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Bdill93 said:
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
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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.
 
Bdill93 said:
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
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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.
 
Jensen said:
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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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.
 
Jensen said:
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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I had a tenner on him to score that goal .
Thought he was a decent player.
 
Bdill93 said:
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
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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.
 
Bdill93 said:
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
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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.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
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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BiMGuy said:
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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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.
 
Bdill93 said:
This provisional squad is basically "I dont know which RB to pick, so im going to pick them all" :ROFLMAO:
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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
 
Liverpoolphil said:
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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Trent would have been first name on the sheet 12 months ago too.. Mad really!
 
Bdill93 said:
Trent would have been first name on the sheet 12 months ago too.. Mad really!
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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
 
Liverpoolphil said:
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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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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