Ashley Young - tell it how you see it

[JUAN PABLO]

If Spurs were to offer a straight swap for Walker/Young I'd snap their hands off.

Now that, I'm afraid, is utter tosh.  Young for Walker!  Seriously?

Yes seriously - Young will have 1 season left at the end of the year, so as such I can't see us getting much more than £15m for him at best.

Harry will also know that we want a Right Back/Walker - so he will hold the cards in that regard.

So if the swap was offered I'd take it.

I understand the logic behind what you are saying but I don't rate Walker highly enough to swap him for a player that we could get 12 mil for.  Do I think Walker is a decent prospect?  Yes.  Do I think he is worth 12 mil?  Hell no.

Walker is worth £5m max

having spunked so much money on the likes of Davis, Harewood , Ireland and Warnock etc. Thats a bargain.

[fbriai]

Have you got a link, Wiki?

No mate it was on talksport

Cheers, anyway, Wiki.

[eastie]

No surprise , it's been on the cards since he stalled on talks- we've lost better players than ash and progressed onwards- good luck to him.

He has never really convinced me he's the right man to play in the hole , let's hope we can sign  someone better suited to that role , I'm happy with Marc and downing playing out wide.

[JUAN PABLO]

I always get pissed off when a player says he must leave Villa to go to a Top 4 side to become an England regular.

1. You ( A Young ) are not good enough to be an England regular but thats another debate
 2. It never did Barry or Milner any harm being a Villa player while playing for England , You ( young) got into the England team playing for who, yes Villa.
Downing, Walker,Warnock, Bent , Luke Young etc have all been looked at playing for who, Villa.
Heskey was a regular for England , playing for who , Villa.     

so please Ash Young I dont want to hear about having to move , so you can become an England regular. You and us know that is bollocks.   

[Chris Smith]

I find it shocking that there are people not only daft enough to listen to Talksport but that hey also take anything they say seriously.

I fully expect Ash to leave in the summer but the fact that Radio Idiot have reported it adds nothing to the story.

[eastie]

Agree, players who say this England thing are talking bollocks, capello watches us more than most and every chance of playing for England if you play for villa .

He should be leaving because he wants to win things and play in the champions league - I totally understand that logic and of course the money.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I expect him to leave on the basis of his previous statement.

'I don't want to talk about a new contract until the Summer'

Which is player talk meaning

'I'm fucking off, but i'm not admitting it yet as I don't want to get the fans riled.'

He's had one foot out the door since the start of the season.

[Chris Smith]

The theory is that playing CL football prepares them better for international level so the two things go together, Eastie.

[WikiVilla]

Still hope it sparks a bidding war and we get close to 15m

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I'll be stunned if a club as good as Manure want him.

[CJ]

I think he'll definitely be off in the summer and I'll be sorry to see him go.  He can be incredibly frustrating as a player - over-hit set pieces, falling over and waving his arms etc - but when he's on song he's one of the few players who can take players on and give the crowd a real buzz. Having lost our best players in the last couple of summers when we were in the top 6, I can't see him wanting to stay when we are involved in 6-pointer games against the Dingles to stave off a relegation battle, under a manager who believes we aren't good enough to compete in the FA Cup. Given those conditions the question shouldn't be 'will he go?' it should be 'why would he stay?'

[Chris Smith]

I'll be stunned if a club as good as Manure want him.

I'd be stunned if they weren't. Players like him don't become available every day, he's approaching his best years, he's creative, versatile, hard working and is hardly ever injured.

[lukey27]

I'll be stunned if a club as good as Manure want him.

I'd be stunned if they weren't. Players like him don't become available every day, he's approaching his best years, he's creative, versatile, hard working and is hardly ever injured.

I agree, some people seem to think replacing our best players is an absolute doddle as well.

We've struggled to replace Milner this season and we'll struggle to replace Ash next.

[Dave Cooper please]

England winger Ashley Young has told friends he wants to leave Aston Villa. A source close to the 25-year-old said: "Villa are showing no sign of breaking into the top four and Ashley knows he has to think about playing at the very top if he wants to become an England regular before the 2012 European Championships."
Full story: the Sun

Forgive me for being just a tad cynical.

[Phil from the upper holte]

The Sun also said Nani wanted to leave man U

Lets do a swap