Steero113 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, Jas10 said: Ah, so an actual clown would’ve been better. Nice. To be serious for a second, given the competitiveness of the business of top flight football, especially with the money in the PL, it is astounding that either of those two managed to get anywhere near the managers job for three seperate historic clubs. It's absolutely mental when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 25 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I hope they do terribly and Poch is sacked by Xmas. My point, however, was that how do we know that Felix wouldn't thrive and be incredible under Emery, look at what he's done with our other underachievers. If it was a loan (which is very likely if we do something) then it would be worth the outlay to at least see imo. A loan I wouldn't be against. He signs on loan, Emery works his magic and he turns out to be a good addition to the squad then we should then consider buying him (might be slightly cheaper by then too?) I think that would be the sensible approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, catanzaro said: … and Chiesa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: To be serious for a second, given the competitiveness of the business of top flight football, especially with the money in the PL, it is astounding that either of those two managed to get anywhere near the managers job for three seperate historic clubs. It's absolutely mental when you think about it. Couldn’t agree more. What a joke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, AvfcRigo82 said: A loan I wouldn't be against. He signs on loan, Emery works his magic and he turns out to be a good addition to the squad then we should then consider buying him (might be slightly cheaper by then too?) I think that would be the sensible approach. That is the only approach. Atletico tied him to a new contract before he went on loan to Chelsea to protect his value. We will only be looking at a loan (with an option I assume), nothing else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Emery confirmed we were interested in January, he’s still available now so I’d say he is absolutely what we’re looking for If he puts his dour Chelsea spell behind him and ever worked out for us then bonus!.. It's a try before we buy on this one so no harm. Work out a decent future fee in the deal and hopefully everything turns good when it comes to that stage. Edited July 12, 2023 by AvfcRigo82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Steero113 said: That is the only approach. Atletico tied him to a new contract before he went on loan to Chelsea to protect his value. We will only be looking at a loan (with an option I assume), nothing else. It’s best we have something pre arranged or organised. If we manage to get him on loan and playing well, there will be plenty of vultures… Anyway, this is all dreamland stuff really and he’s gonna end up at PSG Can we still have Chiesa though? It’s crazy the players we are even getting linked to, let alone actually signing. Good times… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Haaland would have looked dogs**t in that absolute train wreck of a Chelsea side last season. I actually thought Felix looked brilliant for Chelsea when I saw him play. Which admittedly wasn’t very often 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Jas10 said: It’s best we have something pre arranged or organised. If we manage to get him on loan and playing well, there will be plenty of vultures… Anyway, this is all dreamland stuff really and he’s gonna end up at PSG Can we still have Chiesa though? It’s crazy the players we are even getting linked to, let alone actually signing. Good times… PSG have Asensio and Lee Kang-In. It might be a possibility for Villa.... Just wonder if Man Poo would fancy him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 Felix is almost tailor made for our system, and where we need to improve. Getting him would be fantastic. Attitude wise, I don't know, but I'm sure Unai does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: PSG have Asensio and Lee Kang-In. It might be a possibility for Villa.... Just wonder if Man Poo would fancy him? I’ll be honest, it’s highly unlikely and will be a hard and expensive deal to negotiate and finalise. But, if we have a genuine chance, why not? Unai is clearly interested, wanted him in Jan and even spoke on it in a press conference! Maybe he can persuade him this time…. Maybe Joao can realise we have a good thing going here and take a different approach…. Maybe not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 Felix is with Gestifute so is a Jorges Mendez represented player… I’m not sure if that helps our case or makes no difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Felix is almost tailor made for our system, and where we need to improve. Getting him would be fantastic. Attitude wise, I don't know, but I'm sure Unai does. He would excel in that supporting role for Ollie/CF and under Unai’s management, I’m sure of it. Imo, the only issues here are financial and persuading him to join… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) I used to have strong opinions on various transfer targets but I’m that confident in our manager that whoever is good enough for him is good enough for me. Edited July 12, 2023 by Wainy316 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 Get Felix in a room with Monchi and Unai and there is only one outcome If Unai is keen enough to go back a second time he must rate him highly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Just now, villan-scott said: Get Felix in a room with Monchi and Unai and there is only one outcome That emoji didn’t instantly scream ‘pen’ at me on a phone screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway Lion Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 PSG written all over this. Mendes using us again to bump up his wages to go and play in Europes sixth ranked league. He’s just happy to play in CL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 He wasn’t joking… was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 How much would Felix cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Galway Lion said: PSG written all over this. Mendes using us again to bump up his wages to go and play in Europes sixth ranked league. He’s just happy to play in CL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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