Tom13 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 hours ago, sidcow said: 5) we just need to activate the option to buy clause and he's ours. That's not guaranteed though as he would obviously still have to agree to it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Tom13 said: That's not guaranteed though as he would obviously still have to agree to it? No one has a clue and it’s been debated ad nauseam for over a month now. Ideally he agreed to it when the loan to buy was agreed between Villa and Barca. Edited March 7, 2022 by Aston_Villan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 The earlier pages of this thread are pure, unmitigated comedy. Football forum punditry at its most hilarious. Go have a read if you want a laugh on a Monday morning. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2022 Clearly the most talented player on the pitch, by a comfortable margin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Imagine having even one player of his quality, in respective positions of CM, Defense, and flanks. That's how you make the next step, the likes of City have a few I'd say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Lot of talk about whether he is going to sign permanently but I am just going to enjoy watching him play for the rest of the season. If he signs in the summer great, if not then will trust the recruitment team to get somebody else in but I will worry about that in the summer. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted March 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, RichW said: Lot of talk about whether he is going to sign permanently but I am just going to enjoy watching him play for the rest of the season. If he signs in the summer great, if not then will trust the recruitment team to get somebody else in but I will worry about that in the summer. This all sounds very reasonable and sensible, but I’m afraid that’s not how things work around here. Prepare for the procrastination on a daily basis as to whether he does or doesn’t sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Options/obligations to buy ultimately mean naff-all if the player really doesn't fancy the move (see the Salah Fiorentina/Roma debacle). I'm hoping he will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, GarethRDR said: Options/obligations to buy ultimately mean naff-all if the player really doesn't fancy the move (see the Salah Fiorentina/Roma debacle). I'm hoping he will. I don't put it past the likes of Newcastle to offering him stupid money if he keeps this form up. Is there no way we can dock then 12 points or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 7, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2022 The option to buy will have come with an agreed contract I'd have thought, even if it's just an agreement to take over and see out the existing contract. In theory we could exercise the option, take ownership of the players registration under his existing terms and then if he doesn't want to play at Villa we'd have a player that we're paying £250,000 a week to and is in the last year of his contract. Even under those circumstances, if he didn't want to sign a longer contract with us, I'd say we could still knock £50m out of Newcastle for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spoony Posted March 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2022 My god I think we’ve had this discussion 100 times. We need a new thread just for the option and keep this one for fawning over how good he is. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Us Villa fans do like to put ourselves through the wringer, we do it every time we have a great player or someone shows good form. I am a sceptic generally, but even I am fairly confident he will be here next season barring a really bad unmentionable thing happening. He wants to play and enjoy his football, he wants to play in the World Cup next winter for Brazil, we are offering those things to him and he is also good mates with our manager to boot. He will be here next season, enjoy the good rather than fretting about the bad that may never happen. If we want Villa to be challenging for European slots we will be needing more players of Coutinho's standard. Edited March 7, 2022 by NeilS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted March 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2022 Love the nonchalance of the assist for Dougie. Really put it on a plate for him. A lot of others wouldn’t have had the composure to do what he did. Shout out to the Chambers pass too. Beauty of a goal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Love the nonchalance of the assist for Dougie. Really put it on a plate for him. A lot of others wouldn’t have had the composure to do what he did. Shout out to the Chambers pass too. Beauty of a goal. The run was perfect as well and since he came in that off the ball running has got better all through the team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Uh-oh 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmeedson Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 The player to get you on your feet, a joy to watch . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Can we please have more discussion on the clause? I'm not quite sure what it means! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Watched the highlights again... what a player! The game seems easy for him. Carries on like this he'll be as revered as magicians like Sasa Curcic and Benny Carbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Quote 'He needed a change of scenery and a different movie - We want to be that movie' Tom Collomosse piece here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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