villan-scott Posted January 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2022 Dear @Eames I am on my way. yours faithfully Villan-Scott Get in!! What a coup. Option to buy is stupendous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post penguin Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 Imagine last summer after just surviving by the skin of our teeth, someone telling you that we'd sell Jack for £100m this summer and by January have attacking options of: Ollie Watkins, Ings, Leon Bailey, Buendia, Bertrand Traore and **** Philippe Coutinho I'd have called the men in white coats. What an unbelievable statement signing of intent. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, phily85 said: I'm not sure but I always thought on deals like this. The option to buy fee was agreed with player and club and it's just a case of us deciding to activate it at the end of the season Who knows ? - could be as tight as you suggest or a more informal 'we will see how he does' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBM Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, MCU said: Is there a way we can play both him and Buendia? Both suited as CAM's aren't they... Given Gerrard plays with two number 10s I'd say he fits right in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Zatman Posted January 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2022 Whether it works out or not but for pissing off Sky I think this has been a cracking signing regardless of what he does on the pitch 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 I really want us to back this up with a 60m CDM, really make them sky ***** squirm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXD Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, AVFCforever1991 said: I had to dig around but I managed to find it, not sure if it's been posted before... This is obviously photoshopped, no way Davis scored a goal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, VBM said: Given Gerrard plays with two number 10s I'd say he fits right in Exactly. It's our plethora of wingers that might feel a bit nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Could someone please explain the furore around the "option to buy"? I get that it means we have a pre-arranged price in place if we want to buy the player. However, what if another team decide they want him too and offer more money? Surely either Barca can accept the higher bid also, or Coutinho can simply say no to us and then force Barca into accepting the other offer? Ergo, I don't get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2022 i do wonder what we did to piss sky off though. maybe it's how notoriously private we are with the media and the scum 6 play ball with them more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, hippo said: Surely the like limits have to be suspended today ? I’d like that but I’m not sure how many I’ve got left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, Don_Simon said: Could someone please explain the furore around the "option to buy"? I get that it means we have a pre-arranged price in place if we want to buy the player. However, what if another team decide they want him too and offer more money? Surely either Barca can accept the higher bid also, or Coutinho can simply say no to us and then force Barca into accepting the other offer? Ergo, I don't get it. The option means we have a guaranteed price to buy him. Other teams can bid and offer more wages but our bid will be accepted anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: Sky doing their very best to take the jam out of my doughnut here. Disrespectful bunch of clearings in the woods. New narrative will now be that no-one else wanted him and he is now a bit rubbish Already hating it....adding why would he want to join the villa...championship three years ago. 1. Most of the league have a had a stint in the championship 2. Unless you are city liverpool or Chelsea everyone else is just making the numbers. 3. We are actually a big club...bigger than some of the clubs who have been given big club status. I've switched it off already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Don_Simon said: Could someone please explain the furore around the "option to buy"? I get that it means we have a pre-arranged price in place if we want to buy the player. However, what if another team decide they want him too and offer more money? Surely either Barca can accept the higher bid also, or Coutinho can simply say no to us and then force Barca into accepting the other offer? Ergo, I don't get it. If there's an option to buy, typically a fee with Barcelona would already be agreed and it's entirely on us whether we want to activate it. I assume Coutinho could still say no but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevpants Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, Don_Simon said: Could someone please explain the furore around the "option to buy"? I get that it means we have a pre-arranged price in place if we want to buy the player. However, what if another team decide they want him too and offer more money? Surely either Barca can accept the higher bid also, or Coutinho can simply say no to us and then force Barca into accepting the other offer? Ergo, I don't get it. They will have fixed a price at which we can buy him uncontested at the end of the loan if we want. So another team can't just sign him for more, we have the option to buy him first, for the agreed amount. Kind of like how City could ahve bought Douglas Luiz for £25m or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa4europe Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, Don_Simon said: Could someone please explain the furore around the "option to buy"? I get that it means we have a pre-arranged price in place if we want to buy the player. However, what if another team decide they want him too and offer more money? Surely either Barca can accept the higher bid also, or Coutinho can simply say no to us and then force Barca into accepting the other offer? Ergo, I don't get it. Means we have first bite of the apple and a pre agreed figure so if another club entered negotiations in theory we are a week ahead of everyone, we also get to see him in training every day so we aren't scouting him anymore it's more like a prolonged trial Depends what the figure is obviously and what you say is true he can still say no, bayern had one too he played well there but they didnt take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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