LondonLax Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Does Man City buy back clause end tonight? I was wondering about the clause. Surely if we had any common sense about us we would have at least insisted that it had to be activated some time before the start of the season so we can plan with some certainty. For all we know they could come in now and take him back leaving us with no time to replace him. Or imagine if we were in the position where we are doing unexpectedly well in the league and so Man City decide to recall him in the January window just to throw our season off again. Edited October 5, 2020 by LondonLax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2020 Surely if they active the clause, he's also got to agree to it? They surely can't force him to return if he doesn't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I was wondering about the clause. Surely if we had any common sense about us we would have at least insisted that it had to be activated some time before the start of the season so we can plan with some certainty. For all we know they could come in now and take him back leaving us with no time to replace him. Or imagine if we were in the position where we are doing unexpectedly well in the league and so Man City decide to recall him in the January window just to throw our season off again. Doesn't he have to agree to that too? On the other hand, they can probably put up a few million reasons for him. Not that I think this will happen. Not one for the headlines, but what a player he is. Superb. Maybe he should've ran with the ball instead of trying to reach it with his head for their first goal, but apart from that he was quite brilliant in this game. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Imagine, Man City spending £35 million in an attempt to derail our title challenge. I guess we would have to be satisfied with a European place instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Does Man City buy back clause end tonight? For some reason I seem to think it’s active for two years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 hours ago, HeyAnty said: Does Man City buy back clause end tonight? i would have thought the option ended after the end of the summer transfer window in 2021? (thought the buy option was for two years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: For some reason I seem to think it’s active for two years. I believe so and they will try get him back but he will not drop to a smaller club., he's one of our own now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Ends after next year's window based purely on logic. Signed 1 year ago, during last summer window. 2 year clause, suggests 2 summer windows from when we signed him. As I've stated several times, they won't trigger it now, as he won't get a permit for him. There is a slim chance they might try and trigger it in January if hes played most of brazils games in the interim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Something I’ve noticed, and like a lot, is that he seems to have gone largely unnoticed by everyone outside of Villa. I’ve listened to quite a few football podcasts today to see what the impartial were saying about Villa. Barely any have picked Dougie out as a key player for us. All the talk is of the obvious signings and Jack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Rightdm00 said: Imagine, Man City spending £35 million in an attempt to derail our title challenge. I guess we would have to be satisfied with a European place instead. Nah, he's way too important for the champions league push the following. Aston Villa are f****** massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Something I’ve noticed, and like a lot, is that he seems to have gone largely unnoticed by everyone outside of Villa. I’ve listened to quite a few football podcasts today to see what the impartial were saying about Villa. Barely any have picked Dougie out as a key player for us. All the talk is of the obvious signings and Jack. It's due to his position as well, so while we know what he does, the rest of the league might not. Unless he starts scoring those screamers regularly again. I'm happy for him to be good enough for us, but no so good that big clubs come sniffing. As soon as the clause ends I want him to become Thiago. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: It's due to his position as well, so while we know what he does, the rest of the league might not. Unless he starts scoring those screamers regularly again. I'm happy for him to be good enough for us, but no so good that big clubs come sniffing. As soon as the clause ends I want him to become Thiago. It doesn't really matter what pundits and fans think though does it? I'm sure Pep and co are keeping tabs. They might be sufficiently satisfied that he'll be their Fernandinho replacement even though he might not be winning any plaudits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I just love the contrast between him and McGinn. You couldn't get two more different, yet equally efficient, players in the same position next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 8 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Unless he starts scoring those screamers regularly again. That's another thing I like about him. We know he can score them and he knows he can score them, but he's not like lesser players who would be having a crack frequently, trying their luck when it's probably not really on. He's very aware of what is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Its a shame he'll be gone back to Man City next summer - Man City almost certainly will activate the buy-back clause as he's good enough for their squad of 25. Let's enjoy his performances this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Yeah - I'd prefer he had an amazing season and we move well up the table. Who knows - then as a major part of the 'project' he might feel it's worth staying, but if not we'll get decent money for him and be in a position to attract a good replacement. He's been so key to the upturn in our fortunes since lockdown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 One reason he could come to us was top percentage club signing relative to Villa historical transfers. Another reason for not being able to get permit for City besides the above was lack of calendar year Brazil appearances. Now called up might make him eligible for City in future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, ender4 said: Its a shame he'll be gone back to Man City next summer - Man City almost certainly will activate the buy-back clause as he's good enough for their squad of 25. Let's enjoy his performances this season. If he is he is so be it, lets get a good season out of him no use fans stressing over shite like that right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 6, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 21/09/2020 at 21:35, bose said: Love the guy. We need one more quality CM by his side though. McGinn is still not back to his best and Hourihane is back up at best. And now we have that quality CM in Barkley, and McGinn IS back to his best. Sorted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: One reason he could come to us was top percentage club signing relative to Villa historical transfers. Another reason for not being able to get permit for City besides the above was lack of calendar year Brazil appearances. Now called up might make him eligible for City in future Yes as a top 10 nation if Doug plays 30% of Brazil's matches over 2 years he automatically can get a permit. Covid halting international football might work against us now he is likely to play fairly regularly as each match would make up a bigger percentage than usual. Still I don't see any point fretting about it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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