Leander Dendoncker (sold to Real Oviedo)

[VillaTim]

imagine being told 12 months ago Napoli wanted Dendonker

[manic-road]

Hope he does well at Napoli so that they want to make his signing permanent at the end of the loan.

[Dogtanian]

Reports that the deal is too expensive to make permanent;

https://sportwitness.co.uk/difficult-club-trigger-option-buy-aston-villa-player-transfer-currently-pipe-dream/

[OCD]

They'll be flush with cash when PSG or another buy Osimhen off them.

[Drummond]

Early negotiation tactics then.

[Gareth]

I would have thought his ability would have made a deal difficult not money, theyll get to see him for 4 months.

[Monty]

At least he'll have a new manager to impress.

[Risso]

I'd have thought his style would suit Italian football. He's a big old unit with a decent range of passing, but absolutely no pace whatsoever.

[Mister E]

Reports that the deal is too expensive to make permanent;
https://sportwitness.co.uk/difficult-club-trigger-option-buy-aston-villa-player-transfer-currently-pipe-dream/

Strange that they were happy to include the option-to-buy price in the loan contract. Negotiation tactics.

[VILLA MOLE]

Reports that the deal is too expensive to make permanent;
https://sportwitness.co.uk/difficult-club-trigger-option-buy-aston-villa-player-transfer-currently-pipe-dream/

Strange that they were happy to include the option-to-buy price in the loan contract. Negotiation tactics.

Any of theirs worth pinching

[Brazilian Villain]

Reports that the deal is too expensive to make permanent;
https://sportwitness.co.uk/difficult-club-trigger-option-buy-aston-villa-player-transfer-currently-pipe-dream/

Strange that they were happy to include the option-to-buy price in the loan contract. Negotiation tactics.

Any of theirs worth pinching

I suppose a straight player swap for Osimhen is out of the question.

[eamonn]

Has the Donk got any playing time yet for them? He hadn't up to a couple of weeks back from what I could see.

[Smithy]

Has the Donk got any playing time yet for them? He hadn't up to a couple of weeks back from what I could see.

 Think he's had a couple of sub appearances? Definitely one. But I don't think he's started a game yet.

[pauliewalnuts]

Napoli are a total car crash this season.

Putting in one of the worst title defences of all time. Managerial churn, too.

[eamonn]

Putting in one of the worst title defences of all time. Manager churn too.

Sounds like us in '82 (without the, er European Cup win, obvs...).