Transfer Rumours Villa after Robertson

Villa are among a host of clubs chasing "22-year-old Andrew Robertson, 21", according to the Mirror. £12m mooted - although if they can't even decide on his age I doubt they'll be right about the price.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-join-transfer-chase-5631891

 

no surprise at all - we'll lose a few at the end of the season because Bruce has insisted in playing the likes of Meyler and Bruce and left much better players on the bench

 

Your obsession is getting out of hand now. Please try not to derail every thread.

 

Tuckin the key word in that article is Mirror.
I would suggest that, on Bruce's form this season, he as been one of those better players.

 

How has Bruce and Meyler being picked got anything to do with Robertson leaving?

It's not as if they've both played left back/wing back a head of him.

 

I think if he were to go it would be to a bigger and better club than Villa.

 

Robbo won't be leaving if we survive this season. What message would that send out that were selling the best young player we've had at this club in recent history and one whos destined for great things. If and when he does leave it'll be to a top 6 club and not to a Premier also ran like Villa.

 

Surely 20m minimum for him considering Shaw's price.

 

Would love to keep him but doubt we'll see much of him in the run in due to Brady's form against Liverpool.

 

I can't see Villa forking out what we'd want. Randy Lerner has notoriously spent less and less each season refusing to put the money in so unless they sell, no chance.

 

It could be that they'll sell Benteke and go on a spending spree.

 

And his ankle injury. Don't think we'll risk it.

 

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Benteke did come to mind when I posted.

That said, he's kinda kept them up the last two-three seasons now.

 

I'd swap him for Benteke

 

If we stay up I'd see us holding out for more than 12.

 

Said it time and time again, we need to be doing this every season - buy a young player, blood him early to get people talking about him and sell at the end of the season. As long as we get sell on fees inserted into the deals we will keep getting payments out of the player

For all the great potential Robertson has this is a process we need to keep doing in the next 3-4 seasons. We bought Robertson this time, if we sell for a big fee we need to buy two talented youngsters next season. It is a tough game as feel Maguire was supposed to be a purchase of the same ilk but this one has not worked the same way.

 

I highly doubt that Villa are after him because of a number of reasons.

1) Randy Lerner will never spend 12m on a left back after half a season's worth of good form.
2) Hull won't sell him to a rival.
3) A bigger club will want him (well, a club with bigger aspirations).
4) He's not worth 12m.

 

There's a conflict between 3 and 4 there. If 3 is accurate, then 4 won't be.

 

I think Maguire has progressed exactly according to schedule. Next season is his time to push for a regular place.

 

Why? I can see a club in the range of Spurs, Swansea and Everton spending about 8m on him. Which I still think would be a hell of a lot for him.