Borja Baston

[PaulWinch again]

Welcome Borja score 10 goals please.

[Clark W Griswold]

Big beaming smile in the signing picture, at least he looks like he wants to come.

[pauliewalnuts]

Suso is absolutely fucking working his magic.

Scouring Europe since August for players to fit our system, settles on someone who has scored 34 goals in the last 5 seasons and currently can't get into Swansea's team.

I am not discounting the fact this might work out, but is this really, really the result of that painstaking scouting?

[PeterWithesShin]

Aston Villa is pleased to announce the signing of Borja Baston from Swansea City on a free transfer, subject to international clearance.
 
The striker has netted six times for the Swans in 21 appearances this season.
 
Once on the books at Atletico Madrid, the 27-year-old spent the majority of his time with Atleti out on loan, netting 23 goals for Real Zaragoza in 2014/15.
 
His 18 goals for Eibar the following season prompted Swansea to part with over £15 million for his services in the summer of 2016.
 
He spent last season on loan at Alaves, scoring five times in 18 starts.

[mallo]

Good luck to him. His injury record seems good, which is a plus at this stage!

On the football front, Swansea must have been thinking they were Leeds when they paid £15M for him. He can head a ball and likes to hit it first time with his feet which I imagine leads to more row z than goals but he can score and has experience. I’ll be honest his highlights look a bit better than Wes. At 6.3 he’ll be a handful - and whoever said Davis was is dreaming. Welcome to the best club you’ll ever play for - give it your best and score a few and you won’t go far wrong. Let’s face it you’ve got a free hit as far as expectation goes.

[pauliewalnuts]

Aston Villa is pleased to announce the signing of Borja Baston from Swansea City on a free transfer, subject to international clearance.
 
The striker has netted six times for the Swans in 21 appearances this season.
 
Once on the books at Atletico Madrid, the 27-year-old spent the majority of his time with Atleti out on loan, netting 23 goals for Real Zaragoza in 2014/15.
 
His 18 goals for Eibar the following season prompted Swansea to part with over £15 million for his services in the summer of 2016.
 
He spent last season on loan at Alaves, scoring five times in 18 starts.

"Once on the books of Atletico Madrid"

Colour me inspired.

[PeterWithesShin]

Suso is absolutely fucking working his magic.

Scouring Europe since August for players to fit our system, settles on someone who has scored 34 goals in the last 5 seasons and currently can't get into Swansea's team.

I am not discounting the fact this might work out, but is this really, really the result of that painstaking scouting?

Where's this "can't get in the Swansea team" bollocks come from? He's played 21 times this season.

[PaulWinch again]

Suso is absolutely fucking working his magic.

Scouring Europe since August for players to fit our system, settles on someone who has scored 34 goals in the last 5 seasons and currently can't get into Swansea's team.

I am not discounting the fact this might work out, but is this really, really the result of that painstaking scouting?

Yes I mean fingers crossed it works, but it doesn’t seem like brilliant scouting.

[charlatan]

Good luck to him. His injury record seems good, which is a plus at this stage!

On the football front, Swansea must have been thinking they were Leeds when they paid £15M for him. He can head a ball and likes to hit it first time with his feet which I imagine leads to more row z than goals but he can score and has experience. I’ll be honest his highlights look a bit better than Wes. At 6.3 he’ll be a handful - and whoever said Davis was is dreaming. Welcome to the best club you’ll ever play for - give it your best and score a few and you won’t go far wrong. Let’s face it you’ve got a free hit as far as expectation goes.

Physicality means Davis is a handful when fit, but he is pretty clueless in front of goal.

[pauliewalnuts]

Suso is absolutely fucking working his magic.

Scouring Europe since August for players to fit our system, settles on someone who has scored 34 goals in the last 5 seasons and currently can't get into Swansea's team.

I am not discounting the fact this might work out, but is this really, really the result of that painstaking scouting?

Where's this "can't get in the Swansea team" bollocks come from? He's played 21 times this season.

Whatever, the point is it's not really looking like the sort of result which requires an arch-talent scouting operation, is it?

[Legion]

All a little uninspiring, to be honest.

[Toronto Villa]

[PeterWithesShin]

Well it was hardly an obvious signing considering how many are claiming to have never heard of him

[Brassneck]

Suso is absolutely fucking working his magic.

Scouring Europe since August for players to fit our system, settles on someone who has scored 34 goals in the last 5 seasons and currently can't get into Swansea's team.

I am not discounting the fact this might work out, but is this really, really the result of that painstaking scouting?

Where's this "can't get in the Swansea team" bollocks come from? He's played 21 times this season.

Whatever, the point is it's not really looking like the sort of result which requires an arch-talent scouting operation, is it?

I think you're being a bit unfair.  I'm beginning to question Suso but this signing was forced upon us on Jan 1st.  It's not one that we had from August to bring to fruition.

[PeterWithesShin]

For all we know he was number 27 on our list, and apart from Samatta none of the others could be done because clubs didn't want to sell or were taking the piss, FFP, agents being twats, or any number of other reasons. I'm not exactly partying like mad that we've signed him but I know one thing, a few hours ago loads were saying only having Samatta and Davis was the club being negligent. Well we've signed someone else and it's still shit.