Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[cdbearsfan]

I think Brewster is going to be very good. That's a coup for Sheffield United if there is no buy-back nonsense.

[manic-road]

Brewster close to joining Sheffield United for around £17m according to the Daily Mail? I'd like Villa to sign him.

I read that Liverpool have insisted that they have a buy back clause, if true I wouldn't want that. I'm nervous enough about Douglas being bought by City.

[Villafirst]

All this speculation over Jadon Sancho to Manure. Is he actually any good? Would you swap Jack for him? A Transfer fee of around £108m being mentioned.....Crazy!

[maidstonevillain]

Brewster close to joining Sheffield United for around £17m according to the Daily Mail? I'd like Villa to sign him.

From something I saw elsewhere, they are willing to incorporate a buy-back clause.

[OCD]

Liverpool are wary of signing players younger than 23 because they can easily go one way or the other. Their transfer policy is based on largely signing players in the 23-26 age bracket so that by then, they know which way they're going to go but are still able to get better and increase their value.

If they're able to sell Brewster for best part of £20m with a buy-back clause, it's smart business. If he becomes another Solanke, they've taken a good amount of cash but if he goes on to make something of himself, they can buy him back at a set price and bring him back into the fold.

Much better if, in future, we can be Liverpool in this situation rather than Sheffield United.

[ADVILLAFAN]

To be fair the Brewster, he will want to be playing and we obviously wouldn't be able to guarantee first team football.

[Vegas]

I hate buy back clauses, and not just because of Luiz. It’s another relatively new invention that skews the playing field in favour of the big clubs, and makes it much harder for other clubs to challenge.

One way a club like Sheff Utd could previously have improved their lot in life would be to take a risk on someone like Brewster. But with a buyback clause even if it spectacularly works out they’ll just lose him.

[eamonn]

Every time I read RLC I keep getting confused and Villa legends Ulises De La Cruz and Richie De Laet enter my head.

[danno]

Every time I read RLC I keep getting confused and Villa legends Ulises De La Cruz and Richie De Laet enter my head.

Had completely forgotten about him, was he ever found? Did we even sign him? I think I saw more of Unsworth.

[JJ-AV]

Regarding Barkley, I’m struggling to think of an example of a player like that (promising, went for big bucks before they were fully developed, stagnated since) who then became good again later down the line.

Mings?

Zaha and Ings jump to mind too.

From Chelsea alone Lukaku, De Bruyne, Salah, Ake, Bertrand Traore and Cuadrado aren't doing too bad either.

[ChicagoLion]

I prefer Conor (who has limitations) to Barkley, no idea why people think he is still a good player. Spent force.

I think Conor has got a bit of bad press but there is no comparison between him and Barkley. Barkley is a top quality player. Hourihane has a good left peg

Really a top quality player? find a Chelsea fan that watches them and agrees with you.

[exigo]

Regarding Barkley, I’m struggling to think of an example of a player like that (promising, went for big bucks before they were fully developed, stagnated since) who then became good again later down the line.

Mings?

Zaha and Ings jump to mind too.

From Chelsea alone Lukaku, De Bruyne, Salah, Ake, Bertrand Traore and Cuadrado aren't doing too bad either.

I'd chuck James Rodriguez into the mix as well.

[brian green]

Shearer?

[olaftab]

Is Barkley going to be another Wilshere?

[brontebilly]

Is Barkley going to be another Wilshere?

All hype since he was a teenager with precious little to back it up, sounds about right. I'm far from convinced about RLC either but at least he has some experience in the holding midfielder/playmaking role.