Aston Villa Rumours Archive July 20 2014

20 Jul 2014 18:15:38
Lambert said to be looking at Mohamed Salah on a loan if possible, apparently there is some truth in the Ashly Young rumour too, second choice loan if Salah isn't available??

Salah will probably be going back to egypt for national service, so doubt it very much

Salah might be going back 2 his country if he gets called up 2 the military!!

Mohammed Salah would be o. k. but still don't think Young coming back is a good idea. He left under a cloud and there are too many supporters who can't stand the sight of him.
Clarrie.

Looks as though Salah is likely to be called back to Egypt to complete his national service according to todays news reports, so our chances of signing him on loan have just receded several degrees.
Bring on the next implausible rumour someone - where are you when we really need you, Kingvilla?
Clarrie.

Well, I did ask for the latest implausible rumour and on another posting site for Villa I've just seen someone say that Southampton are to offer 2 million for Vlaar. It gets worse, it really does.
Some of these people want their bumps feeling.
Clarrie.

Lets be honest, every club with any sense will be looking at Vlaar. PL or whoever should stick a value on him that reflects his performance at the W/Cup. Some players are moving for amazing sums so what is Vlaar worth? To us £20/30m as without him we are in the sh--. So do we let him go if an offer comes in somewhere near these figures or will PL sweet talk him as he did Benteke last year at a similar time.
With Okores and Vlaar together at the back and possibly Splenderous as a back 3 we would have a strong defence. Many of the best at W/Cup played a solid 3 and if PL went this way the lack of quality full backs would be a bit negated especially as Hutton now seems to be willing to pull his finger out if reports are true.

Oldvillan

What worries me most is that a club like Southampton thinks that they have got a chance of signing our best players. Shows where our standing in football has sunk too!!

I agree here, yeah he he's 1 year left on his contract, but his World Cup performance elevated his stock 25m I'd say, especially as luis had a howling tournament and went for 50m. Hutton made a real difference the other night as well

There is no way anyone would pay more than £8-10 million max for vlaar with only a year left on his contract. And that's being generous. I personally think his World Cup performances have been way hyped up - the Argentina game aside (where he was truly excellent) I didn't think he particularly stood out. in the group stages especially he gave the ball away cheaply and didn't look very assured. Anyone thinking we can get £20 million for him are living on another planet. I think he is important to us however, and by all means let's slap a hefty price tag on him to scare people off. But if anyone is serious about cashing in on him at this point, then we will only be looking at a relatively small fee. He's not that young anymore also remember. I've said elsewhere that he'd be a reliable, cheapish option for other teams right now. He's not going to generate a massive transfer fee.

The group stages where against Spain Vlaar took Diego Costa out of the game.

Salah is not having to carry out national service and mourinho has plans for him this season.

Vlaar to Southampton has been picked up by various media sources as well as the local Southampton papers. Louven deal to go through by Friday

Costa was nowhere near match fit. Did nothing in any of the games he played and didn't need taking out of the game. Any half decent defender wouldve kept him quiet.

Why is it, that every year we worry about losing players with just one year left on their contracts? this happens too often, players like delphy 's contacts are a priority that could be avoided by signing players on reasonable timespans

20 Jul 2014 15:16:23
The Ki deal is dead in the water apparently, sources say Lambert pulled the plug when Ki wanted to see what other offers are on the table, Lambert has a reputation of not putting up with non-fully committed players, good news is money is available for the right players, hearing alternatives are lined up in Vullnet Basha and Valon Berisha

Pardon my ignorance but who the heck are those two?
I can't be bothered at the moment to look them up on the computer.
Clarrie.

It's o. k. I've looked them up now - two totally unknown midfielders, one Albanian and one Norwegian with no sort of pedigree to speak of.
If we do have any funds to spend should the money not be spent on someone with a bit of experience- or at least someone we have heard of?
Clarrie.

There both injured we need good players now.

Valon Berisha has been looked at by Liverpool and Latzio, great passer of the ball too

Liverpool look at everyone with a dodgy accent!!