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Easy 120 - if not more. He single handedly kept us up last year and look how good we play when he returned to the team. Hes irreplaceable - therefore the fee is justified!

And yeah, thats the kid - hes special! Still U18 though so may take a year or two before we see him regularly - although Dortmund are sniffing around apparently

Unfortunately, some stand out young players don’t progress to the levels you expect. I remember watching Paul Rideout when he played for England boys, he stood out head and shoulders, but sadly didn’t go on to the level that I thought he would.
I know he played in the premiership and believe he scored for Everton in a cup final at Wembley, but he didn’t reach the peak I predicted.
 

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Easy 120 - if not more. He single handedly kept us up last year and look how good we play when he returned to the team. Hes irreplaceable - therefore the fee is justified!

And yeah, thats the kid - hes special! Still U18 though so may take a year or two before we see him regularly - although Dortmund are sniffing around apparently
Helping keep Villa up doesn’t make you a £120m player.
But if that’s what the club value him at then happy days for you ,because no one would pay it & he’d be a massive loss to you.
 

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Unfortunately, some stand out young players don’t progress to the levels you expect. I remember watching Paul Rideout when he played for England boys, he stood out head and shoulders, but sadly didn’t go on to the level that I thought he would.
I know he played in the premiership and believe he scored for Everton in a cup final at Wembley, but he didn’t reach the peak I predicted.
I've lost count of the number of names this applies to. Add in the younger brother that is a better prospect.........You never know how people will develop. Injuries, distractions, plateauing early. No one is ever nailed on, there is always an element of gamble.
 

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Unfortunately, some stand out young players don’t progress to the levels you expect. I remember watching Paul Rideout when he played for England boys, he stood out head and shoulders, but sadly didn’t go on to the level that I thought he would.
I know he played in the premiership and believe he scored for Everton in a cup final at Wembley, but he didn’t reach the peak I predicted.
I had a tenner on him to score that goal .
Thought he was a decent player.
 
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Easy 120 - if not more. He single handedly kept us up last year and look how good we play when he returned to the team. Hes irreplaceable - therefore the fee is justified!

And yeah, thats the kid - hes special! Still U18 though so may take a year or two before we see him regularly - although Dortmund are sniffing around apparently

I think Grealish is a superb player but it would take a lot less than £120 mil to get him . A decent bit of around £80mil would get him - players like Kane , Haaland etc will be going for those prices over £100mil - not someone like Grealish who hasnt done it at the top level consistently ie international and even European level.
 
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Easy 120 - if not more. He single handedly kept us up last year and look how good we play when he returned to the team. Hes irreplaceable - therefore the fee is justified!

And yeah, thats the kid - hes special! Still U18 though so may take a year or two before we see him regularly - although Dortmund are sniffing around apparently

He might be worth 120 to you. But not to anyone else.

He's currently the big fish in a small pond, so stands out. That won't be the case at one of thr top 4 or 5 teams.
 

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I think Grealish is a superb player but it would take a lot less than £120 mil to get him . A decent bit of around £80mil would get him - players like Kane , Haaland etc will be going for those prices over £100mil - not someone like Grealish who hasnt done it at the top level consistently ie international and even European level.

He might be worth 120 to you. But not to anyone else.

He's currently the big fish in a small pond, so stands out. That won't be the case at one of thr top 4 or 5 teams.


Wilf Zaha got priced at 100m+ by Palace. Hes no better than Jack.

The price is what we need to replace what we lose, not a reflection of playing ability. He signed a brand new contract last summer so we have years left on his deal, you want Jack, you pay BIG money. Simple as that - but hes not going anywhere.

I dont think anyone respects how rich and motivated our owners actually are. Wes Edens developed the Milwaukee Bucks into a billion dollar franchise competing for the NBA title. He knows what hes doing.

International football is not the top level of football at all, but thats a different discussion all together. European comps are the top tier.
 
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This provisional squad is basically "I dont know which RB to pick, so im going to pick them all" :ROFLMAO:

I can see him adding an extra CB , Mid and forwards to cover people playing in the CL and Europa finals

I still see TAA missing out for Tripper , James and Walker

White looks like he will be in the 30 to prob cover for Maguire then players like Maddison , Ings will prob be in
 

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I can see him adding an extra CB , Mid and forwards to cover people playing in the CL and Europa finals

I still see TAA missing out for Tripper , James and Walker

White looks like he will be in the 30 to prob cover for Maguire then players like Maddison , Ings will prob be in

Trent would have been first name on the sheet 12 months ago too.. Mad really!
 
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Trent would have been first name on the sheet 12 months ago too.. Mad really!
Imo he should still be one of the first on the team sheet - his form dropped a bit mid season when the whole team dropped but he has been outstanding over the last two months. I just don’t think Southgate trusts him or even know how to get the best out of him where as Tripper is nice and solid for him
 

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Imo he should still be one of the first on the team sheet - his form dropped a bit mid season when the whole team dropped but he has been outstanding over the last two months. I just don’t think Southgate trusts him or even know how to get the best out of him where as Tripper is nice and solid for him


Southgate clearly goes defense before attack in almost every decision hence why we play with 2 holding midfielders in every game, not a chance hes going to pick an attacking defender over a defensive one in the Euro finals so best TAA can hope for is to be used as an impact sub (and even then I expect Southgate unlikely to go down this road)
 
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