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dave_blue12 said:
Good post from VT - Scousers take note

I truly do believe Delph loves the club. I think this is a decision he's made for his career. Every player wants to be playing in the Champions League and earning top dollar, which he'll be doing. I think he's tried to justify staying here but eventually given in to the lure of challenging for trophies and playing at the highest level. I don't blame him for that. I also think he'll have been given assurances of his place in the side, otherwise I doubt he'd have decided to go there.

The circumstances for him are unfortunate in that they make him look like a bit of a clown, but I do wish him well.
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Good post that.

I know it's easy to say it now - assuming he is coming of course - but I was never 100% convinced the deal was off. I've seen u-turns on deals before, Fowler being one, and thought there was always a chance this could be resurrected. As surprising as this u-turn may be, last week's u-turn was more surprising for me and I don't mean that with any disrespect to Villa.
 
pudge said:
Must be linked to Benteke in some way. As in perhaps he was assured Villa weren't going to sell him/their best players etc
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Doubt it. How can Villa assure him that nobody will meet Benteke's release clause? Everyone knew Benteke was leaving as soon as Liverpool got the Sterling money. This has to be for different reasons.
 
domalino said:
Perhaps it's down to the proposed takeover collapsing. It was presumably all going to be roses, and the Sherwood said this week it was off. Delph is gone a few days later.
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Certainly feasible. Randy Lerner has no intentions of investing in the playing staff as he's trying to sell up. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that Delph was told "after the takeover we'll be looking to strengthen the squad and push on", all of which would now be moot as the takeover has collapsed.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Doubt it. How can Villa assure him that nobody will meet Benteje's release clause? Everyone knew Benteje was leaving as soon as Liverpool got the Sterling money. This has to be for different reasons.
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Fair enough, but what about Benteke?
 
Tricky_Trev said:
Doubt it. How can Villa assure him that nobody will meet Benteje's release clause? Everyone knew Benteje's was leaving as soon as Liverpool got the Sterling money. This has to be for different reasons.
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Maybe he just had time to reflect on it. Obviously he was torn about it in the first place
 
GeorgeHeslop'sTackle. said:
Which photo are the villa fans claiming is Photo shopped....the one on the MUEN website?

I am puzzled as to why he would be having the medical in Wilmslow, rather than on the Etihad campus, though.
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Etihad campus isn't ready for medicals yet. The campus is open, but it isn't 100% complete, kitted out etc. Plus a great deal of our medical staff will be in Australia, and Spain, with the first team and EDS squads. Sterling had his medical at some place in Wilmslow, the same place as Delph is pictured going into.
 
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