Sulberto21 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 He’s also a Muslim so if he does go to Ibn Saud’s land then there’s that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Sulberto21 said: He’s also a Muslim so if he does go to Ibn Saud’s land then there’s that too. This is me just being ignorant as a Catholic that really shouldn't class myself as catholic as I go to church for weddings and funerals but dose it really matter that much to him if he is there as of uk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: He’s also a Muslim so if he does go to Ibn Saud’s land then there’s that too. I think I've seen a Muslim in Birmingham he could buddy up with too tho 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Keyblade said: Or, get £150k/week in the best league in the world, still playing in Europe, and if I do well I can get close to £350k in my next move to a bigger club, seeing as I'm still 24. All being well and you happen to become one of the top 30 or so players at your position...yeah sure. But he could just as easily face a career ending tackle in a friendly in a few weeks time and be earning just 25% Before tax what he could be earning after Tax in Saudi. Look, I'd choose Villa over all comers. I'd piss my pants to earn a premier League wage and earn it for Villa. But it's difficult to hold random 24yr olds to that when they have no ties and the Prem is what it is because of the money on offer. There's always a bigger fish. Just hopefully the Prem stays the better fish for a long time yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 max lee says villa still hope ful to conclude deal by end of next week despite saudis at that rate he will be with saudis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Just now, pete101 said: This is me just being ignorant as a Catholic that really shouldn't class myself as catholic as I go to church for weddings and funerals but dose it really matter that much to him if he is there as of uk It will probably be a family decision especially with elders too. I’m a Muslim myself and Britain is so much better than a lot of European countries for being able to be a Muslim but Going and living in Saudi for a lot of Muslim families is a big pull. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: living in Saudi for a lot of Muslim families is a big pull. Is the Kabba stone magnetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: max lee says villa still hope ful to conclude deal by end of next week despite saudis at that rate he will be with saudis Max Lee is a fraud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, pete101 said: This is me just being ignorant as a Catholic that really shouldn't class myself as catholic as I go to church for weddings and funerals but dose it really matter that much to him if he is there as of uk A lot of the players they have targeted like Benzema, Kante, Mendy are muslims and it seems to be a targeted campaign by the organisers. I suppose if they are strict then Saudi Arabia is an ideal place to live with its geography 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Is the Kabba stone magnetic? Very…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything11 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 hours ago, MotoMkali said: Except that's not really the case though is it. The reason Grealish starts for city consistently despite not providing a huge amount of goals or assists, even less than someone like foden or mahrez is simply because he always has a consistent positive impact on the game. Even city with all their money can't find wingers who are consistently good and also produce goals and assists at the level we need. I don't recall mentioning goals and assists my dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anything11 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 got a feeling he won't go to saudi and has higher footballing aspirations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Anything11 said: got a feeling he won't go to saudi and has higher footballing aspirations I hope so and I hope we keep Bailey at least until the January window to see if they can click like they did for Leverkusen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Mic09 said: You can get 150 a week (probably more like 75 after taxes) and break a leg in first training session ending your career. It's not an easy call really. Obviously if you sign a 4/5 year contract that's still more money than the average person earns in their lifetime. I wonder if a club (in the interests of FFP) might be interested in you negotiating a new contract in that scenario on a longer term but lower wage. You get longer term security, lower tax costs, they get lower current costs more flexibility to sign an immediate replacement. Would that even be legal? On topic though, if Moussa would rather play there for twice the salary, he's not the kind of player we want playing for us anyway so kind of a win win for me. Bullet dodged etc Edited July 17, 2023 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I do feel that this guy is seemingly the better/safer option when compared to Doku… Consistency, game time, contributions (g/a), less injury prone, experience… Maybe we wrap this deal up in the next few days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Sulberto21 said: I hope so and I hope we keep Bailey at least until the January window to see if they can click like they did for Leverkusen. Yep, I’d like to see us give that a chance. Leon has a hell of a lot more to offer or even “unlock”… same goes for Buendia. Adding more quality to the side could elevate level/performances of some of our current players… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPAngel Posted July 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2023 I like Diaby a lot but as far as I'm concerned, if he chooses money and goes to Saudi, he's not the kind of player/person we need at the club anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Still think we will sign him for £40m and add-ons. Higher than what we paid for Emi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Consistency, game time, contributions (g/a), less injury prone, experience… Yeah I commented that Neil said on his podcast that the one major positive about Diaby is that he is pretty consistent. For a winger that's a major plus as you can imagine. So this is probably why he is the main target. It's all well and good being world class for 1 game in 10, but if someone is a consistent 7 - 8 in most games it's better Edited July 17, 2023 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Still offering less money than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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