The_Steve Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 People like Mourinho have been bad for football. I don’t respect his opinion on Zaniolo. Hopefully a loan gives a chance to assess him with a smaller risk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 It sounds like the player wants to come here. But the loan deal with Gala is what is holding it up, hopefully something is sorted soon. A signing like this would be a real lift after the past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, allani said: I do worry that this new refereeing objective to let the game flow more means that more niggly fouls will go unpunished and that as a result we will see more flare ups in general when players feel they have to take matters into their own hands. Or just bringing it back up to the game that we know and grew to love.. Ala 1994/95 when Vinnie Jones would go crunching in on Roy Keane, leaving him in a heap but the game continued as normal and Keane picked himself up, dusted himself off and on we went and the flow of the game continued... How it should be!! (I dare say some of our more seasoned fans on here can describe better examples! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post The Moustache of Teale Posted August 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, wishywashy said: I think we might need him for more than 4 minutes - we have a lot of games this season. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacketspuds Posted August 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2023 Just now, The Moustache of Teale said: I think we might need him for more than 4 minutes - we have a lot of games this season. The 4 minutes is how long he’s going to play for us before his knee blows out and his leg falls off. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: The 4 minutes is how long he’s going to play for us before his knee blows out and his leg falls off. Don't forget about the rapid-onset bubonic plague 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: The 4 minutes is how long he’s going to play for us before his knee blows out and his leg falls off. best place for him, more week for all of the knee specialists we are currently recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, wishywashy said: If that is close to being the terms of the deal then that looks like a great option for us and Gala - win/win. For £4million we get to really check whether Zaniolo can adjust to the Premier League. If not then we've really not lost much financially. If he can then £24m to sign a player of his class is an absolute steal (even with add-ons/bonuses). If this guy gets back to his best then he's easily a £50-60m player. I think we will need some patience when he arrives - he's a guy who has been asked to dribble with the ball and run at defenders - so he's likely to give the ball away a lot. But if / when he gets going he's someone that will get bums out of seats and do stuff that sometimes doesn't even look possible. I really, really hope it works out - for Villa, for Italy and for him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Edited August 14, 2023 by HalfTimePost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I hope he’s wrong about the 30 mil being mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Zaniolo's Insta does show him travelling 4 hours ago too. https://instagram.com/stories/nicolozaniolo/3169205536859485920?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Fabrizio giving it the eyes. Meaning he knows it's close but doesn't know enough to confirm any fees like his original rumour he's Quoted here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDVILLAIN Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Not liking his goal and disciplinary record tbh. sorry guys i could not fix the chart i posted. Detailed Edited August 14, 2023 by OLDVILLAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted August 14, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, HalfTimePost said: Zaniolo's Insta does show him travelling 4 hours ago too. https://instagram.com/stories/nicolozaniolo/3169205536859485920?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== He's dressed rather informally for someone travelling in a hearse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 minute ago, HalfTimePost said: It will be interesting to see whether the transfer fee is mandatory or optional. I'd be surprised if it wasn't the latter (although it makes a bit less sense for Galatasary). The former only really makes sense from an FFP perspective and there is not much to suggest from our previous signings this summer than we need to be hugely elaborate in the structuring of our deals generally. This type of deal has been mentioned from last week so I don't think it's structured to give us more room for manouevre following the injuries to Ty and Emi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Edited August 14, 2023 by wishywashy tweet updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I’m happy with this as long as it’s an option to buy, not mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Is he injured or is he good to go ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 €22m Buy Option that may rise to €27m. So a total buy option of £23m. Absolutely fine with that. Come and prove it then lad! You're certainly going to get the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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