villalad21 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Digne, Ings Looks like we're falling exactly into the Everton trap. We should do like Arsenal did in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, villalad21 said: Digne, Ings Looks like we're falling exactly into the Everton trap. We should do like Arsenal did in the summer. Spend £50m on Ben White? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, sheepyvillian said: Apparently, his old man is Villa mad. I had heard the opposite. Both of his sons went into the Small Heath youth system too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Digne is class. He's an upgrade on Targett and Gerrard's system will require better fullbacks than the Mattys. Not sure he fits the model we're going after, though, but then again, Ings didn't either. He'll cost us a lot in wages and would be our highest paid player, but I don't think he'd be our best player in terms of the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 4 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Digne, Ings Looks like we're falling exactly into the Everton trap. We should do like Arsenal did in the summer. We The FA Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 On 02/01/2022 at 22:51, jacketspuds said: Now that Tuanzebe is off, maybe we could move for Lingard on loan to support with our attacking midfield challenges. I'd go for that, thought Lingard was superb for West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) Digne would have 3 1/2 years at the top level at least. If we put an option in of a 4th year. Given how FFP works with player amortisation and the 100m Jack profit these older proven players fit into that window. We had enough room to have Buendia, plus pay Grealish 10m per year in salary. So with Jacks sale that's 100m + 30m wages over the 3 years of FFP opened up. About 45m of that 130m is on Ings wages + fee. We could spend another 40 or so on Digne. So my point is, the Jack sale is a one off 3 year profit which we need to utilise within the 3 year window or it's gone, we can't treat that windfall as recurring profit. Thus the 3 year proven player signings fits into this only because Grealish was sold. Edited January 4, 2022 by CVByrne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Boubacar Kamara would be an ideal signing for us. A young, quality DM that can also cover CB (useful now that we’re down to 3 in that department). Won’t cost much due to contract running down, it’s whether we can lure him here (if we’re even interested). Zakaria would be a major coup for us… that kind of ambition would be very encouraging. There are plenty of candidates for that DM role but I just wonder how interested we are in such a player (despite the obvious need) because we haven’t made such a move in previous windows… maybe SG sees things differently though. In general, we’re overstocked in midfield but lack proper DMs. At least one quality DM would really help us (same old story). But I think we would need to start moving players on if we sign more than one midfielder… it’s a bit of a conundrum going forwards. Do we keep faith with our existing players and youngsters or offload one or two and try to get genuine upgrades in there? For now, we need that top class DM who can help control possession, dictate play and break up opposition attacks. Give us some dominance in that area… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Digne would be a risk. He's had a huge bust up with Rafa and because of that been frozen out. Didn't think we did troublesome players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Boubacar Kamara would be an ideal signing for us. A young, quality DM that can also cover CB (useful now that we’re down to 3 in that department). Won’t cost much due to contract running down, it’s whether we can lure him here (if we’re even interested). Zakaria would be a major coup for us… that kind of ambition would be very encouraging. There are plenty of candidates for that DM role but I just wonder how interested we are in such a player (despite the obvious need) because we haven’t made such a move in previous windows… maybe SG sees things differently though. In general, we’re overstocked in midfield but lack proper DMs. At least one quality DM would really help us (same old story). But I think we would need to start moving players on if we sign more than one midfielder… it’s a bit of a conundrum going forwards. Do we keep faith with our existing players and youngsters or offload one or two and try to get genuine upgrades in there? For now, we need that top class DM who can help control possession, dictate play and break up opposition attacks. Give us some dominance in that area… I agree on Kamara, plus if we sign another CM it would be as replacement for Luiz in summer. We need to set on our front 6 attacking players too. Ings, Watkins, Buendia, Bailey are the 4 for next season for sure. Carney getting time if he extends his contract. Leaves 1 or 2 more needed, Traore + 1 more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, KAZZAM said: Digne would be a risk. He's had a huge bust up with Rafa and because of that been frozen out. Didn't think we did troublesome players. Sometimes it’s the manager with an attitude. Look at Mourinho and every club he went to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 14 minutes ago, KMitch said: Digne is class. He's an upgrade on Targett and Gerrard's system will require better fullbacks than the Mattys. Not sure he fits the model we're going after, though, but then again, Ings didn't either. He'll cost us a lot in wages and would be our highest paid player, but I don't think he'd be our best player in terms of the squad. Digne will cost us alot in goals as well. He’s very good at going forward but very lax about coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, MachoFantastico said: I'd go for that, thought Lingard was superb for West Ham. I can't see him signing for us. He will look for a move abroad or to any of the clubs that were willing Euro League members and would now want him, if he chooses to actually leave OT. He thought that he was too big for West Ham and at the moment, I think he would view us in the same way. I don't think that I would want him in any case, there would be too much of a risk of him sitting on a big contract and not being too bothered about playing , imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Digne would be a class signing. He’s exactly the type of left back that we need and he is already proven in the PL. I suspect he will go elsewhere though unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, sne said: Spend £50m on Ben White? Ben White has been a very good player for them. And most important thing he is a very good age who can keep growing with them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, KAZZAM said: Digne would be a risk. He's had a huge bust up with Rafa and because of that been frozen out. Didn't think we did troublesome players. I've seen a few interviews from Gerrard where he has spoken about Rafa's man management and how he treats players. I think he might understand if not emphasize. Falling out with Benitez, though not ideal, doesn't necessarily make u the baddest egg around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Creeper said: Think this guy was the first to mention Ings to Villa. He's accurate about most things. Even Percy was crediting him for some stuff. I'm surprised at the Digne links as it kind of goes against our philosophy as others have said. He is however, a very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I think he will go to Chelsea. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: He's accurate about most things. Even Percy was crediting him for some stuff. I'm surprised at the Digne links as it kind of goes against our philosophy as others have said. He is however, a very good player. Maybe our philosophy has slightly changed under Gerrard’s direction. Just a thought, maybe he feels we need some experience mixed with early twenties. Just speculating given the links. Edited January 4, 2022 by nick76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, nick76 said: Maybe our philosophy has slightly changed under Gerrard’s direction. Just a thought, maybe he feels we need some experience mixed with early twenties. Just speculating given the links. Yeh, could be mate, absolutely. Digne would massively improve our offensive output, I just don't know how good he is at defending. Can anyone enlighten? I can't see us competing with Newcastle financially. Right now, they're probably prepared to give players like Digne and Trippier 200k a week just to stay in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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