I don't think we even gave him time to have a sulk.We've been in talks all summer, it's not last ditch attempt.
I don't blame the player, but saying him forcing the move was the only way we could have landed him now at the end. He's decided to stay loyal, warm feeling for villains i'm sure, personally I think he just threw his career to remain a local hero.
We had our chances to sign him didn’t we?
Left him and Villa hanging for too long.
£18m - £22m - finally offered up the pre agreed £25m. By then too late.
Should have made it happen when we had the opportunity and not give Villa the chance to shut it down in the last 24 hours.
Yeah before the new owners came in we were given permission to speak to him and discuss personal terms etc. We were told the fee would be £25mil. Obviously we haggled a bit as we do to tie that in with money up front and add ons to total that 25.
My opinion is we didn't move because we were holding out hope of someone else knowing he wanted us and we could match the fee. When the other deal fell through we went back in for him but the new owners had decided he wasn't for sale at all.
The reason we were all so confident he was coming mid window was because we had agreed the fee, shown him round etc. Yesterday again we were all hearing it was a go because Levy was going to formally bid, which we did but it was too late.
Yeah before the new owners came in we were given permission to speak to him and discuss personal terms etc. We were told the fee would be £25mil. Obviously we haggled a bit as we do to tie that in with money up front and add ons to total that 25.
My opinion is we didn't move because we were holding out hope of someone else knowing he wanted us and we could match the asking price at any time. When the other deal fell through we went back in for him but the new owners had decided he wasn't for sale at all.
The reason we were all so confident he was coming mid window was because we had agreed the fee, shown him round etc. Yesterday again we were all hearing it was a go because Levy was going to formally bid, which we did but it was too late.
If the boys got any sense he'll hold off from signing a new deal, get another season under his belt where he gets to solidify his status as a genuine player of quality and then either have 1 year left on his contract or help establish Villa as a team that will play in the Prem.
He's in a good situation so long as he doesn't sign a new deal. If he does that he's going to be bound to them regardless of what division they play their football in next season
I think it would be more likely now that he signs a new deal with clauses allowing him to leave. He won't shit on the club he and his whole family support, and that's why he wouldn't put in an official transfer request even though he desperately wanted to come..
Thanks for the explanation. But this is totally amateurish business from our board, not to secure stuff . This is how I would approach doing business and I know nothing about football transfers.
Last January it was Malcom.There's always a player who appears close to signing for us in a window and then the next window, which isn't that far away really, his name isn't even mentioned. I bet Grealish is this years player.
And wonder who the other player was. Now that everything is over I would love to hear all the names we were after and have all those cryptics revealed, though it would hurt to know who we could have signedWonder why the fuck the deal for the ‘other’ player fell through??
I think it would be more likely now that he signs a new deal with clauses allowing him to leave. He won't shit on the club he and his whole family support, and that's why he wouldn't put in an official transfer request even though he desperately wanted to come..
Is he does sign a deal he needs to ensure the clause isn't something that hinders his chances next time around. It'll be interesting to see if he signs such a deal what his release clause would be. If he was concerned about being priced out of the market this next step for him and his agent will be a key one
Wonder why the fuck the deal for the ‘other’ player fell through??
My guess is he was strong armed into going to Chelsea on loan, so RM could get Courtois..
My guess is he was strong armed into going to Chelsea on loan, so RM could get Courtois..