useless Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 McKennie has played in eleven of Juventus' fifteen league games this season and five of their six Champions League games, the one he missed he was injured, so I doubt he's nowhere near good enough for them. Doesn't really matter though as apparently there's no concrete interest from us in him. I do think we could do with another No.8 eventually though, as we're a bit light there as illustrated by us having to play Cash in midfield with McGinn and Ramsey out, just the two specialist options not really enough, even with Iroegbunam to come back we could sill do with another, it's not just about squad numbers either, ideally an upgrade on McGinn would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Sure I read somewhere earlier that mentioned a Dendoncker / McKennie swop … or maybe I imagined it as now cannot the article edit found it Quote Italian outlet CMW claim Juventus could request Aston Villa midfielder Leander Dendoncker in a swap deal, with Villa keen to bring USA World Cup star Weston McKennie to the Midlands before the end of the January transfer windo https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/01/05/aston-villa-transfer-news-juventus-could-ask-for-15m-villa-man-in-swap-for-wc-star/?amp Juve have been linked to Dendoncker before he joined us… Edited January 5, 2023 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Quote Aston Villa are ‘offering a lower salary’ to striker Jhon Duran than Benfica, with Liverpool now out of the picture. t now seem there have been further developments, with Amato reporting that Villa are currently offering a lower salary than their main competitors Benfica. He has Unai Emery’s side offering a salary of £800,000 while Benfica are at £1.1m. http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-offering-striker-lower-salary-competition-liverpool-now-game/ Edited January 5, 2023 by thabucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Made In Aston said: Apparently he has turned us down as he wants to join a champions league team. Bullet dodged far as I'm concerned. Not a good fit for Villa right now. What we need is someone who can do what Ollie and Bailey can't -- finish. It's so obvious. It's been obvious for at least a year. I don't know how we can continually fail to bring in a finisher. I don't care if he's a keeper as long has he can finish. Edited January 5, 2023 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, KMitch said: As an American, I've seen quite a bit of him... He is McGinn 2.0... All action, jack of all trades, master of none. That said, 15 million is a bargain. Just the exposure/shirt sales alone he'll bring in the USA will be worth it. If Emery is looking for another McGinn to rotate in and out of the team for him, this would be good business. Considering McGinn is the first player most on here think isn't good enough for the squad, most of VT will hate McKennie after a few months. I mostly agree, but always much more off-pitch or petty drama with McKennie. Nothing like McGinn in terms of personality, unless I missed some reports about McGinn. Just seems like it's always something with Weston ... can't really see that going down too well in Brum. I could go on. Quote Why is Weston McKennie not playing for USMNT? Breaking down suspension and dismissal from USA camp Quote US World Cup Soccer Player Wipes His Sweaty Hands on Photographer’s Bib U.S. World Cup soccer star Weston McKennie wiped his sweaty hands on a photographer’s bib during the United States’ match against England on Friday. Edited January 5, 2023 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Anything11 Posted January 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, messi11 said: 5 days in and so far FPL lyric is spot on again. quit posting this rubbish 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, messi11 said: 5 days in and so far FPL lyric is spot on again. Such a negative sally. Everyone knows, including Emery, that our players are not good enough to perform at the required level week after week. Changes are needed, and changes will happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 48 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: Bullet dodged far as I'm concerned. Not a good fit for Villa right now. What we need is someone who can do what Ollie and Bailey can't -- finish. It's so obvious. It's been obvious for at least a year. I don't know how we can continually fail to bring in a finisher. I don't care if he's a keeper as long has he can finish. Ings maybe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Made In Aston said: Apparently he has turned us down as he wants to join a champions league team. Bacuna? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Oct 24, 2022 Just to touch on NSWE’s backing on Emery. Yes, funds will be allocated to him in the winter and summer transfer windows, but don’t expect the crazy amount that has been spent in the last few years. NSWE expect that Emery can bring out the best of the players he currently has. Dec 2, 2022 Villa forward update: Emery still working on buying a forward in January, that is the priority. However, price of forward will not exceed £30 million. Dec 2, 2022 Marcus Thuram looks very probable for Aston Villa in January provided he chooses Villa over other interested clubs. Not definitive yet but there’s a high chance. Dec 26, 2022 Emery admires and wanted to sign Fernández and Gakpo for Aston Villa, however their tremendous World Cup performances have elevated their price tag to an “unapproachable” level for Villa. Still, Villa top priority is a forward under/~£35M Dec 30, 2022 Aston Villa will not make any permanent signings in the Jan window. Unlike previous windows, Villa are extremely low on funds. Expect MAJOR signings and revamp in all departments in the summer. Emery has been instructed to make use of current squad for now. He covers almost every eventuality. And as a non football related Brucey bonus Dec 10, 2022 Don’t let the result change the fact that England is superior to France in every aspect of life. He’s a little rocket polisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Durán would make a degree of sense as we don't have an academy centre-forward his age close the first team and with Archer going won't have a third choice striker, and given the transfer fees being talked about for someone who has only just turned nineteen I'm guessing there would be an expectation that he wouldn't be third choice for long. Edited January 5, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 25 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Ings maybe Yes, it's effectively true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 5, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, av1 said: Is Tielemans out of reach? Depends what height you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, thabucks said: http://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-offering-striker-lower-salary-competition-liverpool-now-game/ @messi11will be raiding his piggy bank and donating it all to Villa to help get this done. Edited January 5, 2023 by Made In Aston 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Made In Aston said: @messi11will be raiding his piggy bank and donating it all to Villa to help get this done. Deal makes sense. Can be our new 3rd choice striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 5, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2023 Gents, if you'd like to start a topic in Off Topic to talk about a chap on Twitter, then by all means do do. If the chap on Twitter posts a rumour about a transfer, then by all means post it here and comment on the link. But posts in here talking about a chap from twitter and not Villa transfers in the January window are off topic and will be treated as such. Thank you. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Alex Moreno looking more and more likely. Any detailed articles/videos about him doing the rounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted January 5, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 I really don’t think Emery would have taken the job at Villa to manage a sell to buy policy or little backing by the owners for the players he wants. Gerrard wasn’t allowed to spend too much for a reason so I’m in no doubt Emery will be given the funds to buy whoever he wants and in the summer again. I’d expect maybe one, if not two more effective midfielders to be signed plus a forward. FB positions may also be looked at with several players sold or pushed out on loan with a view to buy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, PeterSw said: Alex Moreno looking more and more likely. Any detailed articles/videos about him doing the rounds? Watched some videos on YouTube, seems very rapid and loves a whipped cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) is it right that Moreno was going to join Forest for about 10-15m in the summer, but pulled out of the move as the fans begged him to stay? Edited January 5, 2023 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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