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Author Topic: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread  (Read 554357 times)

Offline Caribbeanvillan

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2280 on: January 13, 2020, 05:30:24 PM »
José Callejon and Fernando Llorente are targets for Aston Villa. Jesus Garcìa Pitarch is in contact with the players agents.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2281 on: January 13, 2020, 05:36:00 PM »
José Callejon and Fernando Llorente are targets for Aston Villa. Jesus Garcìa Pitarch is in contact with the players agents.

This simpley cant be true!

2 players with a combined ages of 67! What is the world coming too

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2282 on: January 13, 2020, 05:38:30 PM »
32 is not old.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2283 on: January 13, 2020, 05:40:28 PM »
Yep, 32 y.o Napoli Midfielder, and 34 y.o striker.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2284 on: January 13, 2020, 05:42:03 PM »
I have ko issue with Llorente as a signing as long as there is a second, much faster option. He will do a big part of what we need, be a target, hold the ball, win some headers etc. A pacey wide forward to play off him is a must though.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2285 on: January 13, 2020, 05:50:16 PM »
32 is not old.

For a winger who's known for pace it is to be fair!

Offline TelfordVilla

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2286 on: January 13, 2020, 05:59:41 PM »
It looks like it isn't about who we want to sign, but who we can sign. No decent players available so will need to sign someone who is past it but available.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2287 on: January 13, 2020, 06:15:01 PM »
The January market is generally impossible to work through and especially for a club like ours who is desperate for players who can actually come in quickly and make a difference. It’s not like we are missing that one piece. So it looks like at least right now we will add short term warm bodies and fillers. Hopefully by the end of the window we have added a proper player or two.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2288 on: January 13, 2020, 06:16:36 PM »
Can someone with IT skills add a countdown clock to the title on this thread so I can get more and more depressed as we fail to make signings.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2289 on: January 13, 2020, 06:37:21 PM »
Llorente is as mobile as a block of flats but it’s better than our other options.
The Callejon link is interesting as Napoli are in turmoil and basically looking to overhaul their squad and by the same token Sporting Lisbon are in financial strife.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2290 on: January 13, 2020, 06:37:40 PM »
José Callejon and Fernando Llorente are targets for Aston Villa. Jesus Garcìa Pitarch is in contact with the players agents.

That's better. Llorente good at Swansea, less so at Spurs but still make an impact off the bench in a few games for me. Not a week in week out starter for me but would score goals off the bench if we got the crosses in.

Callejon is I think wide player in a front 3, 61 goals in 200 odd games for Napoli since 2013 and they've been very good in that period.

There are some decent players at Napoli but it's very much a Spurs type situation in that it's one season too far for the squad and it needs to be broken up now. Their Full backs are worth looking at now, Hysaj is a decent player aswell but out of favour.

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2291 on: January 13, 2020, 06:38:11 PM »
Llorente is as mobile as a block of flats but it’s better than our other options.
The Callejon link is interesting as Napoli are in turmoil and basically looking to overhaul their squad and by the same token Sporting Lisbon are in financial strife.

Bolasie is on loan at Sporting!

Offline Rudy65

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2292 on: January 13, 2020, 06:41:59 PM »
Which wont be good enough as 3 of our easiest fixtures will be over with by then and we will have gifted the teams around us 3 points. Pathetic January so far. A plodder has been and another Keeper, an old man.

You reckon Watford is easy?

Other than Liverpool away we are capable of getting something from all our games if we can strengthen during the window

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2293 on: January 13, 2020, 06:44:17 PM »
Llorente is as mobile as a block of flats but it’s better than our other options.
The Callejon link is interesting as Napoli are in turmoil and basically looking to overhaul their squad and by the same token Sporting Lisbon are in financial strife.

Bolasie is on loan at Sporting!

I can just imagine it...a returning hero !!

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Re: Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread
« Reply #2294 on: January 13, 2020, 06:47:11 PM »
I think we need to have a little patience and faith in the board that they are working on deals. The likes of Nakmaba, Konza and Wesley (and even Mcginn, I think) came in totally under the radar. There's no reason to think that won't happen again although it is harder in January.

 


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