Tom Cleverley loan watch

[Toronto Villa]

Encouraging comments

“I’m playing my football with a massive smile on my face and enjoying myself here,” he said.

“We’ve got a great group of lads and I’m getting on well with the manager so those are all factors that show I’m happy.

“I’ve really grown to like playing for this club in the last few months and this manager has got to be given credit for getting me where I’ve been in the last few weeks,”

LIKE - as the kids say

[edgysatsuma89]

You know it makes sense

[Toronto Villa]

this bit is also encouraging

First the club have got to offer me something. And then I’ll definitely have a look.’

For Cleverley, his next move won’t be financially motivated.

‘I don’t think any Premier League players are going to be short of a quid or two,’ he said. ‘You have just got to be happy first of all. And I am at this club.
‘I just know my contract runs out at Man United on June 30, that’s my position.’

[peter w]

I was just about to cut and paste that bit. honest and tells us a lot about his motivation.

[Dante Lavelli]

this bit is also encouraging

First the club have got to offer me something. And then I’ll definitely have a look.’

For Cleverley, his next move won’t be financially motivated.

‘I don’t think any Premier League players are going to be short of a quid or two,’ he said. ‘You have just got to be happy first of all. And I am at this club.
‘I just know my contract runs out at Man United on June 30, that’s my position.’

That is the bit which jumped out at me too.  Football generally will be a better place when players realise this. 
I did not imagine that "TC23" would have been one of the first.  ...after Delph of course.

[Matt Collins]

I'm really liking this guy. He always seems so happy to score - and when others score

Really encouraging comments and I think we should offer him a deal as soon as we're mathematically safe. Just hope we're in a position to do that in terms of the ownership situation. I'd have thought it's a no brainer though

[Ron Manager]

All looking very positive in today's rags but don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Until the ink is dry on the contract that will be offered he is not our's....yet!

[martin o`who??]

I hope he has realised that re-signing for Man U isnt necessarily the wisest thing to do, he was sent out on loan for a reason, and it wasnt because he was an automatic choice, whereas at VP, he has completeley re-launched his career, is a first choice, seems happy and is on the up and up, if he goes elswhere, he effectively has to start again. It would be crazy to move on, fingers crossed the lad sees the pluses and signs.

[alan_clarke]

Hopefully the rest of the premier league clubs haven't latched on to how good he has been lately - my Liverpool supporting mates thought I was drunk yesterday when I suggested they could do worse than signing TC.

[robbo1874]

Signing cleverley would be a coup almost as big as re-signing Delph. I think we're all but safe in the league now and if we can beat arsenal then we'd have a great chance of keeping cleverley, benteke and vlaar.

I'm still undecided about Vlaar.  Good player, but has missed considerable amounts of each season he has been at the Villa.  I also think that playing alongside a physical and dominant centre half would bring out the best in Okore and Clark.

i take your point. At the moment in our current situation I'd be really happy if I learned tomorrow he'd signed a new deal. A lot depends on what funds are available in the summer if/when the takeover happens. We could probably upgrade in that area, but it won't be cheap and probably not a priority if money continues to be tight. Aside from the injuries, he's a class act and we should be looking to keep him as things stand, in my view.

[Ron Manager]

Wolfsberg interested now it would appear.

[Toronto Villa]

he's a nailed on signing as far as I am concerned. Once the club have started to suggest they would like to keep him, and the player days later does exactly the same thing and even goes as afar as to say happiness over money is the priority then barring something completely bizarre occurring he'll be Villa player next season on a 4 year deal. File with Sinclair, Scott

[aj2k77]

Sinclair and Cleverley for £3m..... I'd be over the moon, they are the kind of signings we would have probably paid nearer £20m for a few years ago.

[peter w]

yeah, building up nicely isn't it. If the Benteke thing is correct from VCTM then the team for nest season is taking shape. I'd prefer a keeper, left-back, centre-half (of experience), one more midfielder, one right-sided player and one more forward.

[eamonn]

I have a horrible vision of him in a Spurs shirt next season.