Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Morten]

How do you say in Danish " High, my name is ..... and i am here for my medical?"

"Hej, mit navn er Jores Okore, jeg skal til lægetjek" :-)

[olaftab]

Anyway if Bent signs for Newcastle (they have offered £6m- first offer I presume) it would cause an interesting climate up in northeast!

[RussellC]

It has gone a bit 'amdram', hasn't it?

[Concrete John]

It has gone a bit 'amdram', hasn't it?

Who's he play for and can he cover left back?

[olaftab]

"Hej, mit navn er Jores Okore, jeg skal til lægetjek" :-)

This is not danish. It's something written by  villa kicks!

[eastie]

Anyway if Bent signs for Newcastle (they have offered £6m- first offer I presume) it would cause an interesting climate up in northeast!

Indeed , would be a good signing for them - much better than getting Carroll back for £15m .

[danlanza]

How do you say in Danish " High, my name is ..... and i am here for my medical?"

"Hej, mit navn er Jores Okore, jeg skal til lægetjek" :-)

Cheers Morten.

[Concrete John]

Surely we can squeeze more than £6m out of them for Bent?

[danlanza]

10 million, at least, surely ?

[eastie]

Surely we can squeeze more than £6m out of them for Bent?

£8m is probably as much as we would get.

[*shellac*]

Petrov has done his job, so did Laursen (hopefully).  So can someone keep Salifou busy with some knitting work until end of August?

[Concrete John]

Surely we can squeeze more than £6m out of them for Bent?

£8m is probably as much as we would get.

Given his age and scoring record, he's worth a lot more than that.  However, I guess our negotiating hand is weaker given that we clearly want shot of him.

[supertom]

Newcastle are crying out for goals since losing Ba, and Cisse's goals dried up after his first half season. Bent would be a good signing for them. If their french contingent settle in better next season, they should push top half.
Given they're a direct competitor to us, and indeed Fulham are, we should be holding out for 8-10 mill.

[Mister E]

Surely we can squeeze more than £6m out of them for Bent?

£8m is probably as much as we would get.

Given his age and scoring record, he's worth a lot more than that.  However, I guess our negotiating hand is weaker given that we clearly want shot of him.

Well, if Carroll is being valued at £15m (and that really is cut-price for a £35m striker ...) I would argue strongly that Bent is worth at least the same given his scoring record.
But, as said above, we clearly want out so a deal will be made.

[RussellC]

It really is a shame abut Bent, that as the team is getting better we're getting rid of one of the best goal-poachers in the League.

That said, I completely understand why he's going and the fee that he generates, along with the wages he saves-us, allows Lambert to get-in some more Benteke/Westwood/Lowton-esque players it will be for the best.