NeilS Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 10 hours ago, villa4europe said: I wouldn't be so sure... Its hypothetical as I don't think they'd stump up the cash or we'd accept but modern football is shit enough that even a sound logic defying thing like joining Chelsea right now would still happen, us finishing above them last year doesn't change enough Sadly I agree, we need to regularly finish above Chelsea before we can be truly seen as competitive with them. At the moment it is easy to brush off Chelsea’s last season as a blip, and vice versa, outsiders see us as taking advantage of that blip. They still have recent history of winning trophies on their side, whereas ours are a distant memory for most. Hopefully the former is about to change under Emery and we can win some silverware in next couple of seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 9 hours ago, TheStagMan said: Why on earth would he take a step down to go to Chelsea? To be fair, he'd probably double his wages and get far more commercial deals at Chelsea if he was so inclined. However, he seems happy here and will be playing in Europe this season, as part of a project that he's a key figure in. Given his attention to detail, I don't think Don Unai would leave much to chance. If Emi was looking at options, you can bet the transfer fee would be ridiculous and Monchi and Emery would have a plan in place. Unlike maybe other positions on the park, a goalkeeper role cannot just be absorbed by the rest of the squad. For rumours of Emi moving away, there must also be rumours of us looking for a new #1 keeper - of which there are none. I've yet to see any links to the likes of Raya at Brentford for instance. Ideally, I'd love Emi to be offered a new contract soon, along with Ollie and a couple of other key players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 If only source is Talkshite I'm not worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 13/07/2023 at 11:56, Wurzel said: Talksport talking about Chelsea wanting Emi. It is going to cost them BIG. It isn't going to cost them anything.. He isn't going anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 28 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: It isn't going to cost them anything.. He isn't going anywhere! But, hypothetically, if the club did sell Emi, how much do you think we would ask for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, StanBalaban said: To be fair, he'd probably double his wages and get far more commercial deals at Chelsea if he was so inclined. However, he seems happy here and will be playing in Europe this season, as part of a project that he's a key figure in. Given his attention to detail, I don't think Don Unai would leave much to chance. If Emi was looking at options, you can bet the transfer fee would be ridiculous and Monchi and Emery would have a plan in place. Unlike maybe other positions on the park, a goalkeeper role cannot just be absorbed by the rest of the squad. For rumours of Emi moving away, there must also be rumours of us looking for a new #1 keeper - of which there are none. I've yet to see any links to the likes of Raya at Brentford for instance. Ideally, I'd love Emi to be offered a new contract soon, along with Ollie and a couple of other key players. I'm not so sure. Chelsea are a shitshow at the moment and I cannot see them remaining a force They are hamstrung by the choices they have made over the last couple of years and they are running on the momentum of what they have been. I would not be surprised to see Chelsea fall away over the next few seasons. Yes, they could probably offer him more money (so could we). But they can't offer European competition, and they can't offer a stable club with everyone motivated and moving in the same direction. It is an exciting time at Villa. It is not an exciting time at Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 43 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: But, hypothetically, if the club did sell Emi, how much do you think we would ask for? I’ve said it before, for me, it’s Grealish level of fee just to start talking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 The way prices have moved on since then for the worlds number one keeper……..astronomical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) £150m plus. We’d have to replace him with at least 3 other captain material players. He’s that strong mentally. Guys a freak and this fact should not be lost on anyone. I even think we can demand a world record fee. Edited July 15, 2023 by Sulberto21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Win a trophy this season, qualify for CL and Martinez will stay long-term. Easy this football malarkey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, TheStagMan said: I'm not so sure. Chelsea are a shitshow at the moment and I cannot see them remaining a force They are hamstrung by the choices they have made over the last couple of years and they are running on the momentum of what they have been. I would not be surprised to see Chelsea fall away over the next few seasons. Yes, they could probably offer him more money (so could we). But they can't offer European competition, and they can't offer a stable club with everyone motivated and moving in the same direction. It is an exciting time at Villa. It is not an exciting time at Chelsea. I agree that the Chelsea team itself is not in good shape, I was more commenting on the financial aspect. A top player at Chelsea can look towards 300k per week basic plus living in London, and Chelsea's global following at the moment unfortunately dwarfs ours (for example 3m follow our Instagram page, compared to 40m following theirs). Personal sponsorship and endorsements at Chelsea are worth a fortune to a player. There's no way Grealish was ever going to land a Gucci contract whilst at Villa. Now, given what Unai is cooking, we're becoming more and more attractive with each passing day, but let's not say that Chelsea are an automatic dismissal from the best players from us, Spurs, Brighton, West Ham and others just yet. However, I don't think Emi would be considering a move FWIW. Not only do I get the impression that he and his family are settled, I also haven't seen anything to suggest we're looking for a top GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, jacketspuds said: But, hypothetically, if the club did sell Emi, how much do you think we would ask for? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Sulberto21 said: £150m plus. We’d have to replace him with at least 3 other captain material players. He’s that strong mentally. Guys a freak and this fact should not be lost on anyone. I even think we can demand a world record fee. If he forced a move I think it would be around half this. Can’t see him forcing a move though and after all the chat of Europa and with villa even less so, not to Chelsea anyway. Poch is an interesting one purely based on the fact he’s Argentine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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turvontour Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I kind of forget how big he must be globally now. Like when we are talking to potential signings this summer, it must be pretty impressive to see him as our goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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