Yacouba Sylla

[JUAN PABLO]

His Wiki page is still mental.

1000000000 goals in 18 appearances.  33 foot tall.  At age 12-16 he was in the Barcelona B team which would have put him alongside Messi.

shit , I thought the height was true too.

[themossman]

I know it's not quite comparable but if he does in mf what benteke (who was also dismissed as a nobody) has in attack in a similar timeframe he'll be OK.

[London Villan]

What I do find strange is why it's taken until Jan 30th to get him. It's not as if there is chain of signings all reliant on each other and we must have spotted him weeks ago.

He would have been very useful in the past month...

[richtheholtender]

His Wiki page is still mental.

1000000000 goals in 18 appearances.  33 foot tall.  At age 12-16 he was in the Barcelona B team which would have put him alongside Messi.

Sounds like we got ourselves a bargin

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Reported as watching the match last night - and he still signed!!!

6' CDM under-21 International 22 years old from French 2nd Division apparently

Big hard lad ;-)))))

He saw us batter Newcastle, who have a number of French players, in the second half and we're Aston Villa. Why wouldn't he want to join?

[The Left Side]

If he signs I wish him all the luck in the world as we'll need it.

[Yossarian]

He'll be one of those diamonds in the rough that unbelievably all the other scouts around the world missed. Just like all those unknowns that we signed in the summer who have gone on to prove excellent top flight players. I reckon Paul Lambert spends his spare time wondering around car boot sales looking for rare Beatles promos, Harrison Chronometers and works by Turner that some daft senile old lady hasn't realised the true value of.

[PeterWithesShin]

I won't believe it until he's stretching the shirt.

[Somniloquism]

Reported as watching the match last night - and he still signed!!!

6' CDM under-21 International 22 years old from French 2nd Division apparently

Big hard lad ;-)))))

He saw us batter Newcastle, who have a number of French players, in the second half and we're Aston Villa. Why wouldn't he want to join?

Let us hope he hasn't realised we play in Claret and Blue and not Black and White stripes.

[Somniloquism]

I won't believe it until he's stretching the shirt.

Ripping it more like from his build.

[N'ZMAV]

He'll probably sign for Newcastle tomorrow.

[paulcomben]

One for the future. What about the immediate urgent desperation? Plus, Lambo already bought KEA (shite) and Westwood (promising) in that position.

[SoccerHQ]

Who was that French player we nearly signed under Houllier, was also an under 21 french international.

Think he now plays for Lyon.

[maigrait]

Welcome to Villa, Yacouba.

Now, where were you last night at about 9.45?  Weren't reversing your car up Trinity Rd by any chance?

hahahahah class - oh and welcome son...

[Pat McMahon]

Who was that French player we nearly signed under Houllier, was also an under 21 french international.

Think he now plays for Lyon.

Wasn't Houllier allegedly bringing in Cabaye, who then went to Newcastle?

My French mates have nothing to say on Sylla. Below their radar, and they do follow Ligue 2 too. They reckon Clermont are as dreary as dishwater, but say his physique may help him settle.