Guest av1 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Lot of money for a 29yr old. Thst said I don’t watch La Liga so maybe he’s worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 14 minutes ago, striker said: 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. Not sell to buy, but sometimes refreshing or resetting the squad can have merit. For example, would be open to selling Ings and bringing in a striker who can press a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 As long as he’s quick, I’m all for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, striker said: 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. Correct. Not a chance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Age is secondary if he can hit the ground running. It's a squad game after all and we need quality competition and some injection of pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gwi1890 Posted January 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, av1 said: Lot of money for a 29yr old. Thst said I don’t watch La Liga so maybe he’s worth it. Our best fullback is 37 so I wouldn’t be to worried. 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, useless said: 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. Yes, but still, where are the goals going to come from? We can't ascend the table if we don't up the scoring rate somehow. I don't see a box-to-box man changing our finishing, but just perhaps increasing our chances to not finish. More chances to blow the shot. We're at only 20 goals this season, five more than Everton and Southampton. Must do better. Edited January 5, 2023 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: As long as he’s quick, I’m all for it Moreno is rapid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 We might need more goals, but that doesn't change the fact that we could also do with a box-to-box midfielder this window or the next, we can sign both a midfielder and strengthen the attack. Besides box-to-box midfielders can often be goal scorers, as is the case with Ramsey, and might be a quality we're looking for in any addtions we add to that area, Conor Gallagher might be a good option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, Sulberto21 said: Moreno is rapid. Also quite short and a weak tackler apparently. https://www.birminghamworld.uk/sport/football/aston-villa/who-is-aston-villa-transfer-target-alex-moreno-ps17m-stars-position-play-style-age-height-3973751 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 are there any actually reputable sources saying we are close to signing Moreno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, useless said: We might need more goals, but that doesn't change the fact that we could also do with a box-to-box midfielder this window or the next, we can sign both a midfielder and strengthen the attack. Besides box-to-box midfielders can often be goal scorers, as is the case with Ramsey, and might be a quality we're looking for in any addtions we add to that area, Conor Gallagher might be a good option. Mentioned him loads already but Kokcu would be another good option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, MaVilla said: are there any actually reputable sources saying we are close to signing Moreno? I’d rather we went for Truffert who was mentioned as a secondary option to Moreno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Spending £13-15m on a full back is comparatively little in today’s market. I trust the board and Unai to know what they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I wonder if we could f*** Digne off to Saudi Arabia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I was thinking Yunus Musah would be a good option, but given we've already got Bogarde, Iroegbunam, and Aaron Ramsey as young midfielders with Jacob not being much older, we might want to go for someone a little more experienced. Looks a great player though, have actually been impressed with him after seeing him play both as a winger and as a central midfielder, strange that when he plays on the wing he doesn't look like a midfielder playing out wide, and when he plays in midfield he doesn't look like a winger playing in midfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, HeyAnty said: Juve have been trying to get rid for a while. If he is nowhere near good enough for them then we shouldn’t be looking at him either 14 starts from 22 games this season doesnt sound like a team happy to get rid of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, thabucks said: Sure I read somewhere earlier that mentioned a Dendoncker / McKennie swop … or maybe I imagined it as now cannot the article edit found it 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… Dendoncker has already played for Wolves this season so cant play for a 3rd team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: Dendoncker has already played for Wolves this season so cant play for a 3rd team Ah yes forgot about that rule … didn’t believe the article… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, useless said: 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. Not so useless after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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