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Offline nigel

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #510 on: December 30, 2020, 12:13:36 PM »
Aguaro is out of contract soon.
If we’re thinking along the lines of Costa then he might be worth a Bid.

Offline Lastfootstamper

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #511 on: December 30, 2020, 12:29:04 PM »
I'd say most are now pretty happy with our first choice pick in all positions, so I'd be very surprised if we deviate from either buying a starting upgrade on one of our regulars or getting in younger players, around 20 or 21, as developable understudies for positions where we don't currently have anybody coming through that looks like they'll make the grade. I can't see us buying players aged 24-28 to simply sit on the bench.

It does look like we're immediately short of cover for Watkins and Luiz/McGinn, so we might go for loans or short-term deals, kind of 18 months, for experienced players, but of much, much higher standard than Drinkwater or Baston. Players of a standard where they're still good enough to play without having to wait for the incumbent to succumb to injury before they get risked. Like Costa, that level.

Offline LeeB

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #512 on: December 30, 2020, 12:34:28 PM »
Enda Stevens is too shuddering a reminder of the Lambert era. Not interested in bringing him back, enda story.

It was McLeish that signed him, and Lambert that bought a succession of shite left backs instead of giving him a go.

Offline Monty

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #513 on: December 30, 2020, 12:44:43 PM »
Aguaro is out of contract soon.
If we’re thinking along the lines of Costa then he might be worth a Bid.

Let's calm down.

Offline Sdwbvf

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #514 on: December 30, 2020, 02:32:45 PM »
For use of a better word, our current 'B' Team:

                                           Heaton

Guilbert/Elmo               Hause                         Engels              Taylor

Trez                    Marvelous                  Hourihane           Ramsay

                                                   Barklay (floating)

                                          Davis
           

Looks like a great FA Cup team. Assuming Liverpool put out their kids. Certainly better than last year's.


Offline nigel

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #515 on: December 30, 2020, 03:11:19 PM »
Aguaro is out of contract soon.
If we’re thinking along the lines of Costa then he might be worth a Bid.

Let's calm down.

😂
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to bring him off the bench for the last 15-20 mins to give Ollie a rest, though 😉

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #516 on: December 30, 2020, 07:00:50 PM »
I know he's a good player, but I don't think Josh King should be an option for us. He's barely played since November due to back issues. The last thing we need is to bring someone in and immediately have them a significant injury concern.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #517 on: December 30, 2020, 07:01:47 PM »
That sounds exactly like the sort of thing 2010s Villa would do. Let's hope we have learned.

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #518 on: December 30, 2020, 07:04:36 PM »
Have to see what happens with Ross Barclay!

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #519 on: December 30, 2020, 07:09:08 PM »
Have to see what happens with Ross Barclay!

You could take it to the bank he'd get hurt

Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #520 on: December 30, 2020, 07:11:14 PM »
I know! Couldn't be bothered to change it :)

Offline not3bad

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #521 on: December 30, 2020, 08:00:27 PM »
Villa's January transfer market according to the beeb:

Aston Villa
Don't expect any big-money moves here but manager Dean Smith may look at his attack. Ollie Watkins, the £28m club-record signing from Brentford, has been outstanding but Keinan Davis has not produced enough goals when he has had a chance.

January is a fraught market, especially for acquiring the priceless commodity of goals, as Villa discovered with the failed £8.5m signing of Genk's Mbwana Samatta last year. He is already out on loan at Fenerbahce.

Villa have long been linked with Werder Bremen's Milot Rashica but at this stage there are no plans for any serious spending.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55428143

Offline KevinGage

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #522 on: December 30, 2020, 08:16:52 PM »
Arkadiusz Milik at Napoli and Moussa Marega at FC Porto are both out of contract this summer.

Former Citeh striker Stevan Jovetic n'all.

Marega was one of the names linked with us had we gone up in 2018.  Haven't really followed his career since, TBH.

« Last Edit: December 30, 2020, 08:19:14 PM by KevinGage »

Offline john e

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #523 on: December 30, 2020, 08:22:39 PM »
What’s happening with that Rashica thing

Offline paul_e

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #524 on: December 30, 2020, 08:30:32 PM »
Arkadiusz Milik at Napoli and Moussa Marega at FC Porto are both out of contract this summer.

Former Citeh striker Stevan Jovetic n'all.

Marega was one of the names linked with us had we gone up in 2018.  Haven't really followed his career since, TBH.


Jovetic has barely played for 3 seasons, I worry he'd be similar to Drinkwater.

Marega doesn't look good enough to me, would have been an ok signing to add a bit more experience whilst Wes settled but he's Samatta level in my opinion and we're better than that now.

Milik is a very good player, I suspect he'll have a lot of options, him in and Davis out on loan then review in the summer would be exceptional business.

 


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