Other clubs' transfers

[AyeDubbleYoo]

29 minutes ago, elbee909 said:

All I know is that there are a lot of fans of other clubs being quite high and mighty about NUFC's ownership but seems happy to take the Saudi coin when it comes their way.

Well obviously

[Mikky]

Xavi Simons to Leipzig for appox 70m euros (plus) is an insane fee - good player mind 

[alexf]

1 hour ago, KetsbaiaIsBald said:

Villa in champions league last 16, pushing for champions league place for next year have to sell one of their two stickers and Villa fans accepting that it makes sense.  Shows how fucked ip the entire situation is. 
 

Last time we did something like this Shearer got injured soon after.  Watkins will now likely play more minutes putting him more at risk of injury.  

 

They did just sign that Malen who I believe can also play through the middle. 

[SUPERTOON]

Still think a better deal for Villa would be to sell Watkins and keep Duran.

[simonsays]

Maybe Villa go after Ferguson now?

[tarie4]

5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Still think a better deal for Villa would be to sell Watkins and keep Duran.

In the short to medium term no, long term yes.

Watkins is twice the player Duran is currently. If I had to choose. I would choose to keep Watkins than Duran. 

[KaKa]

22 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Still think a better deal for Villa would be to sell Watkins and keep Duran.

 

Don't think they trust him.

 

From what Brummie has shared seems a bit of a loose cannon.

[Pablo123]

Great business for Villa, especially if they could get someone like David on a free.

[Joe1984]

9 hours ago, brummie said:

 

Duran going to Saudi just proves that we are absolutely doing the right thing selling him.

 

Great, great talent, bad agent, bad attitude, clearly saps the energy of the squad, fuck him, that's an impressive return on our investment.

 

There's no way we could have built anything around him, every single window his agent would be in his ear drumming up some sort of money-spinning move for him.

 

Emery is right not to want to put up with that shit, so it's a good move from us. Also, not selling him to a rival, either.

Or as we at NUFC put it...

 

No Dickheads. 🤣

[Yorkie]

The fee for Duran is irresistible in a PSR world or otherwise. Hopefully Osula knocks on a couple more worldies between now and the end of the season and we can spend in the summer too.

[kingxlnc]

8 minutes ago, Pablo123 said:

Great business for Villa, especially if they could get someone like David on a free.

We need David more than them man. 

Sick of Villa getting good free transfers every summer like Kamara and Tielemans while we get Kelly and rejected by Tosin

[alexf]

Villas owners are way more proactive than ours when it comes to navigating PSR. Yes I'd say we have made the better signings so far in Isak, Bruno, Tonali etc. But I think if Villa keep doing what they are doing they will get it right eventually. They have racked in big fees for players recently and it will allow them to go for better players in the long term. 

[Sibierski]

2 hours ago, Ben said:

I think Villa might go on spending spree now 

Mendes licking his lips. Have Felix, oh, and I’ve got another player…

[janpawel]

10 minutes ago, alexf said:

Villas owners are way more proactive than ours when it comes to navigating PSR. Yes I'd say we have made the better signings so far in Isak, Bruno, Tonali etc. But I think if Villa keep doing what they are doing they will get it right eventually. They have racked in big fees for players recently and it will allow them to go for better players in the long term. 

Yeah I said previously I do worry about them getting all this potential FFP headroom, in the sense that they match our ambition and are run well. 

 

If Villa or us had the revenue if Spurs, I'd trust us/them to be a top 4 regular in a few years 

[Sibierski]

12 minutes ago, alexf said:

Villas owners are way more proactive than ours when it comes to navigating PSR. Yes I'd say we have made the better signings so far in Isak, Bruno, Tonali etc. But I think if Villa keep doing what they are doing they will get it right eventually. They have racked in big fees for players recently and it will allow them to go for better players in the long term. 

What signings though have they made recently for big funds that have kicked them on? Some will stick, but with Monchi, they will waste a LOT because that’s who he is.

[alexf]

8 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

What signings though have they made recently for big funds that have kicked them on? Some will stick, but with Monchi, they will waste a LOT because that’s who he is.

Yeah i agree in the main, I didn't say they have made any stand out signings like we have. Maybe Morgan Rogers in time looks to have alot of potential. So I think we have the better individuals but I think they have more depth across the squad.

 

As i said they have navigated PSR better in terms of selling academy players and squad players they don't want for decent fees and also stocking the squad with 2 players in each position. The individual quality in the first 11 I believe is slightly less than ours but their second string is stronger.  The * here though is they did start from a far healthier position in terms of having saleable assets in the first place and also having £100m of Grealish profit.

 

I just feel as they build, they are slowly increasing their pot of money each time and therefore eventually they might land on a Isak level signing and kick them on to another level. 

 

I think it's clear in current circumstances they are our closest equal. Chelsea/Man city are in a different stratosphere financially and I'd say the likes of Bournemouth/Fulham etc are slightly behind us and villa. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by alexf

[Choppy Chop Chop]

If Watkins goes to Arsenal is he cup tied for next Tuesday 

[KDT]

Our academy has for a long time been shit, Villa, Chelsea & Arsenal all the clubs who are doing 'well' with PSR don't have that issue. That for me is the single biggest difference.

[Nucasol]

2 minutes ago, Choppy Chop Chop said:

If Watkins goes to Arsenal is he cup tied for next Tuesday 

Yes, needed to have been signed before the first leg. That’s regardless of whether he’s already played for Villa too.

[The Fountain]

Is Watkins cup tied?

[Ketsbaia]

Villa are the latest club linked with Mathys Tel

[ponsaelius]

52 minutes ago, alexf said:

Villas owners are way more proactive than ours when it comes to navigating PSR. Yes I'd say we have made the better signings so far in Isak, Bruno, Tonali etc. But I think if Villa keep doing what they are doing they will get it right eventually. They have racked in big fees for players recently and it will allow them to go for better players in the long term. 

 

They navigate it differently to us. More wheeling and dealing. Selling and buying. Is it better long term? I don't know - it's a different way of doing things. They had more sellable assets to start with and a better academy so it gives them more wiggle room to move.

 

We have tended to sit on our hands more. Sign/keep our star players, rely on Eddie to coach the limited players to bigger heights, far less player turnover overall. But equally we have got a lot less room to move due to the squad and academy the owners inherited. We've resisted the big sale to shuffle things up. Perhaps we won't be able to do that forever.

 

The summer will be interesting. I think we're only 2-3 players off a very strong first XI, and we can recruit younger and cheaper profiles to build out the squad that can be the Durans of the future potentially. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by ponsaelius

[Pablo123]

55 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

What signings though have they made recently for big funds that have kicked them on? Some will stick, but with Monchi, they will waste a LOT because that’s who he is.

I'm sure they've signed about 5 left backs since Emery has been there. He does seem a bit hitty miss in the transfer market

[brummie]

2 hours ago, KDT said:

Our academy has for a long time been shit, Villa, Chelsea & Arsenal all the clubs who are doing 'well' with PSR don't have that issue. That for me is the single biggest difference.

 

Yes. I reckon I've said this a dozen times on here, it makes a huge difference.

[brummie]

3 hours ago, KaKa said:

 

Don't think they trust him.

 

From what Brummie has shared seems a bit of a loose cannon.

 

You can't rely on Duran - every window he would be there with his agent in his ear over money. McGinn has hinted that he's a disruptive influence behind the scenes, and he clearly does not follow instructions on the pitch, which is the biggest no-no there is with Emery.