KSV Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 According to our colleagues at Superdeporte, Valencia and Aston Villa have reached an agreement for the transfer of French left-back Aly Cissokho.The deal is worth €2.5m and the player has already agreed to a provisional contract with the Premier League side.An extra €500k will have to be paid by Aston Villa to Cissokho’s former club Lyon, as they have rights to a percentage of the overall transfer fee.All that remains is for the full-back to pass a medical. Foot Mercato, who have sources close to the player, understands that a four year contract has been provisionally agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 None of our current LB's would've got into the Liverpool team 19 times last season, so surely this must be an improvement? Depends. Liverpool shipped in 50 goals last season, so it's not exactly in this department they excelled. Take away Suarez and +/- 20 of the goals he scored/created and they are very much a team like Tottenham or Everton. Flanagan and Toure each got 1500 minutes or more on the pitch last season, none of them are exactly players I would love to have in our current team. Besides, how many minutes did Cissokho get on the pitch in the end? He was branded a huge flop, so I wouldn't use the Liverpool-argument in his favor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 This will be a great deal if it comes off at the price mentioned. I remember him being good at Lyon but hadn't seen him play really since he left them as I don't watch Spanish football and I literally can't watch Liverpool without getting an allergic reaction. I wouldn't read too much into Liverpool fans slagging him as LB has been a problem position for them so the pressure would be on for any player to come in and be nothing other than amazing and of the highest calibre to play for such a great team that nearly won the league last year until Stevie G fell on his arse and threw it away hahahahaha, sorry got a bit carried away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StanBalaban Posted August 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2014 Aly Cissokho = I school yaks. Signing approved. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Looks like a good strong aggressive physical left back. i.e. nothing like Bennett. What's some people's problem with this one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Lyon bought Cissokho for 15 million euros from Porto...... Obviously doesn't mean much, but still. Quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 he is only 26 I thought he was a lot older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh621 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Did he have a nightmare though? Or was it more the case that he just wasn't as good as a team fighting for the title was hoping. Yeah thats true i guess. When you part it like this: Liverpool spent 6 million on him (something like that) and he played 15 times for a team that came 2nd. It looks pretty good. But literally everyone who's heard the news who i know can't stop laughing! I live in Manchester - thats probably why. But as always as a villa fan we've gotta look at the bright side of things. If he comes, good luck and prove everyone wrong ill fully support him regardless. Edited August 8, 2014 by tomh621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Lyon bought Cissokho for 15 million euros from Porto...... Obviously doesn't mean much, but still. Quite interesting. on flipside they paid more for Makoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Does he have a beard? I believe as part of his contract Luna had to surrender his upon leaving, thus it will be transplanted onto Cissokho for the campaign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I had a feeling we'd sign a Liverpool full back. Welcome aboard Aly Wait, if he scores and incredible goal, I'm going to call it Aly's comet. Edited August 8, 2014 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArteSuave Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 he is only 26 I thought he was a lot older The curious case of Aly Cissokho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juteface Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I'd love for him to sign for around 2.5 million then turn out to be pretty good, even just to sicken Liverpool fans. Edited August 8, 2014 by juteface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'd love for him to sign for around 2.5 million then turn out to be pretty good, even just to sicken Liverpool fans. I can't see them caring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'd love for him to sign for around 2.5 million then turn out to be pretty good, even just to sicken Liverpool fans. I honestly don't think they care who we sign. That being said, I don't think they'll be challenging for the title this year without Suarez or a somewhat ample replacement. As for Aly, for the price mentioned you can't really complain, but I'd personally rather blow all of our transfer money on one rock solid midfielder and just use Bennett or Richardson back there. Well, I'd personally have kept Luna, but that's done and dusted now, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juteface Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'd love for him to sign for around 2.5 million then turn out to be pretty good, even just to sicken Liverpool fans. I can't see them caring. They might if their LB options go tits up, they shipped tonnes of goals last year and are now minus Suarez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 None of our current LB's would've got into the Liverpool team 19 times last season, so surely this must be an improvement? Depends. Liverpool shipped in 50 goals last season, so it's not exactly in this department they excelled. Take away Suarez and +/- 20 of the goals he scored/created and they are very much a team like Tottenham or Everton. Flanagan and Toure each got 1500 minutes or more on the pitch last season, none of them are exactly players I would love to have in our current team. Besides, how many minutes did Cissokho get on the pitch in the end? He was branded a huge flop, so I wouldn't use the Liverpool-argument in his favor Toure and Skrtel probably accounted for 25% of them goals conceded tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTTERDAM1982 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Lplop and Ure supporters are the most delusional and uneducated football fans going.The only time they rate a player is when he plays for them, or they are told to rate them.They are just sheep. Cissokho, at 26, for £2m, is a good deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Judging by the comments on Sky Sports most Liverpool fans think he is dreadful and cannot understand why we are buying him. I cannot really remember him at all save he was cover for Enrique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sounds like a decent bit of business if the £2m figure is true. I look at it this way, Bertrand would cost us at least triple that and he was pretty underwhelming on the whole during his loan spell. As mentioned before, just because he didn't do well at Liverpool does not mean he couldn't more than do a job for us. Still only 26 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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