The Athletic: Danny Ings signs new long-term contract, but not for Southampton.

****ing disgraceful from saints

 

@Libby

Andy Carroll is available

 

Is it right that it’s £30m? If so bang on right decision. I think with one year to go £20 million was the tipping point. Just amazed he’s gone to Villa

 

Where did that come from? That must be some contract...

 

Not bothered by this at all. Meltdown if you want to, but if he wants out, then we’re better off without him.

Just baffled as to why he’d go there.

 

I thought all the reports previously were suggesting Ings wanted a move to a club playing European football? Weren’t there rumours of Man City from The Athletic?

Villa doesn’t seem like a big step up. They must be paying him a fortune, surely. No other reason to join Villa. Either that, or no other clubs put in a serious offer (which I find hard to believe).

 

Some predictable meltdowns going on here. What was the club supposed to do exactly? Force him to sign the deal he’d repeatedly rejected? We lose him for free, we don’t get the money to replace him. They made an acceptable offer and he clearly wanted the move.

 

For this to go through so quickly it must be an un-refusable price? (e..g to not hold out and see if Spurs / Chelsea were set to make an offer)

Massive gamble from Saints though

 

Villa are pushing hard for Europe and have a lot of money to spend.

 

Jesus

 

So much for a CL club eh?

Oh well. Still king of the scummers to me for those goals at Fratton.



Massively increases our chances of relegation too

 

I can understand why the club have done this.

My good will to Ings has evaporated though.

He has effectively forced a cut price move to Aston ****ing Villa.

 

He wouldn't sign the contract, what alternative did we have?! 30Million is better than **** all.

Cya Danny... Hope Has the club on puppet strings. Time to reinvest.

 

If it’s £30m then pretty happy really. Would’ve been a disaster letting him go for nothing next season and not having the chance to buy a replacement.

Need to get the replacement right though obviously, and maybe another player with the money as well.

 

Which one?

Not sure Man City are willing to sell their one, and the other one retired about 2000 years ago

 

We’ve always tried to sell early so that they could replace who was needed. I’m not surprised that they didn’t want to drag it out all summer with such an important replacement.

 

I don't get where he fits into their team, either. Watkins and Ings? Can't see it.
Maybe they're planning on either shifting to a 4-4-2 or selling their main striker? Either would be weird.

 

**** him

 

Doubt we can afford him bro. We'll give ya 30 pence and a half eaten snickers for Joelinton though?

 

Come on Villa, just forward us the £100m bank transfer from City and we’ll give you Ward-Prowse as well