Popular Post AvfcRigo82 Posted June 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2023 Villans eyeing Alex Baena Aston Villa are interested in signing another Villarreal player, with attacking midfielder Alex Baena a target for Monchi and Unai Emery. It now looks as if NSWE are close to breaking their club’s transfer record to sign Villarreal defender Pau Torres, with the centre-back previously making over 100 appearances under Emery. Talks are progressing smoothly over a deal for the 26-year-old, and it seems as if he could be joined by a teammate in Baena. Sport Witness relayed an update from Spanish outlet AS regarding Baena in the last 48 hours. They claimed that Aston Villa and Barcelona are the two sides who are ‘most interested’ in signing the player this summer, with Baena described as one of the ‘revelations’ of the La Liga side last season. Emery considers Baena as a ‘strategic signing’ for Aston Villa and a transfer could cost those at Villa Park around €50m (£42.5m). Who is Alex Baena? Baena is 21 years of age and is primarily an attacking midfielder who can also play on the wing if needed and appears to be going from strength to strength, with his Transfermarkt valuation now at a career-high €20m. The Spain U21 international has progressed through Villarreal’s youth system and actually shares the same agency as Villa defender Ezri Konsa. He has scored 14 goals and registered 12 assists in 69 Villarreal first-team appearances, with 18 of those goal contributions coming in 36 games under Emery. Hailed as “spectacular” in the media last season, Baena would offer plenty of versatility to Emery’s squad, with FBref comparing him to Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne and Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard. FBref rank Baena in the 99th percentile for midfielders when it comes to through balls and shots, so he could be a really exciting signing both in the short and long run at Villa Park, and by the looks of it, he could follow Torres from Villarreal to Villa. Interesting... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Know nothing about him, but my gosh that is a sexy surname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Who are AS and are they usually reliable? He's played under Emery so good chance he'd rate him, and he'll definitely know what type of player he is. If the negotiations over Torres are going as smooth as is being reported, maybe we're in a good position for him too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2023 How many " Attacking Midfielders " and wingers do Villareal have? I learn about a new one all the time. 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: How many " Attacking Midfielders " and wingers do Villareal have? I learn about a new one all the time. Well the RM, LM and AMC are all "Attacking Midfielders" now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Well the RM, LM and AMC are all "Attacking Midfielders" now Fair play, if you go by media links, it seems their whole attacking line and even squad players are up for sale lol. I just wonder how many are actually good enough for first team PL, purely from an ignorant perspective as i've seen so many. For example Jackson, Pino, Chukweze, Danjuma now Baerna, sure i may be missing a couple names i've seen sporadically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted June 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2023 Dreadful source. Worse than some of the tripe I serve up 2 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 This should have stayed in the Summer Transfer thread. I know everybody is desperate for some transfer news but there's no way this thread should be opened based off that source. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Igor Oyono an U16 at Villarreal is another forward of theirs that is getting big hype and being linked with a move away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Fair play, if you go by media links, it seems their whole attacking line and even squad players are up for sale lol. I just wonder how many are actually good enough for first team PL, purely from an ignorant perspective as i've seen so many. For example Jackson, Pino, Chukweze, Danjuma now Baerna, sure i may be missing a couple names i've seen sporadically. We're just lazily linked to all Villarreal players because of Emery. Same way we were always linked to Gerrards ex teammates and current Liverpool players. It's the laziest of all links the low level media do 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StewieGriffin Posted June 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2023 Heeey Alex Baena 1 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, CVByrne said: We're just lazily linked to all Villarreal players because of Emery. Same way we were always linked to Gerrards ex teammates and current Liverpool players. It's the laziest of all links the low level media do Tbf, there is legs to the defender we are supposed to be signing from them. As for this lad, if it's only between us and Barcelona like it's been stated, I would fancy our chances of landing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 23 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Dreadful source. Worse than some of the tripe I serve up You're an inspiration to us all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Sport Witness is trash. I guess there's a low bar on making speculation threads now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Sport Witness is trash. I guess there's a low bar on making speculation threads now They were quoting AS... but I've no idea who AS are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 34 minutes ago, useless said: Igor Oyono an U16 at Villarreal is another forward of theirs that is getting big hype and being linked with a move away. That first goal was basically Dennis Bergkamp. The rest looked like a 16 year old that was twice the size of the people he was playing against so hard to judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, MrBlack said: They were quoting AS... but I've no idea who AS are. Exactly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Exactly Reading and posting in here is optional though I believe… no one’s forcing you to be here Edited June 20, 2023 by alreadyexists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: Reading and posting in here is optional though I believe… no one’s forcing you to be here It's not about that. I'm looking forward to the next transfer as much as anyone but when you have posts like "we really need a new signing" when there's not been much ins across the PL. I would like if we introduced a # number system for each new link so we could see how bullshit it really is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 20, 2023 Just now, Kiwivillan said: It's not about that. I'm looking forward to the next transfer as much as anyone but when you have posts like "we really need a new signing" when there's not been much ins across the PL. I would like if we introduced a # number system for each new link so we could see how bullshit it really is Ah it’s just a bit of fun though, people like speculating and discussing stuff, even if the chances are slim or the source is rubbish. It’s just something to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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