The Telegraph has reported a story, that long-serving Aston Villa forward will be made available for transfer as Garde has not been impressed with Agbonlahor’s effort in training. Another reason, is that Garde is concerned with Agbonlahor’s lack of goals. The team itself is struggling to score, and Agbonlahor has not been able to contribute to Aston Villa’s goal tally in 9 months now.
A new forward will be made a priority in January, if Aston Villa are still in touching distance of survival. But it appears as though Garde will look to sell some of his lesser desired forward, which currently include Agbonlahor and Kozak. What is interesting is the same fitness coach, Robert Duvere is unimpressed with Agbonlahor, as was the case when Duvere was last here at Villa Park under Houllier. Back then Agbonlahor did express that he would contemplate leaving the club, and back then there would surely be suitors. But now? That seems highly unlikely. Regardless if Villa want to see Agbonlahor, I don’t believe that he will be easy to sell. He is now 29 years of age, and is most likely the clubs highest earner.
Nonetheless, is selling Agbonlahor a good idea? He is our Premier League top scorer, but hasn’t scored in months. Some fans have said that he does offer more than Gestede, which is true in some sense, since Agbonlahor has provided more assists than Gestede.
About time I shudder when I see his name on the team sheet Inc the bench,his a classic has been time to move on to pastures New.
Agree Giddy, but don’t like to see him being used as the scapegoat and hate figure that some would now have him. It’s not his fault he was offered a huge contract and this current situation is so much bigger than one player. Sell and wish him well I say. Thanks for the goals against Blues.
I can’t argue with that SEB but for a good while now he’s offered the team sod all,so I speak of the present & not the past.as for being made a scapegoat again he just don’t cut now like a good few others,like BWS mentioned being one of our higher earners he’s going to be targeted let’s say is he value for money my simple answer is NO.of course I wish him the best he has over the years (not recent) been a good ambassador to the club.
Who would want him though. He would struggle in the championship nowadays
Ps I think there’ll be a laundry list of players shown the door come January because sell to buy yet again.
Who we going to sell though no one will want our players. No point in buying if we are 10 plus points adrift anyway even Messi and Ronaldo wouldn’t save us
Being the clubs highest earner probably has more to do with this than his contribution in training and as with Marc Allbrighton (who McLeish ruined) will go onto prove his worth elsewhere.
It’s not the players it’s the club, it’s rotten from top to bottom.
Sell em all.
Should have happened a while ago. I think his best bet is the MLS.
This is a non-story… who the hell in their right mind would buy him?????
And if they did what would we get for him £1-3m at best. More likely he would go out on loan so at least get his wages saved
Leicester take a punt on him for a couple of mil, he bangs in 10, helps them to win the tittle and we get relegated.
That is a nightmare scenario.
Can see him going to a team like QPR. Maybe even Stoke City honestly.
MLS is a possibility but League 1 down to the Conference is more the level where he might make an impact. He doesn’t need the money and his scandal value now is a negative to AVFC.
I still think he might have made a good LB. Lets face it – in the last and most embarrassing goal we let in, the scorer got off the deck and still outpaced both our full backs, Gabby if he was minded to do it, would have out run him.
AVFC are supposedly in a battle with Newcastle for PSG’s keeper Salvatore Sirigu.
Of course there is a little problem of £75k per week wages but high wages are not something to phase Randy so we can safely assume it’s a done deal.
A communication from God (Paul McG). He just says what I’ve been fearing –
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lowly-aston-villa-heading-third-7018231
Apparently Gabby is wanted by clubs out east and Sunderland and Stoke have been linked.
But I really don’t see anyone matching his current wages.
I really don’t think this will happen.
I can see either Sunderland or Stoke paying his wages, they are the types of teams that pay bigger wages to mediocre English players. Be surprised if he went out East.