Zatman Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) So many of these midfielders look good at Southampton and Brighton etc and never step up For every Kante you have a Wanyama, Schneiderlein, Reo-Coker Edited January 19, 2022 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, AshVilla said: Also wants 150k a week. We could just give him a bigger signing on bonus to bring the wage down. Would still be cheaper overall than £50m on Bissouma plus the wages he would want as a £50m player. Would still prefer Bissouma though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Awol said: He’s worth whatever someone is willing to pay, and yes he would transform our team. He’s more important to the way we want to play than Coutinho. This. Would be the signing of the window. Probably for any team. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tommo_b Posted January 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Is this dude really a £50m midfielder? is he really going to ‘transform’ our team? Yep and yep. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sparrow1988 Posted January 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2022 49 minutes ago, CarryOnVilla said: Is this dude really a £50m midfielder? is he really going to ‘transform’ our team? 47 minutes ago, Zatman said: No and No 27 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Yep and yep. I hope that's all cleared up for you now @CarryOnVilla 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think he would improve us. Not quite transform us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Yep and yep. I’ve got to be honest, I’m in this camp. The guy is fantastic, and knows the league. We sign him, we’re in with a great shout of getting top 6 next season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 19, 2022 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2022 Villa were very aggressive in their approach to sign Digne so they won’t be much less in trying to sign Bissouma if the rumours are correct? Still feel Villa would need one other class midfielder to “transform’ the team replacing Luiz or Sanson who I believe to be too lightweight for the Premiership. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, CarryOnVilla said: Is this dude really a £50m midfielder? is he really going to ‘transform’ our team? Top class defenders are expensive......we have so many offensive players, we have forgotten the value of good defensive players. Edited January 19, 2022 by TRO 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Can't tell which way this will go. Although they should always be taken with a pinch of salt, regular media reports and rumours are usually a decent indication of how far along these things are. This has gone extremely quiet although the fact he's away on national duty will affect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I think he would improve us. Not quite transform us. I think he will have a knock on affect to our other players, don't be surprised to see, other players performances rise, if he joins us. right now, we are losing too many games, despite our array of talent....we need some resolute additions. Edited January 19, 2022 by TRO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Stopping attacks and recycling the ball to go on the attack ourselves is not only defensive but progressive. Nakamba sometimes stops attacks but up till recently would then give possession away again. He and the team have looked more solid and got better results due to this. Now imagine someone more reliable, faster, stronger more dominant in the air who is also more progressive with the ball. You've just imagined bissouma. It's a team game, I cant see the logic in thinking luiz or mcginn trying to dribble it out from the back is better than passing it through bissouma to pass on to those players 20 yards further up field ? Both luiz and mcginns natural game is not suited to shielding the defence so why put them there when they won't play as well ? We also can't play everyone's favourites as we will have 2 players for each position, Well that's the aim which means we will have Luiz mcginn sanson Ramsey fighting for 2 midfield spaces Nakamba and cdm for the other midfielders space. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejs1111 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 5 hours ago, sparrow1988 said: I hope that's all cleared up for you now @CarryOnVilla its 50/50 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 If we are interested and really did want him, what would the implications be for the potential law suit and our protection against being found guilty? I assume its possible to insure against this sort of thing for most players... But signing a player after they're being investigated surely means that there's no way we'd get insured against that risk. Can't imagine we're willing to risk a huge chunk of our available funds on a player that stands a reasonable chance of going to prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, MrBlack said: on a player that stands a reasonable chance of going to prison. Based on what? He’s not been charged? Is he even on bail anymore? He’s helping with the investigation but we still don’t know anything about what the detail is of the allegation. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, nick76 said: Based on what? He’s not been charged? Is he even on bail anymore? He’s helping with the investigation but we still don’t know anything about what the detail is of the allegation. Maybe reasonable is the wrong word, but relative to any other footballer, its probably a significant factor. He was arrested under suspicion of sexual assault. Currently he's been released under investigation. His 40 yr old mate is still on bail, so probably stands an even more reasonable chance, but I can't imagine it's something we'll completely ignore and I'm wondering what options we have to mitigate the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Maybe reasonable is the wrong word, but relative to any other footballer, its probably a significant factor. He was arrested under suspicion of sexual assault. Currently he's been released under investigation. His 40 yr old mate is still on bail, so probably stands an even more reasonable chance, but I can't imagine it's something we'll completely ignore and I'm wondering what options we have to mitigate the risk. Ok thanks. Yes an issue, something we should worried about but I’m sure the club, if interested, are all over it and know what’s going on. I think if we sign him it probably means nothing is going to happen to him and probably he’s been cleared of suspicion as the club know perception will be key both visually and financially to the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I am looking at this potential transfer purely in football terms. The rest of it can be dealt with by lawyers that the club will employ to advise on this matter. This isnt the Tony Xia years. We will have some extremely experienced and talented people all over this. To be fair the one thing that is reminding me of last summer is that with this transfer nothing seems to be happening after the initial bid went in, like with Smith Rowe and Ward Prowse. We have 11 days to get a fee accepted , convince the player to come, deal with all the issues of the afcon and get a medical done . Too mucb to do in such a short space of time i reckon. Too many moving parts not least other teams being in for him if a bid is accepted. With Vlahsovic sic seemingly staying at Fiorentina Arsenal will be all over him i reckon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: I am looking at this potential transfer purely in football terms. The rest of it can be dealt with by lawyers that the club will employ to advise on this matter. This isnt the Tony Xia years. We will have some extremely experienced and talented people all over this. To be fair the one thing that is reminding me of last summer is that with this transfer nothing seems to be happening after the initial bid went in, like with Smith Rowe and Ward Prowse. We have 11 days to get a fee accepted , convince the player to come, deal with all the issues of the afcon and get a medical done . Too mucb to do in such a short space of time i reckon. Too many moving parts not least other teams being in for him if a bid is accepted. With Vlahsovic sic seemingly staying at Fiorentina Arsenal will be all over him i reckon . Arsenal are supposedly signing Arthur Melo for midfield. Can't imagine they would go for him and Bissouma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Someone on the radio mentioned Manure really need Bissouma... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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