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David Villa signs for Atletico Madrid

dirtyh

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I havnt heard anymore about it apart from what i have said.

But IMO i think he is waiting for a better deal from any club interested. Arsenal are offering less than us and i cant see us offering more than 90k? I think he is hoping for a german club or a club willing to offer him more like 120k and CL.


thanks mate. that was my worry :( i remember the post earlier (from you?) that we were offering the best deal. Let's hope he has a mare then hahaha.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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I havnt heard anymore about it apart from what i have said.

But IMO i think he is waiting for a better deal from any club interested. Arsenal are offering less than us and i cant see us offering more than 90k? I think he is hoping for a german club or a club willing to offer him more like 120k and CL.


wpd, I have a funny feeling that we've got Villa signed up and he/THFC are just keeping it quiet so that he can concentrate on his International football, without the press battering him about his decision to join the mighty THFC ;).. Also, I just want to apologise on behalf of that dick in the ITK Discussion. No need whatsoever for him to basically call you a liar, and accuse you of just getting news from other sites & then attempt to claim it as your own. Now nobody can discuss ITK (not that we're getting much right now lol) and A&C is (rightly) MAJORLY PISSED OFF!! He's not the only one, mate :mad:.. Hopefully you'll still continue to share your info with us, most do appreciate it fella.
 

wpd659

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thanks mate. that was my worry :( i remember the post earlier (from you?) that we were offering the best deal. Let's hope he has a mare then hahaha.

Yer i think thats out best chance lol! Would like to be proved wrong thou! I think this ship my of already sailed if im honest. That is just my opinion thou.
 

absolute bobbins

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Haven't seen MD or Marca linking him with any German clubs, it would be an interesting twist though.

I am biased but I still think that Spurs offers Villa the best chance of a World Cup place, he'll get a lot of games in a far more competitive league. Marca will be all over us like a rash anyway, doing a week by week analysis on Bale and attaching himself to that star will maintain a very high rate of exposure in Spain, far more so than slumming it with Santa and Nacho cheese down in Ashburton Grove
 

wpd659

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wpd, I have a funny feeling that we've got Villa signed up and he/THFC are just keeping it quiet so that he can concentrate on his International football, without the press battering him about his decision to join the mighty THFC ;).. Also, I just want to apologise on behalf of that dick in the ITK Discussion. No need whatsoever for him to basically call you a liar, and accuse you of just getting news from other sites & then attempt to claim it as your own. Now nobody can discuss ITK (not that we're getting much right now lol) and A&C is (rightly) MAJORLY PISSED OFF!! He's not the only one, mate :mad:.. Hopefully you'll still continue to share your info with us, most do appreciate it fella.

I really hope your right about villa, screams of a DL master plan ;) lol

And thanks mate yer was abit harsh i try not to rise to trolls like him! Yer i always pass on what i hear in good faith, i cant always do it straight away for reasons i cant go into, but when i can i do pass on :) and will continue to do so as long as i hear it :) thanks for the show of support.
 

zoidy84

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so, as others have stated before, we are assuming that he's fallen out with the Barca players on a personal level rather than being annoyed at being played wide? Because he'll be played out wide for us. Don't know if he operated similar position before joining Barca?

I suppose if his motivation is to get into the Spanish WC squad, then he'd ideally want to play in a similar formation to best show he can perform the job. And as Spain play no strikers, much like Barca, then maybe he is happy to play as a roaming wide man?
 

HappySpur

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Jan 7, 2012
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I havnt heard anymore about it apart from what i have said.

But IMO i think he is waiting for a better deal from any club interested. Arsenal are offering less than us and i cant see us offering more than 90k? I think he is hoping for a german club or a club willing to offer him more like 120k and CL.


Well if he is honestly waiting on a German club to offer that, then we're in the mix. Other than Bayern, nobody can afford such wage demands and Schalke is the only one that might pay it despite not being able to afford it. And I don't think Bayern need him. Maybe Pep will want him....not sure.

So that's not as bad as people might think.
 

mattyspurs

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wpd, I have a funny feeling that we've got Villa signed up and he/THFC are just keeping it quiet so that he can concentrate on his International football, without the press battering him about his decision to join the mighty THFC ;).. Also, I just want to apologise on behalf of that dick in the ITK Discussion. No need whatsoever for him to basically call you a liar, and accuse you of just getting news from other sites & then attempt to claim it as your own. Now nobody can discuss ITK (not that we're getting much right now lol) and A&C is (rightly) MAJORLY PISSED OFF!! He's not the only one, mate :mad:.. Hopefully you'll still continue to share your info with us, most do appreciate it fella.

Not that he needs me to, but i'm gonna stick up for Bear here, I don't think he was calling him a liar, it's that fact that wpd didn't want his info in the read only, Bear was just asking if it was something that he's read rahther than ITK, as why would he not want it in the RO?

Anyway, as I said, Bear doesn't need me to stick up for him so I shall just leave it at that.
 

brasil_spur

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I think we will get other signings done early, but think Barca will hold out as long as they can,
be surprised if anyone pays 14m for him, its gonna be a mad scrap on Transfer Deadline Day.

