His 'price will be dictated by who is after him more than what League he plays in. Some big clubs will be in for him IMO so we know how that one ends.
Yeah hard to compete these days when the likes of Leicester come calling
His 'price will be dictated by who is after him more than what League he plays in. Some big clubs will be in for him IMO so we know how that one ends.
You don't do one without the other when the austerity for the football team ("the product" itself) is this long-term. You find a way - and I agree with JJ - the owner should be putting his hand in his pocket.
Otherwise we're just here to clap a spreadsheet.
We at a crossroads, so yes a once off cash injection of say £150 million in addition to reinvesting player sales cash would help. You dont have to treat it like a play thing just sensible assistance in helping the club push on and remain competitive.
Imagine what a £ 150 million outlay on some quality additions would have done to our current campaign... It would have us closer to Liverpool in the league and guaranteed CL for next season.
Grealish and Bowen would be excellent signings IMO.
@JUSTINSIGNAL eyh you rate my post funny now, we’ll see who laughs in the end
Grealish could be a very good player for us if/when Eriksen leaves imo. I’ve watched him a good few times since we were linked last summer and he really makes villa tick, they were useless when he was injured recently and as soon as he came back they start playing well again instantly
We’ve been told for a year now- from various reputable sources-that even before sales, we have money to spend. So even with what we make from Toby and Eriksen, there should be more. Hypothetically speaking anyway.
My guess is that Levy looks at purchases as investment opportunities and therefore factors in all the asociated risks and benefits. A not unreasonable thing to do. But this might also be the problem. Say Poch really wants a player like De Jong, and is prepared to spend, for example, 70% of his transfer budget on it, including high agent fees. For Levy that might prove too risky, especially if that player doesn’t prove their value- you’ve essentially invested a huge chunk of your budget on one investment opportunity and it’s now depreciating. When operating on relatively tight financial constraints, that’s potentially a huge problem. Far safer is the option to invest the budget on three players so even if one or even two are less successful, you’re likely to lose less money on the depreciated value of the less successful player(s). And furthermore, there’s more chance your other player(s) actually do well and their value increases. At the very least you have a greater chance of breaking even or making a profit. It’s a far less risky, less potentially damaging strategy. And it’s understandable too, from the point of view of a club that’s always been run with a more conservative fiscal policy.
Problem is, it causes tension with Pochettino who has started refusing the less risky, and therefore less appropriate, targets for his and the squad’s needs to add better quality. This is what appears to be unfolding around us over the last two windows and it seems to be entering the final stages of who blinks first. Either Poch gives in and embraces the strategy of buying potential, Levy decides to take the greater risk or the manager walks. Something will have to give, because the current dynamic will become more damaging for the squad with each inactive window
maybe Poch and the medical team can get big Vic back to something like full fitness.....would be unreal if so
Grealish could be a very good player for us if/when Eriksen leaves imo. I’ve watched him a good few times since we were linked last summer and he really makes villa tick, they were useless when he was injured recently and as soon as he came back they start playing well again instantly
If the ITK was correct in stating that Poch refused players in the last couple of windows I think it could come to a head if we don't finish in the top 4. I'm sure Poch is 100% safe but I think Levy might try to wrestle a bit of transfer policy control back which could cause problems. If Poch's stubbornness has set us back I'd expect some repercussions and to be honest, some of the players Poch has set his heart on in the past have turned out to be donkeys, so maybe a bit more faith in the scouts is needed.
Honestly think if some of these names were coming from France, Holland or had an -inho on the end of their name, then there wouldnt be as much griping.
Grealish is top drawer and Bowen has tonnes of potential in a league where some of our youth stars more often than not fail to cut the mustard.
Swiss Ramble saying that it's looking like Villa won't make FFP might help and Hull are never going up this season. Both homegrown, both make crazy sense to me.
(If we signed Bowen, I'd see if we could sell Lucas...don't feel he's worth the foreign player place tbh.)
Grealish is an almost entirely natural talent. You look at the managers he’s had at Villa and it’s a who’s who of mediocrity. Poch can definitely extract some more from the well.Grealish could be a very good player for us if/when Eriksen leaves imo. I’ve watched him a good few times since we were linked last summer and he really makes villa tick, they were useless when he was injured recently and as soon as he came back they start playing well again instantly
I would sell lamela before Lucas.
Lamela has not delivered on a regular basis for a few years now and it seems he can’t play 2 games in a week due to his past injuries