hippo Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 5 hours ago, zak said: Seriously, everyone, a free transfer is not actually free! It would only be nominally cheaper than buying a player from a club. Is that you Doug ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, bose said: We are usually very, very quiet on transfers. It will be out of the blue like usually. We are not done. I don't know how you can say that. We have a squad of excellent players and have added 2 who most likely be first team starters. But getting players better than we have won't be easy - esp as we can't offer European football. I'd rather go with what we have than waste money on a few headline grabbers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 5 hours ago, zak said: Seriously, everyone, a free transfer is not actually free! It would only be nominally cheaper than buying a player from a club. It’s a lot cheaper mate, for example Mbappe got £100m for signing his new PSG contract, I’m guessing this was more than Madrid were willing to pay. If Mbappe were to be sold with 2/3 years on his contract you would have to pay at least £200m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, hippo said: Is that you Doug ? Doug coming in like: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, hippo said: I don't know how you can say that. We have a squad of excellent players and have added 2 who most likely be first team starters. But getting players better than we have won't be easy - esp as we can't offer European football. I'd rather go with what we have than waste money on a few headline grabbers Nobody says it’s easy? I expect Lange and co are working hard behind the scenes. It’s also not a question of not singing anyone or signing a “headline grabber”. We have a very good squad but I still think the management and transfer team will want to add more competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) Lets see how much pull Stevie Gerrard really got. Born winner. Can we afford his wages? Edited July 3, 2022 by messi11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PerryBarrPet Posted July 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, messi11 said: Lets see how much pull Stevie Gerrard really got. Born winner. Can we afford his wages? Not a chance. Mickey is destined to be the new manager at Small Heath. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: we have gone very, very quiet on transfers. I no likey. like we did with transfers like chambers and ings that we shouted from the rooftops and had the media talking about them for days and days leading up to the announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I would like Aston Villa FC to sign a player transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 18 minutes ago, messi11 said: Lets see how much pull Stevie Gerrard really got. Born winner. Can we afford his wages? I thought we'd already got him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 minute ago, hippo said: I thought we'd already got him. Which player? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) This thread should be locked until we have some concrete news. Everyones going nuts on here. Edited July 3, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 57 minutes ago, messi11 said: Lets see how much pull Stevie Gerrard really got. Born winner. Can we afford his wages? Might have a bit of a Luiz/Lehmann situation with this one, could be hard to get across the line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, bose said: We are usually very, very quiet on transfers. It will be out of the blue like usually. We are not done. I think we’re locked so tight and the press know so little, to a point that everyone knows that posting made up stuff is just that, made up. Therefore unless it’s genuine stuff from the very few that are occasionally given little bits, the chancers get called out and lose any credibility that they may have had in the first place. Well done NSWE for running such a tight ship but it’s a bit frustrating and boring for us. Still we get nice surprises eventually. It’s not like we wait for the whole window and then swoop for Eric Djemba Djemba on the last day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, zak said: What do you mean? Why's that incorrect. There would have been numerous clubs after him and if they all value him at 20m then they'll offer close to that value to get him and their agent will pick for it. If Villa wanted him as first choice and valued him at 20m but Newcastle also wanted him and offered 15 m, you don't think villa would offer 17m. Villa would still get a player they value at 20m for a 3m discount. However if Newcastle also valued him at 20m they'd probably offer 18m and so on. It's a free market with sellers (agent &player) and buyers (teams) and so his price will be at market equilibrium. Obviously there are factors that change this (i.e cut price to a preferred team) but probably not by much in this case. When buying from a club it's not really a free market if a team doesn't want to sell a player and that's why price can be above market equilibrium. That difference is the money you save on free transfers I initially disagreed with your position but I find your argument very convincing. Maybe there's some FFP or fairness issues that might throw in a wrench in there but otherwise, I completely agree. Your last paragraph is the key though. It could be a massive difference leading to a much cheaper total fee. Edited July 3, 2022 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphil Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, WHY said: It’s a lot cheaper mate, for example Mbappe got £100m for signing his new PSG contract, I’m guessing this was more than Madrid were willing to pay. If Mbappe were to be sold with 2/3 years on his contract you would have to pay at least £200m. They are paying him £1m a week too, not sure he’d be getting that if they’d paid £200m for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I’ve decided I want us to buy both Matheus Nunes & Otavio and sell Luiz & Sanson … Simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, thabucks said: I’ve decided I want us to buy both Matheus Nunes & Otavio and sell Luiz & Sanson … Simples This man has taste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) my sauces seem to have dried up.... Edited July 3, 2022 by OLDVILLAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 47 minutes ago, thabucks said: I’ve decided I want us to buy both Matheus Nunes & Otavio and sell Luiz & Sanson … Simples Have we been linked with Nunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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