Andreas Weimann

[not3bad]

Sounds like standard negotiation tactics to me.

[Risso]

There is no need for andi to rush into it, he would be wise to wait until the summer, see where we are and then negotiate from there.....

....with an entirely different club.  Along with Benteke most probably.

Still, another two cars off the car park will improve our carbon footprint even more, which is the main thing.

[placeforparks]

i don't see why he should sell himself short.

some of the shit at the club is on five times what he's on and they've hardly kicked a ball all season.

[stubbsyandy]

He's a decent lad, this is just initial talks on a contract extension. It's highly unlikely that anyone takes what is first offered. Calm down.

[Clampy]

Sounds like standard negotiation tactics to me.

And me too.

[eastie]

Summer is the time  to talk when we all know where we stand - if we stay up i would expect him to sign a new deal which reflects his talent , if we go down then the vultures may circle.

[Simon Ward]

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2013/02/26/andreas-weimanns-aston-villa-deal-talks-hit-snag/

Don't you just hate these headlines?

[pauliewalnuts]

I just hope we're making reasonable offers rather than thinking he'll go for another 5k a week, given his progress this year.

If we were to start losing players as inexperienced as Weimann over money, then our new strategy would be a ticket to disaster.

[danlanza]

I just hope we're making reasonable offers rather than thinking he'll go for another 5k a week, given his progress this year.

If we were to start losing players as inexperienced as Weimann over money, then our new strategy would be a ticket to disaster.

It's already a bloody disaster paulie. I just love the way the press have been so anti Villa this season, not all articles, but the majority have just been ripping us to bits since day one.

[PaulWinch again]

I just hope we're making reasonable offers rather than thinking he'll go for another 5k a week, given his progress this year.

If we were to start losing players as inexperienced as Weimann over money, then our new strategy would be a ticket to disaster.

Quite, because we're essentially going to end up with no players of any quality. There needs to be a realisation at the club that we need to pay decent wages, not astromical but good Premier League wages if we hope to progress. The cutting should have ended well over a year ago, it's ridiculous.

[eastie]

The veil of secrecy and lack of communication at the very top is worrying - i would like randy to spell out the situation as he sees it and his intentions for the future - if he wishes to sell then just come out and say so rather than run the club down.

He strikes me as a bit naive regarding the new financial fair play scheme and the way he refused to approach managers under contract when o neill left- this is a ruthless game and  i dont think the people running the club have the steel required.

[Risso]

Sounds like standard negotiation tactics to me.

And me too.

Sounds like exactly what every other decent player has said shortly before leaving the club.

[not3bad]

Sounds like standard negotiation tactics to me.

And me too.

Sounds like exactly what every other decent player has said shortly before leaving the club.

Not to me, the others have not explicitly said they were happy at the club.  That weasel Downing gave us some guff about "needing to look at his options" or some shit, which is nothing like the quotes about Weimann here.  The tone of the piece is also completely different to what has been said about Benteke.  Sounds much more like getting a better deal at Villa as opposed to moving on.

[Ads]

Weiman has knocked back the first offer. I think the key thing is that it is the first offer and that an accord will be reached, likely in the summer.

[Risso]

Sounds like standard negotiation tactics to me.

And me too.

Sounds like exactly what every other decent player has said shortly before leaving the club.

Not to me, the others have not explicitly said they were happy at the club.  That weasel Downing gave us some guff about "needing to look at his options" or some shit, which is nothing like the quotes about Weimann here.  The tone of the piece is also completely different to what has been said about Benteke.  Sounds much more like getting a better deal at Villa as opposed to moving on.

Incorrect, look at these quotes from Downing:

"Downing told the Birmingham Mail: "I think there have been a couple of conversations already with my agent.

"I've already spoken to the manager who has said he'd like to keep me.

"I've still got two years left and they've come to me with an offer.

"For a player, that is brilliant because it gives you confidence they have faith in you and that they reward players if they do well.

"I'm enjoying my stay here. I've enjoyed it since the first day I came. It's a terrific football club. it's fantastic they want me."

Regarding speculation over his future, Downing said: "It's part and parcel of being a player and doing well.

"Ever since I was young I've read stories saying 'you're going here, you're going there.

"Obviously if you have a good season you get linked, but I'm happy here."

Downing, voted Villa's player of the year, is optimistic about the future of the club despite a disappointing campaign after three top-six finishes in the Barclays Premier League.

He said: "There are terrific players here. I'm confident, despite this season, that we're going in the right direction and, if we get the right players in, then I'm happy.

"The important thing in football is if you're happy, then why change it.

"I know it's been a disappointing season but I can see the bigger picture."

And Ashley Young said this, a month before changing his mind:

"Ashley Young has given a boost to his new manager Gérard Houllier by expressing his willingness to sign a new deal with Aston Villa.

Young was the subject of speculation about his future during the summer and linked with a move to Tottenham. But the England winger has started the new campaign in sparkling form and given the strongest indication yet he will be happy to commit to the Midlands club.

When asked how contract talks were progressing, Young said: "I've always said that I'm willing to sign a new deal. If it comes along, then I'll be delighted to sign."

A month later he was delaying it until the end of the season, and then obviously he was off to Man U.