Lucas Digne

[ChicagoLion]

maybe we are not the only club trying to buy him.

[achilles]

I think I would have preferred Hickey the Scottish lad as he is younger and has vast potential.
I thought our policy was signing younger players with potential sell on value?

I appreciate every rule can be broken, especially with the opportunity to sign Coutinho, who is a world class player but I am not keen on breaking it very often!

[Ger Regan]

Think we're just haggling over price, 25m is far too much. 15m ish more realistic.

We paid around 13 million for Targett though, so i'd hope our replacement for him is markedly better than him. If the price reflects that, so be it.

[Brazilian Villain]

Reports saying a 22m fee agreed.

[Smirker]

Reports saying a 22m fee agreed.

Source?

[Brazilian Villain]

Reports saying a 22m fee agreed.

Source?

http://www.thehardtackle.com/news/2022/01/11/transfer-news-aston-villa-agree-deal-to-sign-lucas-digne-2/

Not saying it's confirmed as it's not the BBC, Percy etc. but first time I've seen 22m mentioned as a fee.

[Drummond]

Perhaps Phil McNulty on BBC was right.

[richtheholtender]

Think we're just haggling over price, 25m is far too much. 15m ish more realistic.

We paid around 13 million for Targett though, so i'd hope our replacement for him is markedly better than him. If the price reflects that, so be it.

Age does get factored in to prices

[Toronto Villa]

Good stats or it could mean the rest of the Everton team are fucking dire

https://twitter.com/skysportspl/status/1480948116660670465?s=21

[Steve67]

Perhaps Phil McNulty on BBC was right.

What was that mate?

[robleflaneur]

I think I would have preferred Hickey the Scottish lad as he is younger and has vast potential.
I thought our policy was signing younger players with potential sell on value?

I appreciate every rule can be broken, especially with the opportunity to sign Coutinho, who is a world class player but I am not keen on breaking it very often!

We could sign both.I have a lot of respect for Targett but  he would be a reserve if Digne signs.If Hickey replaces Targett,then he can also come on as an impact sub in matches.The problem would be selling that concept to
Hickey.

[Keeno]

I think I would have preferred Hickey the Scottish lad as he is younger and has vast potential.
I thought our policy was signing younger players with potential sell on value?

I appreciate every rule can be broken, especially with the opportunity to sign Coutinho, who is a world class player but I am not keen on breaking it very often!

We could sign both.I have a lot of respect for Targett but  he would be a reserve if Digne signs.If Hickey replaces Targett,then he can also come on as an impact sub in matches.The problem would be selling that concept to
Hickey.

Hickey's incredibly young. I'd like us to sign him but immediately loan him back to Bologna, where he's making a lot of first team apps in a good league, for the next 12-18 months - picking up Digne as well. Immediately solving both our short and longer term LB problems, and giving Targett a chance to fight for his place (which I think he deserves).

[paul_e]

I think I would have preferred Hickey the Scottish lad as he is younger and has vast potential.
I thought our policy was signing younger players with potential sell on value?

I appreciate every rule can be broken, especially with the opportunity to sign Coutinho, who is a world class player but I am not keen on breaking it very often!

We could sign both.I have a lot of respect for Targett but  he would be a reserve if Digne signs.If Hickey replaces Targett,then he can also come on as an impact sub in matches.The problem would be selling that concept to
Hickey.

Hickey's incredibly young. I'd like us to sign him but immediately loan him back to Bologna, where he's making a lot of first team apps in a good league, for the next 12-18 months - picking up Digne as well. Immediately solving both our short and longer term LB problems, and giving Targett a chance to fight for his place (which I think he deserves).

This depends on where we see the development of players like Chrisene. If they think he's got a chance of making it at the top then a signing at left back today has to improve the squad immediately, not maybe be an option in 18months.

[andyh]

Someone called Julien Maynard is tweeting an ‘agreement has been reached’ !?

[Toronto Villa]

According to John Percy Everton want to sign AEG as part of the deal. We want 15M for AEG. So it would be a good deal for both sides if we can Digne and sell AEG.