foreveryoung Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Bit boring this one, couldn't we have just offered Brighton 30 mill for Trossard, or gone back in for Sarr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Bit boring this one, couldn't we have just offered Brighton 30 mill for Trossard, or gone back in for Sarr. Or Jao Pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Bit boring this one, couldn't we have just offered Brighton 30 mill for Trossard, or gone back in for Sarr. Lol it’s boring? Some fans are just too hard to please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post duke313 Posted January 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Bit boring this one, couldn't we have just offered Brighton 30 mill for Trossard, or gone back in for Sarr. Don’t think Trossard or Sarr would be much use at left back. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 That should sort the left side out, digne left back and moreno left midfield. Now to replace the right side midfield and a new forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 9, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 36 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Considering it’s a position we spent so much money on last January it’s evidence of how much Emery is going to be back Yeah I guess (or hope) this means the club are either content at the idea of having Digne as more of a sub player, having spent £25m on him and on very high wages, or they are confident they can move him on. If they can make they financial side of it work, I’m fine with either option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Transfermarkt has him down playing mostly as a left-back over the last three or four seasons, and I've seen lots quotes stating that he's been one of the best left-backs in La Liga, even his highlight's video is mostly defensive highlights. He might play further forward on occassion, but I doubt we're signing him primarily as a winger. We will sign another forward in addition to this player I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 39 minutes ago, duke313 said: Don’t think Trossard or Sarr would be much use at left back. Be handy left wing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 6 hours ago, TRO said: Is he that much better than Lucas Digne or Matt Target?....just asking. Well, I do think having a fullback who can dribble will add a dimension to our attack that we've not had for a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, useless said: Transfermarkt has him down playing mostly as a left-back over the last three or four seasons, and I've seen lots quotes stating that he's been one of the best left-backs in La Liga, even his highlight's video is mostly defensive highlights. He might play further forward on occassion, but I doubt we're signing him primarily as a winger. We will sign another forward in addition to this player I imagine. We intend to play a high defensive line so need quick defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 20 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Yeah I guess (or hope) this means the club are either content at the idea of having Digne as more of a sub player, having spent £25m on him and on very high wages, or they are confident they can move him on. If they can make they financial side of it work, I’m fine with either option. Digne screams "off to the Saudi League at some point" to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: Digne screams "off to the Saudi League at some point" to me Yeah, if you look at his career history he doesn't really stick around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Our FFP position isn't great, and this signing won't help that. At least he's relatively cheap in this day and age, and hopefully we give him a more sensible salary than we've been dishing out of late. Digne is going nowhere. He'll take his 160k a week until he retires to the Saudi league who are the only clubs that will offer him a similar wage. Hopefully we make it to the top 7 soon or we're in trouble with continued signings like this. Of course, if we do make it to the top 7, and Emery thinks this signing is critical to us getting there, then we have to trust the manager and hope it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Well, I do think having a fullback who can dribble will add a dimension to our attack that we've not had for a long time. what about one who can stop crosses in to the box?....can he do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Our FFP position isn't great, I'm not sure about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Our FFP position isn't great, and this signing won't help that. At least he's relatively cheap in this day and age, and hopefully we give him a more sensible salary than we've been dishing out of late. Digne is going nowhere. He'll take his 160k a week until he retires to the Saudi league who are the only clubs that will offer him a similar wage. Hopefully we make it to the top 7 soon or we're in trouble with continued signings like this. Of course, if we do make it to the top 7, and Emery thinks this signing is critical to us getting there, then we have to trust the manager and hope it works. How so if you don’t mind me asking? How can Chelsea drop 270 million in the summer and were planning to spend 160 odd this window too? Is there any chance Moreno is the advanced winger emery’s talking about, with Digne staying at left back? Edited January 9, 2023 by IrishVilla10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 minute ago, IrishVilla10 said: How so if you don’t mind me asking? How can Chelsea drop 270 million in the summer and were planning to spend 160 odd this window too? Is there any chance Moreno is the advanced winger emery’s talking about, with Digne staying at left back? If he is then I'd take it. We need a left winger more than anything else. Doesn't look like he's ever played left wing, but maybe he's competent enough to play there. I'm basing my opinion on our FFP position at the end of last season, and our signings since. Although i just noticed we published our accounts. For 21/22 and they show a huge profit.. so we may be better off than I fear. 6 minutes ago, Mazrim said: I'm not sure about that. You might be right! If you are, then I don't have too many concerns, but we do need to blend 29 Yr old signings with 21-24 Yr old signings. Kang-in Lee would be ideal to complement this signing for example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, IrishVilla10 said: How so if you don’t mind me asking? How can Chelsea drop 270 million in the summer and were planning to spend 160 odd this window too? Is there any chance Moreno is the advanced winger emery’s talking about, with Digne staying at left back? I'm no guru when it comes to FFP, but the fact that Chelsea's revenue is currently 3 times Aston Villa's might help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I'm no guru when it comes to FFP, but the fact that Chelsea's revenue is currently 3 times Aston Villa's might help. I get that of course but it’s not like we’ve been spending like mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, IrishVilla10 said: How so if you don’t mind me asking? How can Chelsea drop 270 million in the summer and were planning to spend 160 odd this window too? Is there any chance Moreno is the advanced winger emery’s talking about, with Digne staying at left back? Aren’t they offering some ridiculous 7 years contracts or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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