WallisFrizz Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 59 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I mentioned this earlier and I'll reiterate one more time, I don't think Bissouma would have been allowed to leave the country if this allegation was either serious or would lead to a prosecution. Whilst it would suggest that the offence does not carry a significant chance of a custodial sentence, many many people who are on bail do not have travel restrictions placed on them and it has no bearing on the outcome of the investigation. It depends on whether it is thought they are likely to flee. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 £40 million that’s a joke. Why do we get so excited about other teams so called best players ? We have Bailey, who gets better the less he plays, Buendia who to be fair is improving but has done nothing to justify his fee and now we are desperate to sign a player who looks decent in a shit team and might be subject to some law enforcement in the near future. There must be better out there. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I haven't been following this thread closely but I'd just like to say I'd be far more comfortable signing Denis Zakaria for £6m rather than spending £40m for Bissouma (assuming wages would be the same). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Zakaria will probably cost about the same in terms of wages, agents fees, signing bonus being on a bosman in the summer. No such thing as a free transfer nowadays in reality. Plus Bissouma knows the league which is a massive bonus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, thabucks said: Zakaria will probably cost about the same in terms of wages, agents fees, signing bonus being on a bosman in the summer. No such thing as a free transfer nowadays in reality. Plus Bissouma knows the league which is a massive bonus. Also, we have had no links to Zakaria (unfortunately)… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Anyone actually claim they've seen Zakaria play? And no youtube, FM, Fifa dont count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, thabucks said: Zakaria will probably cost about the same in terms of wages, agents fees, signing bonus being on a bosman in the summer. No such thing as a free transfer nowadays in reality. Plus Bissouma knows the league which is a massive bonus. He’s almost certainly going to Utd, but if not it’ll be another UCL club on massive wages. We’re simply not in the running for Zakaria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 40mill seems right price. 50mill is too much for 18months left and anything under 40mill would be a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, messi11 said: Anyone actually claim they've seen Zakaria play? And no youtube, FM, Fifa dont count He has played in the World Cup, the Euros, the Champions League and the Bundesliga has always been well televised, I assume there are some people here who would watch some non Villa football matches from time to time who might have caught a glimpse of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaveAV1 Posted January 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 45 minutes ago, messi11 said: Anyone actually claim they've seen Zakaria play? And no youtube, FM, Fifa dont count I’ve extensively Googled him, what more do you want? Jeez. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eidolon Posted January 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, smg said: £40 million that’s a joke. Why do we get so excited about other teams so called best players ? We have Bailey, who gets better the less he plays, Buendia who to be fair is improving but has done nothing to justify his fee and now we are desperate to sign a player who looks decent in a shit team and might be subject to some law enforcement in the near future. There must be better out there. What a shit take, Brighton are 5 places ahead of us last I looked and he’s a large part of that. If you aren’t happy with a window that looks like it’s shaping up to contain Coutinho, Digne, Bissouma and a high key rated youngster in Kerr Smith I think you might need to adjust your expectations of where we are at. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I’d prefer Zaharia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I mentioned this earlier and I'll reiterate one more time, I don't think Bissouma would have been allowed to leave the country if this allegation was either serious or would lead to a prosecution. Well, the allegation is definitely serious. Whether it will lead to a prosecution or not is a more reasonable source of doubt. The decision on whether to apply for a bail extension to prevent him leaving the country will presumably have been about whether he represents a flight risk, which given his high profile and all his assets being located in the UK I don't suppose he is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 4 hours ago, messi11 said: Anyone actually claim they've seen Zakaria play? And no youtube, FM, Fifa dont count Welcome Denis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Awol said: He’s almost certainly going to Utd, but if not it’ll be another UCL club on massive wages. We’re simply not in the running for Zakaria. I agree and you can say this til you’re blue in the face but people keep saying they want him like we’re linked to him even though we’re clearly not. Everything I’ve read says he’s going to United, not once have we been mentioned outside of fan wish lists. I can’t say I care because I’d never heard of him before last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Well, the allegation is definitely serious. Whether it will lead to a prosecution or not is a more reasonable source of doubt. The decision on whether to apply for a bail extension to prevent him leaving the country will presumably have been about whether he represents a flight risk, which given his high profile and all his assets being located in the UK I don't suppose he is. Totally, I'm not super happy if we sign him before he gets cleared to be honest. If we have £40m to spend on a defensive midfielder then he can't be the only realistic choice surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 hours ago, paul514 said: I’d prefer Zaharia I’d prefer Shakira 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaVilla Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 The only reason his bail was not extended is because police did not have sufficient evidence to do so. They clearly did for the other individual involved as his bail has been extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) I can understand the Coutinho and Digne signings. But this one is a bit odd. Brighton don't seem to keen sell at all despite the allegations which means we probably need to overpay to get him. I don't think we are that desperate for a physical DM to pay over the odds and would rather this deal not happen. And that's before I include his allegations. We can look for a better value for money proper DM in the summer. Edited January 13, 2022 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: I can understand the Coutinho and Digne signings. But this one is a bit odd. Brighton don't seem to keen sell at all despite the allegations which means we probably need to overpay to get him. I don't think we are that desperate for a physical DM to pay over the odds and would rather this deal not happen. And that's before I include his allegations. We can look for a better value for money proper DM in the summer. He’s a very, very good player 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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