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Battling against Bologna? No disrespect to them but if both teams are in for him it shouldn’t be much of a battle. His YouTube highlights look promising.

From what I’ve seen he plays similarly to Mbuemo? Not super creative; loves a long shot.

35m is mad considering he’s just back from a bad injury and is in terrible form. The fact that they think they have a better player lined up for 10-15m less is slightly annoying (if these reports are true). “Value from abroad” and all that…

What he’s saying is fairly logical tbf and Occam’s razor and all that, he’s probably right.

He was really good the season before but he came back from his injury looking very shaky. He’s got enough about him to be a solid to potentially very good PL defender in time though, imo.

They hate him . He’s had a poor season after his injury but they were saying he was going to be one of the best in the world one day just last season. Like most fans, Milanistas are a pretty fickle lot. FWIW I don’t think he’s a world-beater but he’s still young and, at 25 odd million pounds, it’s a fair price for what he’d bring.

You’re at least 10m short there imo.

Maybe this news has affected our transfer targets list? Thought we’d spend big on 2 players; a cb and a rw. We’ll need to adjust now and split that budget to include a decent striker now. Frustrating but all too predictable.

How does a “marquee signing” not replace Almiron? Slightly confusing.

See where you’re coming from but I disagree. Everyone’s been saying it for years but if he could finish seasons the same way he starts them, he’d be considered world-class and out of our league. There’s games where he looks like a 100m player and others where you could sub him off for Jacob Murphy and the team would improve. If, and it’s a fairly big if, he can find even a teeny bit more consistency he’d be sensational for us.

Shearergol’s post has me imagining a world where we’re signing either Raphinha/Bowen/Sane. The most marquee of marquee RW signings that are -arguably- borderline realistic.

Watch nonce here but if he got it for 500k that would be an amazing deal; he could flip that and sell it for triple the money. If you’ve got the sway at the dealer, buying a RM is pretty much a license to print money for the filthy rich.

Barnes and Mbuemo always put up great g/a numbers. That’s not boring to me but to each their own I guess. edit: damn, npw

Impressive from West Ham if he ends up there.

Yeah, I don’t really rate David that highly, especially as a 9. His level is probably around lower-mid to mid-table imo.

Tbf though, that’s the same for pretty much any player.

That’s completely fair . Mechanical watches are fairly pointless, especially when you’re usually just checking the time on your phone anyway. I dunno though, I just like them.

As a Rolex (well, watches in general) collector, I feel personally attacked . If you don’t want all the flash and baggage that comes with a Rolex then just get a Tudor; they’ll fulfill all your tool watch requirements at a fraction of the price. Same company and basically what Rolex’s were 20 years ago. Rolex’s today are still simple and timeless(ha ha) for the most part. The added complications are just for Horology nerds and pushing the envelope for what watchmakers can achieve; which I love. For me, they still offer one of, if not the best value in terms of luxury timepieces in the market. In saying that, getting your hands on one at an AD is the most obnoxious buying experience in the world though.

Have an awful feeling that Villa will go in for Raphinha if Diaby does leave.

2 years of good development isn’t something to be sniffed at. See your point though. In any case, I’d definitely prefer Summerville.

Yeah but he’s like 20. That’s like saying Miley isn’t even our best midfielder. I really like Gnonto, but can see why people would be a bit deflated if he was to be our marquee rw transfer this summer.

He’s had a very poor season by all accounts. Think he received 2 red cards in the CL as well. Would fit in to our transfer strategy of buying players when their reputations have taken a hit; it was only last year when Benfica slapped a 100m euro price tag on him. You could probably get him for half that now. Risky but could have a huge payoff if last season’s form was just a blip.

Sorry, I meant “special” as in he’s got a really unique profile, not that he’s an elite-level player (at least not right now, anyway). The guy has all the tools, physically, and still so young; with a manager like Emery that’ll know how to use him, he’ll have a proper breakout season imo.

Onana is very underrated on here for whatever reason. He’s a special player imo; really good signing. Maatsen’s no slouch either. Decent to very good signings if you ask me, and I absolutely hate the Villa.

Guy’s always injured too.