Boubacar Kamara - out for the season

[cdbearsfan]

I'm still nervous that it could fall through....

[Toronto Villa]

I'm still nervous that it could fall through....

It’s the Villa way. Cue an announcement any minute that his wife/girlfriend wants to move to Bordeaux instead.

[dave shelley]

I'm still nervous that it could fall through....

It’s the Villa way. Cue an announcement any minute that his wife/girlfriend wants to move to Bordeaux instead.

Bordeauxly Green.

[gpbarr]

Nice to wake up to a very positive statement of intent from the club - he will certainly bring some steel into the club and thats something we have really missed in midfield.

Well done all concerned

[Brazilian Villain]

I'm still nervous that it could fall through....

It’s the Villa way. Cue an announcement any minute that his wife/girlfriend wants to move to Bordeaux instead.

Bordeauxly Green.

Petite Heath.

[cdbearsfan]

I'm still nervous that it could fall through....

It’s the Villa way. Cue an announcement any minute that his wife/girlfriend wants to move to Bordeaux instead.

Bordeauxly Green.

Very good.

[eamonn]

Tarkowski is a right-footer. Which seems odd with Chambers and Konsa already here.

And Mings and Hause are left-footed. Do you want Tarkowski to grow a third one for variety?

[Proposition Joe]

Good analysis on his position by Statman Dave

Lots of mention of tactical intelligence. Would that make him the first player at Villa to have any kind of tactical intelligence since ... I dunno, Petrov? Footballing brains have been sorely lacking in recent years.

[eamonn]

Presumably he played with Sanson at OM?

Sanson must have had great things to say about how generous Villa are financially but that the manager has his favourites of which Kamara presumably will be one.

If I read right that Marseille clinched Champs League qualification on the last day, it's even more impressive that we landed him (added to the reports that he turned-down Atleti). I assume there must be a low-ish release clause in case we keep pissing around in mid-table and we must have thrown a chunky signing-on fee at him too to seal the deal. Whatever the details, he'll get a full pre-season to get ready. Just please be a reliable lynchpin and help us win the FA Cup, for the love of God, it's all we ask.

[Brazilian Villain]

Excellent news. Another signing that the manager's name will have attracted I reckon,

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1528670269161734145

Kamara had four proposals on the table.
“But when I met with Steven Gerrard in my home, I knew Aston Villa was for me”, Kamara says.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes the manager is helping get some serious quality into the club.

[Clark W Griswold]

Welcome Bouba. Let’s hope he turns out to be the player we’ve been screaming out for. It’ll be even sweeter with a free transfer and it’ll free up funds for others hopefully. Wouldn’t mind Tarkowski on a free as well.

[dorsetvillian]

Great news..

[Lastfootstamper]

Presumably he played with Sanson at OM?

Sanson must have had great things to say about how generous Villa are financially but that the manager has his favourites of which Kamara presumably will be one.

If I read right that Marseille clinched Champs League qualification on the last day, it's even more impressive that we landed him (added to the reports that he turned-down Atleti). I assume there must be a low-ish release clause in case we keep pissing around in mid-table and we must have thrown a chunky signing-on fee at him too to seal the deal. Whatever the details, he'll get a full pre-season to get ready. Just please be a reliable lynchpin and help us win the FA Cup, for the love of God, it's all we ask.

There's little doubt in my mind that this is the case. To get to where we want to be, we have to sign players that already belong there or will reach that level very soon. And they'll only come if they know we will let them leave if we don't hold up our end of the deal by progressing to where they want to be.

[chrisw1]

Fair enough really.  If we sign players who have chosen to run down their contracts at their boyhood club (who have just qualified for the CL) then I think the most we can hope for is a mutually beneficial working relationship.  Expect there to be a release clause or for him to move on when it suits him.  In the meantime, if he helps us move up a level, then it will have been worth it.