Marco Bizot - signed

[paul_e]

From his stats his distribution and command of his area seem to be his strengths, looks to be more willing to hit it long as well but that's probably tactical.

Makes sense if Emery was as involved in watching him as suggested because he seems much more like-for-like with Emi than Olsen was. I always thought Olsen was treated a little harshly on here but it was definitely true that we looked uncomfortable with him in the team because he just didn't fit with how we were used to playing.

[frank black]

Replaces Emi or Olsen?

He certainly would be on substantially less salary and free up the possibility of selling Emi and redeploying that cash elsewhere in the squad.

[cdbearsfan]

Olsen.

[frank black]

Well, he’s better than Olsen.

We haven't seen him play yet!

Well, he's better than Olsen.

I’ll set em up, you put em away! 😂

[frank black]

Olsen.

I’m going Emi, out of pure pessimism

[PaulWinch again]

There’s no way he’s a replacement for Emi.

[eamonn]

Yeah, he'll be another average understudy in a long line of them. Welcome Marco, I guess.

[AV84]

Given we were linked with several "better", and younger, keepers earlier in the summer, I'd assume this is the Olsen replacement.

[Tuscans]

Marco Bizot has arrived in the UK ahead of his proposed move to Aston Villa

[SaddVillan]

From L'Equipe

FOUR YEARS AFTER ARRIVING IN BREST, DUTCH KEEPER MARCO BIZOT WILL LEAVE TO JOIN ASTON VILLA.

Courted by several contenders, such as Leeds, Saudi clubs and even a Ligue 1 club from the northern third of France, Marco Bizot will be well involved in Aston Villa, the club that has engaged in discussions with Brest this week, as revealed in our columns. The Birmingham club will even send a plane to Brest airport at 4pm on Sunday to pick up the 34-year-old Dutch goalkeeper and then have him sign his contract, the terms of which were still to be discussed.

While there is one year left on Bizot's contract, it is still a transfer, with the idea of being a double, but perhaps not that of Emiliano Martinez, the incumbent, because the Argentinean world champion is announced on the start.

He had won the hearts of the Pirates
For Brest, this departure is not a surprise. Bizot had shown his desires as early as last summer, and the Breton club began to plan for this situation in January, in anticipation.

The fans understood this and the Dutchman was happily celebrated by the fans in Brest's last home game against Lille (2-0 on May 10). Bizot had won the hearts of the Pirates, his jersey was one of the most in demand at the shop behind those of Brendan Chardonnet and Pierre Lees-Melou.

Since his arrival in 2021, he has played 148 matches with Brest, for 213 goals conceded and 40 clean sheets. He was a major architect of Brest's historic qualification in the Champions League. Although his last season may have seemed less successful, he still had a stand out performance against PSV Eindhoven (1-0, on December 10 in Guingamp), which earned him a 9/10 in our columns and should remain in Brest's memory.

A Cessna Citation flew from Brest to BHX today.

Left Brest at 1603 French time  (3pm UK time) landed at 1555.

I posted this on the Transfer page by mistake.

[john e]

Seems ok to me

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Good read that from L'Equipe. Not often you hear fans respecting a player moving on to bigger things.

[London Villan]

Sounds like a competent back-up. Hopefully we only see him start a handful of games.

[Hookeysmith]

Sounds like a competent back-up. Hopefully we only see him start a handful of games.

Well he should be in the first one

[j66acd]

Given we were linked with several "better", and younger, keepers earlier in the summer, I'd assume this is the Olsen replacement.

Given has been past it for years.