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David Villa

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No surprise that Villa wanted to stay in Spain if a big spanish club were in for him.
He has more chance getting into the Spain first eleven banging them in for Atletico Madrid than for us.
 
really ??? not done too well getting one in the last 2 years have we

no i just said that to please Billyiddo :)

i think the opposite which he seemed to disagree with. Options are very limited imo
 
According to El Mundo Deportivo, Spurs and Fiorentina offered more than Atletico Madrid, but Villa made it clear that he wanted to join Atletico.

Barca chose to reward Villa for staying in january when he had offers to leave - and therefore accepted the lower offer from AM.
 
No surprise that Villa wanted to stay in Spain if a big spanish club were in for him.
He has more chance getting into the Spain first eleven banging them in for Atletico Madrid than for us.

If he's concerned about his international career in the buildup to the World Cup it makes a lot of sense to stay in the league he knows so well. Moving to a different league, and perhaps particularly the Premier League always carries an added risk of flopping I think.
 
just look at the strikers A Madrid have had in recent years

an on fire Forlan, Aguero, Falcao and now Villa :eek:

EDIT: and Torres :)
 
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I doubt AM have enough fans with sufficient deposits at those specific banks to really affect things that much.

And it doesn't take a ballsy govt to try and get the money back, it just takes a non stupid one.

Its doesnt take that much given the amount they lend out per £ deposited
 
Its doesnt take that much given the amount they lend out per £ deposited

I'm not sure whether you are deliberately trying to be thick or not but do you really think they have enough fans that are rich enough that have deposits at those particular banks that would be enough to bring them down. They would need to collectively withdraw a couple of billion pounds - will not happen.
 
French media are saying Zenit. I doubt either are any closer than us or Southampton. All still to play for IMO.

I think it's become clear quite some time ago that we've lost interest in the deal. Too complex and two many ppl involved. Third party owners allowed in Italy so all Napoli need to do is buy Inter's stake out
 



The football world was a bit taken aback at the sudden, if not illogical, move of David Villa to Atletico Madrid. The Barcelona man looked dead cert for a move and the favourite for some time had been Tottenham Hotspur. Figures were mentioned as high as €20m for the Spanish international striker but those were unrealistic given his age, contract situation, and the desire of both parties for a change.

At the weekend Mundo Deportivo, a Barcelona mouthpiece fiercely loyal to the club, printed an article saying that Tottenham hadn't come close to Barcelona's asking price of €10m and that the Catalan club were unhappy with the offer from the London club which Mundo themselves later described as ridiculous.

At the time we wondered how low that could be. We said that €6m or €7m would sound hilarious and be a huge bargain but he's gone for less than that in a deal which will hit €5.1m, with Barcelona keeping hold of 50% of the player's rights in case Atletico decide to sell him, this protects them from the low first payment of around €2m, with the rest to be paid over the next three seasons.

In hindsight many in the football world are saying it was obvious that Villa would remain in Spain but they weren't so outspoken before. In England and Spain, Tottenham Hotspur were singled out as the prime destination and it did seem that the player would be turning up at White Hart Lane.

So how little did Tottenham really offer, if it wasn't as good as Atletico's €5.1m? According to Mundo Deportivo tonight it was €3m to €4m, the halfway point of that converting to around £3m. As long as another club didn't come in there was always a chance Spurs could get the player for that amount, but Atletico did and they came up with a more attractive offer for club and, seemingly, the player.

If Tottenham really wanted Villa they should have secured him before now and this could be a Levy gamble which simply hasn't paid off.
 
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So how little did Tottenham really offer, if it wasn't as good as Atletico's €5.1m? According to Mundo Deportivo tonight it was €3m to €4m, the halfway point of that converting to around £3m. As long as another club didn't come in there was always a chance Spurs could get the player for that amount, but Atletico did and they came up with a more attractive offer for club and, seemingly, the player.

If Tottenham really wanted Villa they should have secured him before now and this could be a Levy gamble which simply hasn't paid off.

Pure speculation followed by finger pointing and blaming based on that speculation, whoever wrote that article could have been a poster on here at times.

Are they really saying that Barca got insulted by our offer so they sold Villa to AM for less than they wanted? Would they really be that childish? Or would they get back to us after getting an offer from AM either with the option to match it or attempting to start a bidding war telling us that we would have to at least bid €6m?

We seemingly started negotiating fairly early after the Confederations Cup, a tournament Villa himself stated he would play before making a decision on his future. A gamble by Levy, or just the nature of the transfer market?

Seems much more likely that Villa chose CL football over the EL and staying in Spain over moving to England. Of course that's not confirmed either mind.
 



The football world was a bit taken aback at the sudden, if not illogical, move of David Villa to Atletico Madrid. The Barcelona man looked dead cert for a move and the favourite for some time had been Tottenham Hotspur. Figures were mentioned as high as €20m for the Spanish international striker but those were unrealistic given his age, contract situation, and the desire of both parties for a change.

At the weekend Mundo Deportivo, a Barcelona mouthpiece fiercely loyal to the club, printed an article saying that Tottenham hadn't come close to Barcelona's asking price of €10m and that the Catalan club were unhappy with the offer from the London club which Mundo themselves later described as ridiculous.

At the time we wondered how low that could be. We said that €6m or €7m would sound hilarious and be a huge bargain but he's gone for less than that in a deal which will hit €5.1m, with Barcelona keeping hold of 50% of the player's rights in case Atletico decide to sell him, this protects them from the low first payment of around €2m, with the rest to be paid over the next three seasons.

In hindsight many in the football world are saying it was obvious that Villa would remain in Spain but they weren't so outspoken before. In England and Spain, Tottenham Hotspur were singled out as the prime destination and it did seem that the player would be turning up at White Hart Lane.

So how little did Tottenham really offer, if it wasn't as good as Atletico's €5.1m? According to Mundo Deportivo tonight it was €3m to €4m, the halfway point of that converting to around £3m. As long as another club didn't come in there was always a chance Spurs could get the player for that amount, but Atletico did and they came up with a more attractive offer for club and, seemingly, the player.

If Tottenham really wanted Villa they should have secured him before now and this could be a Levy gamble which simply hasn't paid off.

Hmmm except that the same paper claim we offered more for him but Villla preferred Madrid
 
there are so many other factors to consider i.e.

david - " do you want to move to london - even though they are having a nice summer the weather is pretty brick, take the kids out of school? move away from family? different country?"

mrs villa - "nah........"

etc etc...
 
there are so many other factors to consider i.e.

david - " do you want to move to london - even though they are having a nice summer the weather is pretty brick, take the kids out of school? move away from family? different country?"

mrs villa - "nah........"

etc etc...
Fair enough about not learning another language/culture etc but keeping kids in school? How close do you think Barcelona is to Madrid?
 
I think this is a big blow to AVB's plans, as he needed that left sided forward in a front three. There could be several reasons as to why Villa decided against us (if he was willing to join a non-Champion's League club then my money is probably on wages and contract length), but he isn't young and has missed a lot of football recently due to injuries. I'd hazard a guess and say the over riding factor for him was Champion's League football. He simply is at an age where he isn't going to get much more of it.
 
just look at the strikers A Madrid have had in recent years

an on fire Forlan, Aguero, Falcao and now Villa :eek:

EDIT: and Torres :)

And they've lost 4 of them to bigger/richer clubs. Now consider the meltdowns we have on here every time someone is interested in our top players.
 
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