29 Jul 2016 15:09:00
Apparently Roberto Di Matteo has announced in a press conference today that Gueye will join us after we have met the release clause.
I'd be very happy with him tbh as he won't cost a fortune and he's proven in the Prem.
What do you guys think? Are you happy with him or would you rather we went after more expensive options like witsel or carvalho who aren't guaranteed to be good enough.
29 Jul 2016 15:23:03
Sir, This season more than any other in living memory is a bad season to be signing players because of perceived value. With the sky payments to clubs, every players value has gone up. The more sensible clubs will be going for the lower priced diamonds out there if they can find them. Between RK and SW we stand a very good chance of finding them.
What we must remember is that we will have a squad full of potentially big names, and maybe Gueye is one of those. One thing is for certain no matter who we bring on board RK will get the best out of them.
29 Jul 2016 15:27:04
I'm happy to he honest, has the raw materials for a very good player and his running might make others around him move abit more.
His fee is nothing but price is not always a factor and if koeman can sort out his passing ability will be a good backbone player.
29 Jul 2016 15:33:24
Wouldn't have chosen him to be fair, but his stats seem to make me look a mug. If he does join us, I'm willing to look stupid providing he brings the goods. Verdict still open for me at the moment.
29 Jul 2016 15:38:14
He's one of very few Villa players to retain his dignity and his stats are good, but stats for relegated teams can often be misleading. Scott Carson has had the most saves in the league on more than one occasion I believe. I think he could be a good signing, but I'd rather we went for
Witsel or Carvalho simply as a declaration of intent. I think we're at a point now where we could be on the up, but we've got to actually show some ambition in order to do so. Signings like Gueye and Stekelenburg aren't going to move us forward or scare our opponents.
29 Jul 2016 15:41:31
Didn't he just confirm that he would be leaving? Didn't see us mentioned at all in the report I saw - but I hope it is true.