on the pitch in the play-off final, imo. Watkins and Henry our two best players by a mile, he's now injury free and played in all games, and a quality player, another one of ours that won't come cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 29, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, MrSmirch said: Another keeper. Groundhog day. Nahh. If is would be groundhog day we would be signing loads of fullbacks...... Oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, VillaChris said: He's a sort of inbetween, not as good as being hyped but still a decent striker, regularly starts for Spain for example and scored a few in champions league last season. I suppose it's a case of Leeds decided he was their top striker target and they went to a club and paid the money. A newly promoted club has managed to attract a first choice striker from a team that last year made the last 16 of CL and previous season beat Barca in cup final and finished top 4. Have we really got enough clout about us to attract a first choice regular from club of that calibre, we're finding it hard enough to get in a player from team that finished 16th in Bundesliga after all. I think the rashica and Rodrigo transfers are very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, ramshackler said: Well no obviously not! But of course other clubs will be looking to sign him as their first choice! I don't think there is any chance we would sign him giving him the narrative that he would likely be first choice ahead of Heaton You would assume he would start the season for us and then it's his shirt to lose. If he is playing well I'm pretty sure Dean would keep picking him when Heaton is fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 26/08/2020 at 17:18, S-Platt said: I have asked for an update on that one Fair play mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, jonjon said: Watkins and Henry our two best players by a mile, he's now injury free and played in all games, and a quality player, another one of ours that won't come cheap. Out of interest, have you actually sold anyone of these players so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 8 hours ago, ramshackler said: Can't see Martinez, he would cost more than that and wants to leave for first team.football. he won't get it once Heaton is fit. Heaton is a genuinely brilliant goalkeeper Heaton is a great GK, if he didnt have over a years worth of injury absences in the last 3 years, i would find the link a bit strange, but however good i think Heaton is, i also think he needs high calibre competition, if for no other reason than he seems to have injury issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramshackler Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: You would assume he would start the season for us and then it's his shirt to lose. If he is playing well I'm pretty sure Dean would keep picking him when Heaton is fit. Matter of opinions, but for me there are very few GKs who will keep Heaton out of the team when he is fit. He is that good. If it wasn't for his rotten luck with injuries he'd be Englands number 1 a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: You would assume he would start the season for us and then it's his shirt to lose. If he is playing well I'm pretty sure Dean would keep picking him when Heaton is fit. Good point, you’d like to think he’d back himself under those circumstances. The other pretty big factors are when and if Heaton can come back the same as he was before his injury. It was a pretty bad type of injury especially for a 34 year old with a poor, for a goalkeeper, injury record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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