No doubt with Moncao or PSG coming in for him having failed with bids for their other high profile targets.
 

Blackcanary

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so, as others have stated before, we are assuming that he's fallen out with the Barca players on a personal level rather than being annoyed at being played wide? Because he'll be played out wide for us. Don't know if he operated similar position before joining Barca?

I suppose if his motivation is to get into the Spanish WC squad, then he'd ideally want to play in a similar formation to best show he can perform the job. And as Spain play no strikers, much like Barca, then maybe he is happy to play as a roaming wide man?

I'm sure it's been reported before that he doesn't get along with Messi...which, yeah, probably not the best guy to fall out with at Barca.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Not that he needs me to, but i'm gonna stick up for Bear here, I don't think he was calling him a liar, it's that fact that wpd didn't want his info in the read only, Bear was just asking if it was something that he's read rahther than ITK, as why would he not want it in the RO?

Anyway, as I said, Bear doesn't need me to stick up for him so I shall just leave it at that.



Mate, The_Bear wasn't the guy I was referring to. All The_Bear said was that he didn't feel wpd was being mistreated. It was someone before The_Bear who pissed me (and A&C) off.. Still, seems sorted now & everyone has moved on (y)
 

JaySpur

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No doubt with Moncao or PSG coming in for him having failed with bids for their other high profile targets.

That's how I see it too. If we don't have him agreed by now a good Confed. cup means the big sharks will circle him. Our best bet is that he has a mediocre impact in that competition.
 

Spursidol

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Spurvert@spurvert14m
Graham Hunter says Spurs offering more than Arsenal in terms of wages for David Villa. Barcelona looking for €14m

Spursvert used to be a good SC poster, not been around for a while though.
 

RJ1882

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Graham Hunter says Spurs offering more than Arsenal in terms of wages for David Villa. Barcelona looking for €14m

Spursvert used to be a good SC poster, not been around for a while though.

He got abused didnt he? Or at least seriously questionned on info he passed on.
Unfair really. Been in convo with him regularly on twitter and he seems a top bloke.
Much like yourself SpursIdol (y)
 

mattyspurs

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He got abused didnt he? Or at least seriously questionned on info he passed on.
Unfair really. Been in convo with him regularly on twitter and he seems a top bloke.
Much like yourself SpursIdol (y)

It wasn't unfair...He wouldn't reveal his source to the mods. No source, no ITK here. Simple really
 

$hoguN

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It wasn't unfair...He wouldn't reveal his source to the mods. No source, no ITK here. Simple really

This is spot on. He was asked to reveal his source, and wouldn't despite all the usual assurances that the mods give about not revealing anything.
 

wpd659

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Not that he needs me to, but i'm gonna stick up for Bear here, I don't think he was calling him a liar, it's that fact that wpd didn't want his info in the read only, Bear was just asking if it was something that he's read rahther than ITK, as why would he not want it in the RO?

Anyway, as I said, Bear doesn't need me to stick up for him so I shall just leave it at that.

Yer wasnt Spurs_Bear was another poster basicly calling me a liar. Wasnt called for tbh, but he did message me after will let it slip this time :)

The reason i didnt want it in the RO and only put it here not the Daily Thread was that i was told not many people had this info. So i didnt wana make a big deal of it wanted to keep it low key! But didnt work! Wont bother next time thou.


Mate, The_Bear wasn't the guy I was referring to. All The_Bear said was that he didn't feel wpd was being mistreated. It was someone before The_Bear who pissed me (and A&C) off.. Still, seems sorted now & everyone has moved on (y)

Exactly this.... Thanks for the show of support btw :)

Have moved on now :) Well...... Yer till next time!! :p
 

beats1

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Mundo Deportivo have said that Tottenham are very interested in their services. Arsenal came to have virtually signed him in the winter, but now has changed their priorities.
so, as others have stated before, we are assuming that he's fallen out with the Barca players on a personal level rather than being annoyed at being played wide? Because he'll be played out wide for us. Don't know if he operated similar position before joining Barca?

I suppose if his motivation is to get into the Spanish WC squad, then he'd ideally want to play in a similar formation to best show he can perform the job. And as Spain play no strikers, much like Barca, then maybe he is happy to play as a roaming wide man?
He has fell out with Messi but main reason for leaving is Neymar coming in. He has played the lone man role for Valencia but for spain always played off Torres to the left side until Torres was dropped than a lone man role but mainly coming from the left
 

ohwhenthespurs

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I still don't think Villa is a likely Wenger or Levy signing at his age, with the fee being quoted and the likely wages combined. I think we may have expressed interest and made an offer, but I think this will play out a bit longer and see Villa going to one of the clubs in a 'lesser' league on big money - France, Russia, Turkey, or even as has been said by others maybe Germany.
 

chrissivad

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Mundo Deportivo have said that Tottenham are very interested in their services. Arsenal came to have virtually signed him in the winter, but now has changed their priorities.

He has fell out with Messi but main reason for leaving is Neymar coming in. He has played the lone man role for Valencia but for spain always played off Torres to the left side until Torres was dropped than a lone man role but mainly coming from the left


Wouldn't they have needed Barca's permission to speak to him as he still had a year and a half left on his contract
 
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