Jordan Veretout - gone

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Is there really any need to be distraught in July over the Villa? 

[VILLA MOLE]

yes August to May is quite long enough

[Pat McMahon]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

[villa kicks]

Goodbye and good luck. Never worked out at the villa and won't be fancies under Bruce so inevitable he's leaving. 

[Dave]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

Presumably as the BBC's Midlands reporter he's not really in a position to dictate which clubs he does and doesn't report on?

[ASHTONVILLA]

Pleased we managed to get him off the books, and for a decent fee that might rise.

If we pick up a fee for Cissokho, and maybe even Amavi then FFP is looking closer to being OK. Hopefully next season we are in the Prem again, but even if we are not then at least the likes of Gabby, Hutton and some others on Premier league wages are starting to leave the wage bill.

Wonder if we will see another signing now some cash is incoming.

[Matt Collins]

Apparently he didn't turn up to his st Etienne medical amid rumours of a 7 mil bid from fiorentina

I reckon even I might leave villa to live in a villa outside Florence and play football for a living

[eamonn]

If true that explains how we were able to drive a decent bargain from St Etienne.

I guess he must love the Villa still, if he wants to be reunited with our Carlos (Sanchez, not Kickaball Cuellar).

[Nelson Lodge]

Apparently he didn't turn up to his st Etienne medical amid rumours of a 7 mil bid from fiorentina

I reckon even I might leave villa to live in a villa outside Florence and play football for a living

Saw this story on the Sports Witness web site. L'Equipe reported the no show for the medical at St Etienne. An Italian paper said Fiorentina have had a €7 million bid accepted. No idea how reliable this all is - probably not much.

Elsewhere Mail saying Whelan nearly done at around £1 million fee.

[SoccerHQ]

benteke?

Correct. How many years and managers ago was that.

Benteke was still unknown and coming from the Belgium league so I'd say 7m was still a decent amount as he could've easily been as much of a dud as likes of Tonev and Helenius.

It's a good question though. I'd probably say signing someone like Vlaar for 3m. Yes very injury prone but he was still a Dutch international with decent pedigree in the game.

[ciggiesnbeer]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

Presumably as the BBC's Midlands reporter he's not really in a position to dictate which clubs he does and doesn't report on?

Shame. One of the few benefits of being relegated was Pat Murphy would not be talking about us.

[Pat McMahon]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

Presumably as the BBC's Midlands reporter he's not really in a position to dictate which clubs he does and doesn't report on?

Shame. One of the few benefits of being relegated was Pat Murphy would not be talking about us.

I disagree. I think he tells it as he sees it, and for much of the past 7 years he has has a lot to criticise. I usually find I agree with his analysis of the Villa.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I disagree. I think he tells it as he sees it, and for much of the past 7 years he has has a lot to criticise. I usually find I agree with his analysis of the Villa.

Aye. I am in the minority I know. I can't stand the bloke. I think he actively dislikes this club and its fans and I find his style of reporting self important and pompous. I want to throw an egg every time I see or hear him speak. An over the hill out of touch blow hard who should have been fired years ago.

I will give him credit for one thing. He doesn't make stuff up, so I believe when he says something he believes it is true, even if it turns out to be wrong. So I will give him that.

But as I say, most respected posters here disagree with me about him which is cool. My views have not softened on him over the years though.

[saunders_heroes]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

Presumably as the BBC's Midlands reporter he's not really in a position to dictate which clubs he does and doesn't report on?

Shame. One of the few benefits of being relegated was Pat Murphy would not be talking about us.

I disagree. I think he tells it as he sees it, and for much of the past 7 years he has has a lot to criticise. I usually find I agree with his analysis of the Villa.

Spot on.

[West Derby Villan]

According to Pat Murphy, there's a sell-on clause.

Ahmed Elmohamady will link up again with his former manager Steve Bruce, signing for £1m from Hull City while Jordan Veretout will move to St Etienne for £5m rising with add-ons to £7m - the same amount he cost Villa two years ago from Nantes.

There's also a significant sell-on fee if Veretout leaves St Etienne.

Villa remain in the market for one more player,possibly two.

I thought Pat Murphy had thrown a tantrum last season and refused to deal with Villa stories.

Definitely been on 5Live about us recently, notably on the John Terry signing

Presumably as the BBC's Midlands reporter he's not really in a position to dictate which clubs he does and doesn't report on?

Shame. One of the few benefits of being relegated was Pat Murphy would not be talking about us.

I disagree. I think he tells it as he sees it, and for much of the past 7 years he has has a lot to criticise. I usually find I agree with his analysis of the Villa.

Spot on.

Yeah I thought he reported honestly about about our games, I even thought he had a soft spot for us