Woody1000 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 While it wouldn’t quite be swapping one bench for another, surely if he goes to PSG then he’s just going from being a rotation option at Madrid to similar in Paris? Surely he’s at the point of his career where he wants to play every week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I'm pretty certain he won't turn down PSG, he'll think he can do a 'football project' in a few years yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, QldVilla said: PSG can’t make any guarantees. They have no manager, Messi and Neymar are leaving and they couldn’t even keep their promises to Mbappe. He’s not really serious if he goes there. They can make plenty financially. The lure of playing again with big name players, they will promise him the world, then use him sparingly. We will offer him everything yet my head says he takes the psg option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, WallisFrizz said: Sounds like we are FC Last Resort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 39 minutes ago, Jareth said: I'm pretty certain he won't turn down PSG, he'll think he can do a 'football project' in a few years yet. I’m not sure I agree. If he’s talking about wanting to play more, being a focal point blah blah blah then he’s wanting it now. Also PSG don’t have a manager, I’m thinking it’s 50/50, it’s just down to what is priority for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, QldVilla said: PSG can’t make any guarantees. They have no manager, Messi and Neymar are leaving and they couldn’t even keep their promises to Mbappe. He’s not really serious if he goes there. Well, yes, but it is PSG. It's top models and £1000 steaks in Qatar, it's F1 Grand Prix Royal box, it's many many $$$ more, it's higher profile for Fifa playing youth. He might play less than at Villa. But it's not like PSG isn't a big pull. We are talking about one of the best squads (not teams) in the world. I'm sure he will fancy his chances against the likes of Soler. Let's not kid ourselves. We are an interesting project on the up - not much more (yet). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Romano is a client journalist for clubs like PSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 4 hours ago, KMitch said: For what it's worth: That means nothing. He could still sign. Romano is hedging his bets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Well, yes, but it is PSG. It's top models and £1000 steaks in Qatar, it's F1 Grand Prix Royal box, it's many many $$$ more, it's higher profile for Fifa playing youth. He might play less than at Villa. But it's not like PSG isn't a big pull. We are talking about one of the best squads (not teams) in the world. I'm sure he will fancy his chances against the likes of Soler. Let's not kid ourselves. We are an interesting project on the up - not much more (yet). Inclined to agree... Be rather difficult for Emery and Villa to compete. It's all about the money and middle East it would seem for most footballers; it is where many of them head for their holidays. Edited June 1, 2023 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJay Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 I think he will end up here, he's won everything with Real, there's not really any sporting reason for him to go to PSG, a lot of the Spanish based signings PSG made recently were coming from the tier below in la Liga where PSG would feel like a big step up. We will have offered him a huge contract, I've no doubt, and a chance to play in the PL with an ambitious project. If he does go to PSG, then maybe that's probably for the best as his hunger may not be there anyway. I'm still optimistic on this one, looks a good fit for our side, may just lack that but of pace on the right side, but his tech ical quality makes up for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 minute ago, VillaJay said: I think he will end up here, he's won everything with Real, there's not really any sporting reason for him to go to PSG, a lot of the Spanish based signings PSG made recently were coming from the tier below in la Liga where PSG would feel like a big step up. We will have offered him a huge contract, I've no doubt, and a chance to play in the PL with an ambitious project. If he does go to PSG, then maybe that's probably for the best as his hunger may not be there anyway. I'm still optimistic on this one, looks a good fit for our side, may just lack that but of pace on the right side, but his tech ical quality makes up for it. This is the one. If he chooses PSG over us, he wasn't right for us. Unai is a mentality monster, we know this now. Choosing the "project" in Paris is not demonstrable evidence of the mentality he wants from players in our squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said: They can make plenty financially. The lure of playing again with big name players, they will promise him the world, then use him sparingly. We will offer him everything yet my head says he takes the psg option. If he's married, the wife would probably prefer Paris, it has to be said. Closer commute back to Spain as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 We may have the best deal on the table, but it not being signed suggests he’s waiting for better from someone else. So I’m suspecting that he’s not particularly interested in joining us, we are just the back up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJay Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Don_Simon said: This is the one. If he chooses PSG over us, he wasn't right for us. Unai is a mentality monster, we know this now. Choosing the "project" in Paris is not demonstrable evidence of the mentality he wants from players in our squad. I agree, even though Unai himself made the move to PSG, it was an upward move at the time, for Asensio any move will be a downwards move. At Villa he can be a star, that won't happen at PSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said: They can make plenty financially. The lure of playing again with big name players, they will promise him the world, then use him sparingly. We will offer him everything yet my head says he takes the psg option. Maybe, the quotes attributed to him say otherwise. Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Mic09 said: Well, yes, but it is PSG. It's top models and £1000 steaks in Qatar, it's F1 Grand Prix Royal box, it's many many $$$ more, it's higher profile for Fifa playing youth. He might play less than at Villa. But it's not like PSG isn't a big pull. We are talking about one of the best squads (not teams) in the world. I'm sure he will fancy his chances against the likes of Soler. Let's not kid ourselves. We are an interesting project on the up - not much more (yet). As I said, if the quotes attributed to h8m are true, then what PSG offer him is nothing different from Real. He won’t be the main man at PSG, but he would at Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, QldVilla said: As I said, if the quotes attributed to h8m are true, then what PSG offer him is nothing different from Real. He won’t be the main man at PSG, but he would at Villa. Agreed, if the quotes are true then he’s picking us over PSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Mic09 said: Well, yes, but it is PSG. It's top models and £1000 steaks in Qatar, it's F1 Grand Prix Royal box, it's many many $$$ more, it's higher profile for Fifa playing youth. He might play less than at Villa. But it's not like PSG isn't a big pull. We are talking about one of the best squads (not teams) in the world. I'm sure he will fancy his chances against the likes of Soler. Let's not kid ourselves. We are an interesting project on the up - not much more (yet). Absolutely true but the decision is going to come down to his priorities. Ligue 1 is pretty shit tbh, especially compared to LL and the PL - if he's got actual footballing ambitions, he's not going to go to a lesser league than he's at now to also be a rotation option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, QldVilla said: As I said, if the quotes attributed to h8m are true, then what PSG offer him is nothing different from Real. He won’t be the main man at PSG, but he would at Villa. Both PSG and Real can guarantee Champions League football, and getting far in those competitions. Villa can make no such guarantee, in fact finishing in top 6 next year would be seen as a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Mic09 said: Both PSG and Real can guarantee Champions League football, and getting far in those competitions. Villa can make no such guarantee, in fact finishing in top 6 next year would be seen as a success. But CL football isn’t what he has been saying or he would have stayed at Real. He wants to be the main man and wants to start, something neither PSG nor Real can offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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