It's a romantic theory & Lavia has huge potential, but in the absence of Rodri I don't think Lavia is quite ready yet. Maybe in a couple of seasons, probably/possibly, but not right now imo.
So if we allowed Philips to leave for £50m, who can we get to replace him for the same money? Luiz on a free? Could he adequately replace Philips as competition/cover for Rodri? Why not?
Mmm Villa tried to sell Jack to anyone but Us. They are of the levy mold. Sell them nothing or for an inflated fee if we must. Wankers.View attachment 74645
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Douglas Luiz is running down his contract, with a free move to Arsenal in the summer being mooted. Apparently Villa want Philips as his replacement.
Personally I strongly believe Philips should be given a chance to prove himself at City. I saw enough in his last England appearance & his last few City appearances, where he looked like the busy, effervescent player who could pass & tackle that we thought we were getting.
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It's a romantic theory & Lavia has huge potential, but in the absence of Rodri I don't think Lavia is quite ready yet. Maybe in a couple of seasons, probably/possibly, but not right now imo.
So if we allowed Philips to leave for £50m, who can we get to replace him for the same money? Luiz on a free? Could he adequately replace Philips as competition/cover for Rodri? Why not?
We won't get Lavia for 50m if Chelsea and Arsenal are snooping.Use the £50m for Lavia to come back a year early and Southampton gain an extra £10m and Lavia could be a long term solution in an environment he already knows
Douglas Luiz is running down his contract, with a free move to Arsenal in the summer being mooted. Apparently Villa want Philips as his replacement.
You're right.What are you on about? He is contracted until 2026.
We won't get Lavia for 50m if Chelsea and Arsenal are snooping.
I don't know why we agreed to 2 years before the buyback clause kicks in.
What we need is competition & cover for Rodri. We can't keep rinsing him out game after game, season after season.I think Luiz would be a great signing on a free , someone who also knows the club environment and was one we looked into bringing back with our buyback clause? Luiz would probably be ok with being a back up, playing in cup games and the last 10-15 minutes of games in a bigger club and champions league etc on a higher wage?
It's a romantic theory & Lavia has huge potential, but in the absence of Rodri I don't think Lavia is quite ready yet. Maybe in a couple of seasons, probably/possibly, but not right now imo.
So if we allowed Philips to leave for £50m, who can we get to replace him for the same money? Luiz on a free? Could he adequately replace Philips as competition/cover for Rodri? Why not?
I'd still rather keep faith with Philips. It's OK getting £50m for him, but how much would an adequate replacement cost & would that player be better than a fully fit Philips?Mmm Villa tried to sell Jack to anyone but Us. They are of the levy mold. See them nothing or for an inflated fee if we must. Wankers.