Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[AsTallAsLions]

Ugh.

[MattW]

"Villa are not paying Drinkwater’s full £110,000-a-week Chelsea wages after the Blues dropped their initial demands to get a deal done for the player they signed for £35 million in 2017.

...

That has forced Villa to start looking at options abroad, with Krzysztof Piatek, who has fallen down the AC Milan pecking order, and Gregoire Defrel, who the Midlands club considered in the summer and has been made available by Sassuolo, two potential options.

Crystal Palace have told Villa they are only interested in selling Christian Benteke at this stage of January, although that may change if Palace can sign a striker."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/07/aston-villa-sign-danny-drinkwater-loan-rest-season/

[postal]

As others have said we are low on numbers, but if Burnley couldn't get a tune out of him, not sure why we think we can, especially as he's hardly played in 2 years.

He's hardly to be match fit and ready to go, is he? And yes if Burnley could get him to play, thats not just warning bells 

[Duncan Shaw]

We've got a pivotal 4-5 months ahead. Survive & we'll prosper, fail & it's back to square one.

We desperately need premier league experience alongside the raw talent we have.

Short-term fixes for a short-term problem.

I agree, numbers and experience - not at all excited but we need people in.

[chrisw1]

Does this mean we can't also take Giroud?

[lukey27]

He's basically been bought to take Lansbury's place in the squad. Considering how underwhelming Drinkwater has been in the last three years, that is the saddest indictment on Lansbury who has been proved to be an utter chancer, who I imagine the entire coaching staff are thoroughly pissed off with.

[Drummond]

As others have said we are low on numbers, but if Burnley couldn't get a tune out of him, not sure why we think we can, especially as he's hardly played in 2 years.

I'd hope it's because we at least try to play football.

Let's hope it's Drinkwater by name, Drinkwater by nature.

[maidstonevillain]

As others have said we are low on numbers, but if Burnley couldn't get a tune out of him, not sure why we think we can, especially as he's hardly played in 2 years.

He was injured for muh of his time at Burnley.

[PeterWithe]

As others have said we are low on numbers, but if Burnley couldn't get a tune out of him, not sure why we think we can, especially as he's hardly played in 2 years.

This is exactly my worry.  I don't care what he does off the pitch in his own time but if he couldn't break into a very poor Burnley side (who are on a terrible run) then I have concerns that he'll improve ours.

That he cant get into a poor Burnley side may well be linked to how we looks after himself off the field.

[cdbearsfan]

Does this mean we can't also take Giroud?

Yes, well, unless we buy him.

"- Premier League clubs may not register more than two players on loan at any one time.
- The maximum number of loans registrable in the same season is four, and, under no circumstances, shall more than one be from the same club at any one time.
- Premier League clubs cannot loan to another Premier League club a player they have acquired in the same transfer window.
- A Premier League club may loan not more than one of its goalkeepers to another Premier League club."

It also means we can loan a goalkeeper or a striker, but not both, as you can only have two players on loan.

[mallo]

I can't see Drinkwater getting a game - he'll be massively unfit. I hope to god JT thinks he can sort him out.

[chrisw1]

Seems a gamble to use up one of our loans up on him when we've no idea if he will be able to find his previous form.  But it's last chance saloon for him and IF he does step up he could be very useful.   

[mallo]

"Villa are not paying Drinkwater’s full £110,000-a-week Chelsea wages after the Blues dropped their initial demands to get a deal done for the player they signed for £35 million in 2017.

...

That has forced Villa to start looking at options abroad, with Krzysztof Piatek, who has fallen down the AC Milan pecking order, and Gregoire Defrel, who the Midlands club considered in the summer and has been made available by Sassuolo, two potential options.

Crystal Palace have told Villa they are only interested in selling Christian Benteke at this stage of January, although that may change if Palace can sign a striker."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/07/aston-villa-sign-danny-drinkwater-loan-rest-season/

If we can get Benteke for £10M surely that's worth a punt? How long is he out for?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

My memory (probably over-simplistic) of Drinkwater's successful time at Leicester was of Kante winning the ball (a lot), passing it short to Drinkwater who then pinged it long for the speedy Vardy to wallop into the net. So there must be plans to bid half a billion for Jamie or rely on Kodjia's pace.

[Brassneck]

I know the papers linked us with him in the Summer - Neil Elthridge of Cardiff looks gettable for around £3/£4 million.  Not as good as Heaton but probably better than Nyland (who is doing well currently but always seems to have a clanger in him)