Really hope we have another season of him playing for us.
I don't think he's going anywhere. I don't think anyone we really want to keep will leave this summer. I just think this will be the summer where the owners will want to show they're not messing around.
Quote from: paul_e on July 26, 2020, 09:19:04 PMI don't think he's going anywhere. I don't think anyone we really want to keep will leave this summer. I just think this will be the summer where the owners will want to show they're not messing around.It doesn't matter though what the owners think if Man City decide they want him, City have got the right to buy him back at their option this season.
Quote from: Risso on July 26, 2020, 09:23:29 PMQuote from: paul_e on July 26, 2020, 09:19:04 PMI don't think he's going anywhere. I don't think anyone we really want to keep will leave this summer. I just think this will be the summer where the owners will want to show they're not messing around.It doesn't matter though what the owners think if Man City decide they want him, City have got the right to buy him back at their option this season.Of course it matters, if we want to keep him and he isn't desperate to go then he won't go, he's not going to start 30+ games at Man City, he is with us and he seems to be sensible enough to realise that game time is the most important thing for him right now. We can't reject the offer if they meet their clause but we can offer him a pay rise and contract extension if he tells them to piss off for at least another season.
I think Man City will be happy for him to stay at Villa playing week-in, week-out and continuing to develop. If he has another step up in performance next year they can always trigger his buy out clause next Summer when he stands a chance of actually getting in to their midfield.Now we've stayed up, I think the only player we'll lose to someone better is Grealish. The only others I can see going out of the door are the ones that aren't good enough.
The 5 sub rule is what makes me think there's a chance they'll sign him back for a season and he'll either kick on or they'll flog next summer for a profit.