Tom Cleverley loan watch

[andyh]

The Times today is saying Cleverley is going to wait until the summer and review his options then which is sensible from his point of view I suppose. He'll be hoping to strike a better deal when he's had regular playing time, not that he's been turning in stellar performances however. 

makes sense.
If he can see that Vlaar and Delph are bailing out, possibly followed by Benteke and Guzan, why would he commit to us?
I wont be too upset if he doesn't sign.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd have no problem with extending Cleverley's loan till the end of the season if we can.

We'd have to be door-eating, concrete-punching, Widdecombe-fancying crazy to pay seven to eight million quid for him though.

[TheTimVilla]

The Times today is saying Cleverley is going to wait until the summer and review his options then which is sensible from his point of view I suppose. He'll be hoping to strike a better deal when he's had regular playing time, not that he's been turning in stellar performances however. 

Makes sense. Barca could slip in and get him for nowt in the summer.

[Dave]

I'd have no problem with extending Cleverley's loan till the end of the season if we can.

There's nothing to extend.

It's a season-long loan already. The only thing that means he won't be playing for us in May is if we decide that we don't want to sign him permanently but somebody else does and he wants to go there.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh sorry. I've heard people talking about making the deal permanent in January, so in a "couldn't be arsed to read the thread properly" kind of way, I just assumed he was heading back to the Stabchester in January.

[peter w]

I think the talks with him will be along the lines of if you stay and commit to us we'll give you so and so much wages next year and the 7.5 m will go towards your wages and another player.

[Jon Crofts]

Where has this £7.5 million number come from?  Must be his agent because even in todays stupid market he's not worth half that.

[Malandro]

Good player to have on loan. I'd rather we bought somebody else in the summer.

[Dante Lavelli]

Where has this £7.5 million number come from?  Must be his agent because even in todays stupid market he's not worth half that.

Personally I think it is simply the number which was touted around last summer.  With six months left he should/would cost a lot less in transfer fee but (probably more in wages).

[pauliewalnuts]

Where has this £7.5 million number come from?  Must be his agent because even in todays stupid market he's not worth half that.

Indeed.

He really strikes me as a nothing player, not awful, but not particularly good at any one thing.

Given the financial strictures we are working under, if we then went out and paid 7 or 8m for Cleverley, we'd be absolutely barking.

[silhillvilla]

He's wealthy, his Mrs is stunning, I will give him that, but good Lord as a footballer, he's limited. He works hard as did KEA and Holman but I don't see much difference quality wise. If anything he's worse. The other two weighed in with the odd good goal. I've seen cleverly shoot once on target I think in 6 months.

[PeterWithesShin]

Hopefully we'll see him contribute more as the team get used to this weird 'passing the ball to another Villa player' tactic we've recently discovered.

[Steve67]

Really ordinary player. Would rather keep him if it means we cant spend any money on a replacement though. If we have any money to spend then I would not spend it on him.

[PaulWinch again]

Hopefully we'll see him contribute more as the team get used to this weird 'passing the ball to another Villa player' tactic we've recently discovered.

Indeed.

[LeeB]

Maybe he needs a bit of time adjust. He wouldn't be the first signing ever to need that.