David Villa

[k24bfan]

Villa now to stay? Wants to stay in Spain. Someone is making stuff up here...

 

[Hunta]

Via ****ter, Graham Hunter talking about Villa - 20 minutes in
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- Says there's an offer from Arsenal to Villa
- Says Villa's agents have been to Sp**s and were impressed with AVB
- Says Villa not sure about Sp**s because of them not playing CL football
- Says Sp**s would pay him more than Arsenal
- Says Barcelona want 14M Euros ( )
- Says Wenger is a slow mover in the transfer market
- Says Liverpool and A.Madrid want him
- Says Villa wants to try English football
- Says Villa has said in past Arsenal is his favourite club outside Spain and enjoyed the atmosphere at the Emirates when he played against us.

 

[GDeep™]

My stance remains the same - Im fine with Villa as long as we sign a good standard 24-27 year old too.

 

[GOONER1991]

Wouldn't be happy with Villa as our only CF signing. He would have been a great signing in January, but not now. If we brought him in alongside someone slightly younger (but of quality as well), then I'd have no problem with that, however why would he choose to move from the Barcelona bench to ours?

 

[Vela]

If Arsenal want Villa they will sign him IMO. I doubt he is first choice on there striker transfer targets. Arsenal can offer him CL football which Sp**s and Liverpool can't. The likes of Santi, Arteta and Monreal are at Arsenal which would help IMO. Barca want around 12M for him which is reasonable and affordable for Arsenal.

 

[GDeep™]

Wouldn't be happy with Villa as our only CF signing. He would have been a great signing in January, but not now. If we brought him in alongside someone slightly younger (but of quality as well), then I'd have no problem with that, however why would he choose to move from the Barcelona bench to ours?

He might be happy to be part of a rotation system as he gets to play in his fave position. Which Champions League club is going to give him a guaranteed start?

At his age he might not even demand to be first choice, knowing his quality will get him more than his fair share of games.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Lets see what will happen with Higuain deal if we fail to get him i think then Villa is Wenger plan b.

 

[fabo]

Villa wouldn't be coming here to sit on any bench. If we sign him, he will be our main striker signing and we will have failed to get some other targets. I think people are underrating him a bit too - Villa would still comfortably score 20+ here for a couple of seasons.

 

[TheCourier]

He's just too old. If wenger is doing what I think he is he has now a core of 6 young guns coming up with experience laced in. Take Higuin and fellani both 25 and you see a pattern. Villa is 31+ and in my eyes past it. Sorry if the guy can't score in a barca team with the midfield they have this season then he is on the way down and we have had too many of those types lately at the club draining our resources.

Leave him

 

[MDGoonah41]

Villa wouldn't be coming here to sit on any bench. If we sign him, he will be our main striker signing and we will have failed to get some other targets. I think people are underrating him a bit too - Villa would still comfortably score 20+ here for a couple of seasons.

youre such a waffler. one week hes over the hill and not worth anything close to what they want. the next week, everyone else underrates him and you think he'd still be great for us.

make up your mind

 

[ArsenesNO1Fan]

Could Higuain and Villa play in the same team?

 

[fabo]

He's overpriced at > 10m, and he's declining/doesn't have many seasons left at the top. But the way people are talking like he's done already - Giroud, Chamakh and Bendtner can get double figures as an Arsenal striker. Wenger would not have him running up and down the left wing like Barcelona do. If Villa plays as CF for us next season, he comfortably gets 20+ goals.

No way we buy Villa + another striker though. Or Rooney, or Cesc.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Could Higuain and Villa play in the same team?

Don't think so if we are man city or chelsea then yes. but wenger want one striker.

 

[truth_hurts]

Want Higuain but would reluctantly settle for Villa.

 

[Penn_]

Want Higuain but would reluctantly settle for Villa.

Or we just get both.

 

[truth_hurts]

Want Higuain but would reluctantly settle for Villa.

Or we just get both.

True! although we are mch more likely to get neither than both

 

[HollandGooner]

I would rather want Higuain who is younger

 

[Bigbludfire]

Via ****ter, Graham Hunter talking about Villa - 20 minutes in
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- Says there's an offer from Arsenal to Villa
- Says Villa's agents have been to Sp**s and were impressed with AVB
- Says Villa not sure about Sp**s because of them not playing CL football
- Says Sp**s would pay him more than Arsenal
- Says Barcelona want 14M Euros ( )
- Says Wenger is a slow mover in the transfer market
- Says Liverpool and A.Madrid want him
- Says Villa wants to try English football
- Says Villa has said in past Arsenal is his favourite club outside Spain and enjoyed the atmosphere at the Emirates when he played against us.

I wanted to believe until I looked over the name Graham Hunter

 

[k24bfan]

Villa ain't moving anywhere if he stands on the belief he wants to retain his 11 million yearly salary which I believe is third highest in Barcelona. No one is going to pay a 31-32 year old 11 mil a year. He's going to milk that contract.

 

[ArsenesNO1Fan]

Villa ain't moving anywhere if he stands on the belief he wants to retain his 11 million yearly salary which I believe is third highest in Barcelona. No one is going to pay a 31-32 year old 11 mil a year. He's going to milk that contract.

I thought he was on 120k, he'd probably take a 100k x 3years over a 120k x 1 year