Emmanuel Adebayor

[Joshua Fineman]

I wonder if Robinson being sent out on loan is an indicator that maybe we've got someone coming in up front?

This, hopefully...

[Fasth56]

From the pre match press conference it appears that the sticking point is between the two clubs. Sherwood said that if they feel the need to revisit the deal then they will have to see if the clubs can come to some agreement as there is no agreement at the moment.

[aj2k77]

With that many problems it appears they want a fee plus all his wages. Move on and source another striker. We need one.

[old man villa fan]

It looks as though Villa have made their offer clear and value him at that and no more.  Sherwood is willing to walk away if that is not acceptable and that is how it should be.

What we have offered and what Spurs will accept, nobody outside of the clubs seems to know.  If it was a loan move, I would think that the only input that Adebayor would have in the matter is where he lives and any expenses attached to living/travel, together with whether he wants to be loaned out.  Regarding that last point, I would have thought coming up to the club and talking to us would show some willing.

[mr underhill]

laughable really, £5.2 m a year and he still gets travel assistance.

[DB]

If true this is window what he is like. Don't touch him, too high maintenance, costly and not actually that good...IMO.

[Hairbandinho]

He really isn't good enough to justify everything he will want, and what Tottenham will want for him.

I would rather we try for Austin if we are this desperate. At least he isn't high maintenance

[Matt Collins]

Depends what you mean by not that good. Look at the clubs he's played for!!!

But whether he's still at it is a very different question

[old man villa fan]

He really isn't good enough to justify everything he will want, and what Tottenham will want for him.

I would rather we try for Austin if we are this desperate. At least he isn't high maintenance

Austin will probably cost £15m with another £16m for a 4 year contract.  £31m is a lot of money to tie up in one player if he's not the type of player we think we will need in 2 or 3 years time.

We are in a major transformation period and we need a couple of loans to cover the short term.

I would hope that we would only consider Adebayor at around £3-4m for the season with Spurs paying the rest.

[Villa in Denmark]

He really isn't good enough to justify everything he will want, and what Tottenham will want for him.

I would rather we try for Austin if we are this desperate. At least he isn't high maintenance

2 completely different players.

Adebeyor is obviously being looked at as the closest to a direct replacement for Benteke we can find.
The only other player in the UK that comes close is Bony, but seeing as he only moved to Man City in January for almost the same money as Benteke that's pretty much a non starter.
If there's someone waiting to be found like Benteke was on the continent or in South America god knows.

[mr underhill]

Isn't Embolo Benteke like?

[brontebilly]

We'd be putting a lot of faith in gestede and Kozak. I like Kozak but he's not fit to lace benteke's boots. His lack of pace and physical presence is very noticeable. He's a good scorer though. Gestede clearly an unknown quantity at this level as is Ayew

Could work out but I definitely want some proven attacking pedigree if we can get it. It's not like we can rely on clean sheets and nicking goals.

Based on what I've seen of him, Id be stunned if Gestede isnt a success for us. I saw odds quoted yesterday that he is 2/1 to be our top scorer which barring injury he is a cert to be imo. He does lack pace but has everything else and if we get quality balls in to him he will score at will I think. Its why I think we ought to consider Bacuna and Amavi as wing backs to give quality out wide but doesnt look as if that was tried in pre-season.

Gabby and Ayew can play as the central striker too and we have lots of options now for the supporting striker roles. Kozak pre-injury did get a few goals but aside from that his hold up play, mobility and pretty much everything else was not up to scratch. He is more of a penalty box type forward and a sub or cup option for us at best I think.

The budget that Adebayor was/is going to consume would be far better off bringing in a top quality attacking right back (e.g. Walker) or left sided centre midfielder (e.g. Dembele).

Despite the fact that our best players for the last few years (Vlaar, Delph, Benteke even Cleverley to a degree) have all left, I think we look a much better balanced squad this term. The league is going to be much stronger this season but I think a top 10 position is achievable with the players we now have.

The long overdue squad gutting has been done pretty much and fair play to Sherwood for doing that. My only real concern now is the amount of faith he has placed in Micah Richards to be our captain and right sided centre back, I think that faith is misplaced but everything else I have no problems with. Gestede for 6m could be the buy of the season imo and really looking forward to seeing Amavi, Veretout, Gueye and Ayew in action. 

 

[OCD]

We'd be putting a lot of faith in gestede and Kozak. I like Kozak but he's not fit to lace benteke's boots. His lack of pace and physical presence is very noticeable. He's a good scorer though. Gestede clearly an unknown quantity at this level as is Ayew

Could work out but I definitely want some proven attacking pedigree if we can get it. It's not like we can rely on clean sheets and nicking goals.

Based on what I've seen of him, Id be stunned if Gestede isnt a success for us. I saw odds quoted yesterday that he is 2/1 to be our top scorer which barring injury he is a cert to be imo. He does lack pace but has everything else and if we get quality balls in to him he will score at will I think. Its why I think we ought to consider Bacuna and Amavi as wing backs to give quality out wide but doesnt look as if that was tried in pre-season.

Gabby and Ayew can play as the central striker too and we have lots of options now for the supporting striker roles. Kozak pre-injury did get a few goals but aside from that his hold up play, mobility and pretty much everything else was not up to scratch. He is more of a penalty box type forward and a sub or cup option for us at best I think.

The budget that Adebayor was/is going to consume would be far better off bringing in a top quality attacking right back (e.g. Walker) or left sided centre midfielder (e.g. Dembele).

Despite the fact that our best players for the last few years (Vlaar, Delph, Benteke even Cleverley to a degree) have all left, I think we look a much better balanced squad this term. The league is going to be much stronger this season but I think a top 10 position is achievable with the players we now have.

The long overdue squad gutting has been done pretty much and fair play to Sherwood for doing that. My only real concern now is the amount of faith he has placed in Micah Richards to be our captain and right sided centre back, I think that faith is misplaced but everything else I have no problems with. Gestede for 6m could be the buy of the season imo and really looking forward to seeing Amavi, Veretout, Gueye and Ayew in action. 

 

Good post. Although I would say by not having a quality right back, it gives us the option of moving Richards to right back if that faith proved to be unfounded (though I think it will). There was talk about Holgate, who might have been one for the future but that doesn't seem to have come to anything.

[ozzjim]

I agree on Gestede, he looks made for the premier league, I think he is a good bet for 12-15 goals this season I really do. Big, powerful and seems to get in there where it hurts.

Kozak I am not sure about after 18 months out, but he does look capable of being in the right place at the right time to score. If we could get another forward that could add goals to the squad I would be happier, Adebayor would be a good signing if he wants it, but all points to more trouble before he has even arrived. I hope we are looking elsewhere in a similar vein to the others we have signed this summer.

I do like Aaron Lennon as a possible signing though, I said a lot last season that unless Gabby was in then we are too slow at times, Lennon is quick and would give us that dimension, and was good at Everton last season on loan. For the right money I think he would be decent enough.

[Matt C]

I'd be amazed if another striker didn't come in given we've allowed Robinson to leave.