useless Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I'm doubtful that we will sign him, but we've got nothing to lose in trying to do so, we will be working on alternatives behind the scenes in the event that he doesn't sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just now, useless said: I'm doubtful that we will sign him, but we've got nothing to lose in trying to do so, we will be working on alternatives behind the scenes in the event that he doesn't sign. Yeah I doubt we'll sign him either but something is going on so while I very much doubt we'll sign him, if we do sign him I wouldnt be surprised because something is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 53 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Agree but El Ghazi is still an asset due to his goal contributions. Not great in play, struggles to beat a man, create chances and retain possession. He lacks consistency and maybe self belief and confidence, bit of a softy but he has that knack for getting goals and is ice cool from the spot… there may be more improvement in him. Trez is such an honest and hardworking player, if he had the talent and technical ability to back it up he would be a genuine star. Honestly El ghazi is actually really good at link up play. The issue comes when he tries to do more than that in the build up. In terms of short passing he is something like in the 85th percentile for wingers. And a number of times when he cane short and did the 1, 2s he really drove us up the pitch. The issue is he doesn't do that very often. But it honestly was probably our most effective bits of possession when Jack was out in terms of advancing the ball up the field. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayoboy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 hours ago, beachboys1 said: he would only come if grealish stays That's some seriously freaky kicks the kids got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Honestly El ghazi is actually really good at link up play. The issue comes when he tries to do more than that in the build up. In terms of short passing he is something like in the 85th percentile for wingers. And a number of times when he cane short and did the 1, 2s he really drove us up the pitch. The issue is he doesn't do that very often. But it honestly was probably our most effective bits of possession when Jack was out in terms of advancing the ball up the field. You watch a very different Villa to me that's for sure. El Ghazi is great for his goals and directness but he's not great in play, or as a team player and loses possession a lot. I do really like El Ghazi and he's a great asset for us but lacks something from a team player perspective. Cant beat how often he shoots and sometimes I get frustrated at others who have a good chance to shoot and dont, I can never say that about El Ghazi, he loves a shot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Why bother? Boyhood Arsenal fan. Arsenal have stated he is not for sale. Feel like we are wasting our time here. You make it sound like our recruitment is 1 man working 40 hours a week and 38 of them are spent on this transfer I'm sure there are plenty of irons in the fire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just now, villa4europe said: You make it sound like our recruitment is 1 man working 40 hours a week and 38 of them are spent on this transfer I'm sure there are plenty of irons in the fire So 2 hours on ESR and 38 hours on Tammy then? Sorry….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 29 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Why bother? Boyhood Arsenal fan. Arsenal have stated he is not for sale. Feel like we are wasting our time here. Why bother at all mate, eh? Let’s just knock it on the head, this Villa thing. No point. Complete waste of time. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) This lad is going to be a future England regular, he's going to be valued at over £100 million one day and we should go all out to sign him Edited July 4, 2021 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Why bother at all mate, eh? Let’s just knock it on the head, this Villa thing. No point. Complete waste of time. Yep. Shut it down lads. Game over. We have a good little run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Made In Aston Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 If the rumours of a third bid are true then arsenal are definitely up for selling. On the downside it would probably mean arteta walks, which probably makes getting our standard 6 points against them more difficult next season. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 4, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, AVFCforever1991 said: This lad is going to be a future England regular, he's going to be valued at over £100 one day and we should go all out to sign him Hopefully a bit more than that if we do spend £32.5m on him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just browsing the Arsenal forums and they’re convinced we’re trying to sign ESR and have signed Buendia because Grealish is leaving. Boy oh boy, it will be sweet if we sign ESR and Grealish pens a new deal. They’re an entitled bunch these Gooners. Would love to finish above them and Spurs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 27 minutes ago, nick76 said: You watch a very different Villa to me that's for sure. El Ghazi is great for his goals and directness but he's not great in play, or as a team player and loses possession a lot. I do really like El Ghazi and he's a great asset for us but lacks something from a team player perspective. Cant beat how often he shoots and sometimes I get frustrated at others who have a good chance to shoot and dont, I can never say that about El Ghazi, he loves a shot. Again he doesn't do it very often. Maybe once every 2 or 3 games. But when he actually does attempt it. We play some really nice football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Story today from the Mirror is almost certainly untrue, no way that they'd accept £32m for him or even think about it, doesn't really make sense if they were willing to entertain such a bid then we would have already started negotiations with them after the last bid of around £30m. Normally these kind of stories in the sunday papers get dismissed out of hand, with they typical cliched refrain of 'stopped reading at mirror', but that's not happening with this one probably because people want it to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Just browsing the Arsenal forums and they’re convinced we’re trying to sign ESR and have signed Buendia because Grealish is leaving. Boy oh boy, it will be sweet if we sign ESR and Grealish pens a new deal. They’re an entitled bunch these Gooners. Would love to finish above them and Spurs. Even if they’re right, if we DO sell Grealish (I don’t think we will) then getting these lads in is necessary. I’m with you and think we will finish above them if those stars align. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, useless said: Story today from the Mirror is almost certainly untrue, no way that they'd accept £32m for him or even think about it, doesn't really make sense if they were willing to entertain such a bid then we would have already started negotiations with them after the last bid of around £30m. Normally these kind of stories in the sunday papers get dismissed out of hand, with they typical cliched refrain of 'stopped reading at mirror', but that's not happening with this one probably because people want it to be true. Well I don't think it is super likely. But if we are offering it upfront which we may not have done with the last bid that would certainly be more interesting for arsenal and Kroenke as it means fewer funds for transfers will come out of his pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, useless said: Story today from the Mirror is almost certainly untrue, no way that they'd accept £32m for him or even think about it, doesn't really make sense if they were willing to entertain such a bid then we would have already started negotiations with them after the last bid of around £30m. Normally these kind of stories in the sunday papers get dismissed out of hand, with they typical cliched refrain of 'stopped reading at mirror', but that's not happening with this one probably because people want it to be true. Aren't they brassic? Long and short is we dont know what the real details are, could be something in it, could be nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 28 minutes ago, AVFCforever1991 said: This lad is going to be a future England regular, he's going to be valued at over £100 one day and we should go all out to sign him He already is or we'd have bought him right sharpish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I believe that we're in for him as Percy and Ornstein are usually pretty reliable, I'd just doubt the sunday mirror's version of events. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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