hallamblue
Player Valuation: £35m
He's out of contract so holds the cards. It's probably a 3 year plus 1 year extension if certain criteria are met.
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Nope.
He didn't play in that last game.
If it's 3 years with a club option of a year extension, it is just about acceptable, if however, it is, as the Athletic are reporting, a 4 year contract, the we will most likely be paying him 100k per week as a spectator for the final year to 18 months of the contract. He's no great shakes, in my opinion, but, he may well give us the bit of aggression we lack in central defence, but, on a 4 year deal, let him go elsewhere.
33 for a centre back is okay. I think 4 years is probably fine.
Can't agree mate, we've been offering contracts on too much money, for too long a duration for such a long time, we are finally saying goodbye to some of our perennial under achievers this summer, our next move, a massive contract for a bang average centre back who will be 30 early in the season, and the icing on the cake, we are offering him 4 years, I sincerely hope it is just newspaper talk.
hallamblue
Player Valuation: £35m
It depends on injuries etc. Thiago Silva is still top quality at 37. 33 is definitely the back end of most players careers now.
Can I just point out ....29 is not old !!!.
I don't care how long his deal is.
I don't care what his wages are
If he wants to play for Everton , and it seems he does.
I am delighted to see him sign with us.
I don't care how long his deal is.
I don't care what his wages are
If he wants to play for Everton , and it seems he does.
I am delighted to see him sign with us.
I see your point, but, Thiago Silva and James Tarkowski in the same sentence? Silva is a very good player with a good touch and great positional sense, Tarkowski is, well,Tarkowski.
Noble Savage
Player Valuation: £20m
How old was Ashley Williams? *shudders*
Mind you, Gough was ancient when he was utter boss.
Marius57
Player Valuation: £50m
If its 4 years, and during the first 2 and a half years he is solid and dependable and is an important part of helping us get back up the table and pushing to the top half etc, then he has been worth it considering where we were last season.
It's unlikely at 2 and a half years, when he is 32, he suddenly becomes league 2 standard, he will still be able to do a job while we transition a younger player through (branthwaite etc).
Evertonthat
Player Valuation: £8m
I see your point, but this lad is free, which offsets his wages. Villa just spent 26M on a 29 year old CB with no Premier league experience. Time will tell who's got the better player, but its far less of a risk getting a proven Prem player for free than the route Villa have taken. They seem to be doing what we were doing 3 years ago at the moment.
We had the finances to indulge in squad building and buying younger players, but we blew it.
Stability for two years and the stadium are now our best route.
The changes at the academy will take time to come to fruition. The situation with the first team squad is perilous. Until we are a bit more secure and stable, more of the decisions will be for the immediate needs of the first team squad. Besides which, we have almost no wriggle room in the transfer market. We have to sell to buy. If there are good youngsters tha fit the bill, then fine, if we sell a player like Richarlison, we will need a proper PL ready replacement.
Thing is, he's not even a very good player now, he's not bad, but, no great shakes. I really worry that he will be Michael Keane mark 2.
Yeah another blatant lie from the prolific liar of the forum.
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