villa4europe Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 And Barca are reportedly back to the stage where they're not allowed to register new players due to their finances but that's not stopping them from signing new ones, already signed Kessie and Christensen Dembele will leave on a free, de jong will be sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, villa4europe said: And Barca are reportedly back to the stage where they're not allowed to register new players due to their finances but that's not stopping them from signing new ones, already signed Kessie and Christensen Dembele will leave on a free, de jong will be sold Both would do a job for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Both would do a job for us The latest de Jong rumour Ive seen was that utd were offering him a package that worked out as 24m€ a year Dembele has links this morning to Liverpool, Chelsea and bayern Both will go to a CL club Both have a decent potential to flop... For different reasons neither have fulfilled their potential at barca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 PSG signing Nuno Mendes on a permanent after the loan. About €40m. Real Madrid apparently very close to signing Aurelien Tchouameni for an eye watering sum. Guy is great thou and will be world class in a couple years if healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 28 minutes ago, villa4europe said: The latest de Jong rumour Ive seen was that utd were offering him a package that worked out as 24m€ a year Dembele has links this morning to Liverpool, Chelsea and bayern Both will go to a CL club Both have a decent potential to flop... For different reasons neither have fulfilled their potential at barca De Jong said he wont leave for Europa League so we have a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, sne said: Real Madrid apparently very close to signing Aurelien Tchouameni for an eye watering sum. Guy is great thou and will be world class in a couple years if healthy. I'm always a bit skeptical of the never ending production line of the 'next superstar' midfielder from France. I include Kamara in that. Bakayoko and Ndombele are two that have never lived up to expectations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Xela said: I'm always a bit skeptical of the never ending production line of the 'next superstar' midfielder from France. I include Kamara in that. Bakayoko and Ndombele are two that have never lived up to expectations. Reigning world champions thou. France produces a lot of very good players on a yearly basis. They might not all become Kanté's or Makalele's but from what I've seen of Tchouameni he looks the real deal. Will not be expected to be more than a squad player the first season considering the players they already have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 hours ago, sne said: Reigning world champions thou. France produces a lot of very good players on a yearly basis. They might not all become Kanté's or Makalele's but from what I've seen of Tchouameni he looks the real deal. Will not be expected to be more than a squad player the first season considering the players they already have. I'm curious what his signing will mean for Camavinga's (yet another likely world class french midfielder) gametime and development. Surely Casemiro remains first choice for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Rds1983 said: I'm curious what his signing will mean for Camavinga's (yet another likely world class french midfielder) gametime and development. Surely Casemiro remains first choice for them. Bit of a rebuild coming up with Kroos and Modric only having the odd year left most likely. Not sure how a midfield of Casemiro, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Federico Valverde will line up but that's a pretty solid group to build around. Casemiro is 30 apparently, I thought he was a few years younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, sne said: Bit of a rebuild coming up with Kroos and Modric only having the odd year left most likely. Not sure how a midfield of Casemiro, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Federico Valverde will line up but that's a pretty solid group to build around. Casemiro is 30 apparently, I thought he was a few years younger Their in a good place for a rebuild as they have a very good core of young players to build around and have been saving money to buy Mbappe which now isn't happening for at least 2 years. Whilst Benzema has had his best ever year they're going to need to replace him soon as he's mid 30s (unless Jovic comes good). It's a fantastic midfield to work with but as you say it's very defensive minded and I'm not sure how they'd line up. They're possibly hoping Reinier can step up in the same way Vini and Rodrygo have. They should sign Aouar for a bit more attacking input, to add to their French midfielder base and to annoy Arsenal. I actually thought Casemiro was older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 hours ago, sne said: PSG signing Nuno Mendes on a permanent after the loan. About €40m. Real Madrid apparently very close to signing Aurelien Tchouameni for an eye watering sum. Guy is great thou and will be world class in a couple years if healthy. France have ridiculous options at CM for next decade given Camavinga has looked great in sub games for Madrid so should get more starts next season. Seamless transition from Pogba-Kante era in next few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 26/05/2022 at 20:32, VillaChris said: He was gettable for us when he left Milan. Think they actually used the money we gave them for Traore to sign him permanently but could be wrong. We signed Ross Barkley instead... Honestly Traore was the most annoying signing we've made I think. So many great options around when he joined for some mental reason for £18m or whatever it was. Wrong from the moment it happened, will be sold at a fat loss or released on a free in a few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 17 hours ago, Xela said: I'm always a bit skeptical of the never ending production line of the 'next superstar' midfielder from France. I include Kamara in that. Bakayoko and Ndombele are two that have never lived up to expectations. They have a ridiculous amount of talent though, Camanvinga is looking good. Some won’t make it, but they do seem to train them well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Honestly Traore was the most annoying signing we've made I think. So many great options around when he joined for some mental reason for £18m or whatever it was. Wrong from the moment it happened, will be sold at a fat loss or released on a free in a few years. Why was it wrong, he did well first season. He fitted Smiths system cutting in from the right. The problem arose when the season just gone he was injured for a lot of it and then doesn’t fit Gerrards system 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 6 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: They have a ridiculous amount of talent though, Camanvinga is looking good. Some won’t make it, but they do seem to train them well I agree, huge amounts of talent but a lot are overrated IMO Remember this fella: Quote Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal bid £92m for 'complete' Thomas Lemar and says they will bid again next year - Arsene Wenger tells Telefoot that Arsenal are still interested in Thomas Lemar - The 21-year-old rejected a £92m move to the Emirates on transfer deadline day - Wenger confirms the club-record offer was made and also plans to make another https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4848104/Arsenal-Arsene-Wenger-confirms-91m-bid-Thomas-Lemar.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 19 minutes ago, Xela said: I agree, huge amounts of talent but a lot are overrated IMO Remember this fella: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4848104/Arsenal-Arsene-Wenger-confirms-91m-bid-Thomas-Lemar.html That’s just arsenal though isn’t it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 31/05/2022 at 20:19, Rds1983 said: I'm curious what his signing will mean for Camavinga's (yet another likely world class french midfielder) gametime and development. Surely Casemiro remains first choice for them. Tchouameni is a DM, Camavinga will be further forward in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 22 hours ago, Tomaszk said: Honestly Traore was the most annoying signing we've made I think. So many great options around when he joined for some mental reason for £18m or whatever it was. Wrong from the moment it happened, will be sold at a fat loss or released on a free in a few years. Bert did fine last season statistically, 5-6 goals and a few assists for a squad player. We've certainly made worse signings but does have the feel of one we'll have to loan out to try to get his value up given he barely played this season even when fit and Gerrard obviously dosen't rate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 00:36, Tomaszk said: Honestly Traore was the most annoying signing we've made I think. So many great options around when he joined for some mental reason for £18m or whatever it was. Wrong from the moment it happened, will be sold at a fat loss or released on a free in a few years. I remember when we signed him, I wasn’t impressed. I could have told you from the moment it happened that we’d be in a position where we’d be struggling to move him on a couple of years later. It was a daft sum of money for a very average player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: I remember when we signed him, I wasn’t impressed. I could have told you from the moment it happened that we’d be in a position where we’d be struggling to move him on a couple of years later. It was a daft sum of money for a very average player. You knew we'd change manager to someone who doesn't play wingers? That's some skill there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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