Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 There's no way Villa are paying £30 million for anyone, let alone a player from a league as shit as the SPL. Now before you mention McGinn, he was worth the punt at 50p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: There's no way Villa are paying £30 million for anyone, let alone a player from a league as shit as the SPL. Now before you mention McGinn, he was worth the punt at 50p. I think the fact we spent £16mill on a RB, close to £20mill bid on a GK suggests we may spend £30mill on a player. In fact I think it's entirely possible we will. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, SeanVilla said: I think the fact we spent £16mill on a RB, close to £20mill bid on a GK suggests we may spend £30mill on a player. In fact I think it's entirely possible we will. Agreed. RB was nowhere near a priority and we were happy to spend that much. Surely that means we'd be happy to spend twice that for a higher priority signing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 hours ago, MrBlack said: Would prefer a 20-25m gamble on Watkins than a 40m gamble on Edouard. I said many pages ago that I think the gap in quality between Scotland and the Premier League is so vastly different that I question how quick he would make the step up. 40m is too much in our position for such a gamble. Regardless, at this stage so close to the start of the season, I'd welcome either. And that's in addition to King (assuming we're in for him), whose experience in the PL could help either of them settle more quickly We should get both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, AVFCforever1991 said: We should get both... I really want Benrahma and Edouard. Just so we can sing ... Benrahma, Benrahma, Benrahma Benrahma n' Edouard (To the tune of "I wanna be adored" by the Confederate band The Stone Roses) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, Brumerican said: I really want Benrahma and Edouard. Just so we can sing ... Benrahma, Benrahma, Benrahma Benrahma n' Edouard (To the tune of "I wanna be adored" by the Confederate band The Stone Roses) Some on here would tell you they're Fool's Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Maybe I should have said £30-£40 million for Edouard, I believe that's what it would take to get him. My point was we aren't shopping in that bracket it seems we are in the £15-£25 region... Of course i'd love to be proven wrong but don't think we are there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 33 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Maybe I should have said £30-£40 million for Edouard, I believe that's what it would take to get him. My point was we aren't shopping in that bracket it seems we are in the £15-£25 region... Of course i'd love to be proven wrong but don't think we are there yet. 25 up front and then a load of add-ons to make up maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I imagine if we are in for him the most of the deal would be around structuring it in a way that most of the money goes to celtic so they make more money and we spend less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: I imagine if we are in for him the most of the deal would be around structuring it in a way that most of the money goes to celtic so they make more money and we spend less. How would you do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I’ve given up on us signing the players we should have Eduoard included. They are clearly after trash like Wilson and King. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, paul514 said: I’ve given up on us signing the players we should have Eduoard included. They are clearly after trash like Wilson and King. You've come to this conclusion despite, in the same article as the one saying we are interested in King, the author states we have an interest in Édouard. Not quite sure I'm understanding any logic here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mjvilla said: You've come to this conclusion despite, in the same article as the one saying we are interested in King, the author states we have an interest in Édouard. Not quite sure I'm understanding any logic here. Because we have actually bid for those players unlike the simple yea villa are interested in. When newspapers give direct quotes or say we have bid that’s the truth, all the other stuff is made up or here say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mjvilla said: How would you do this? I don't know I'm not a premier league accountant. My guess would be some combination of player swap, wage subsidising and maybe even a purchase of another player who we loan back to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I think this guy would be the answer to a lot of our problems. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just now, Wainy316 said: I think this guy would be the answer to a lot of our problems. Him and a quality RW would transform the team. Big ask of course but rather throw the money on that than a similar amount to bring in 2 strikers with a lower ceiling. RW still the key position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, sne said: Him and a quality RW would transform the team. Big ask of course but rather throw the money on that than a similar amount to bring in 2 strikers with a lower ceiling. RW still the key position. Him and Rashica was the early dream. I long for the heady days when we all thought that was attainable. Edited September 8, 2020 by Wainy316 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rosk Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 I think we should give up on even talking about Edouard. There's no chance he would come to us, and there's no chance we would offer £40m, which is frankly a snip for a lad of his potential (and current) talent. He's scored 14 in 9 for France U21s. He's been the best striker in Scotland for a few years. The lad is absolutely dynamite and so it's better off us accepting we will not get him rather than getting our hopes up. Mark my words - he would be even better than Benteke was for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Him and Rashica was the early dream. I long for the heady days when we all thought that was attainable. Thauvin was also too good to be true sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 It amazes and amuses me, the certainty some of you speak with with basically nothing to go on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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