According to Spanish sources, the Amavi move has been knocked back after the player failed a medical which showed that the player has a significant risk of the cruciate knee injury that he suffered while playing for France, re-occurring.
Now it’s well known that Sevilla will try any trick in the book to get a player’s price down (and why not? it’s good business sense, something we’ve sorely lacked recently) and if so, you’d hope we’ll give them short shrift and not even entertain the idea of them getting him on a loan or even at cut price.
And indeed “significant risk” is a matter of judgement that might well mean they’re trying it on.
For any expert in any area, you can always find someone who thinks the opposite, after all.
But my worry is what if this is all plausible and Amavi does have that significant risk?
Even though there is supposed to be a fair amount of interest in the player, surely this will see him being valued at a much lower worth?
All in all, this is a fairly big bombshell, as surely we were banking on getting a good few quid for Amavi, which in turn, must have made his sale pivotal to our spending plans?
I don’t want to be the doom-monger that some of you paint me out to be, but the fact is, this could quite easily put paid to any more spending in this window, because if as we suspect, we wanted another two or three players in, the sums are beginning to not add up
You would have to hope that Sevilla are indeed just playing their usual games.
But even then, just the talk of this will surely mean any other interest will wane, at best.
If we were in a better financial position, I’d have liked to see Dr Xia tell Sevilla that we’ll never do business with them again.
The trouble is, I suspect our hand might already have been forced and we’ll have to let him go on the cheap.
It’ll be interesting to see what happens.
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178 responses to “Amavi to Sevilla is OFF: Shenanigans or a serious problem?”
Where’s it say whelan has passed his medical???
He’s NOT had a medical…100% NOT had a medical!
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Making up rumours maybe got a good career in the media
Giddy…are you sorted for the game tonight?
Mate having to watch it online I’m on call out the games only down the road & it’s not like you get the team you support coming to a town like mine on a regular basis .you watch I won’t be called out all night sods fucking law UTV
Thats a twat mate. There are few friendlies coming up mate including Shrewsbury on Saturday!
Twats what I called my gaffer baggies fan. I’m going to get to one of them even throw a sicky if I have to pretty pissed off can’t even drink
Dont blame you mate….fuck the Baggies!
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Yep Giddy…i hope we do sign him though. Need someone to stand in for Mile as he wont play the whole season IMO,
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What’s happened to the Johnstone deal that’s gone stale
Don’t worry…the signing ‘announced soon’ that I posted on here Monday is from Dr T’s tweet. I guess its only delayed so he can sort out accommodation etc, etc. you know what its like mate, everyone wants to see him holding up the shirt!
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Just been reading on Facebook brucey is sending a fairly stronger team to Kidderminster than Telford.but not confirmed
Sorry it’s one player tbc at the Kidderminster match
Bunn, Richards Taylor, Hutton , Chester, hourihane, gardiner, bjarnassen, McCormack, hogan
Above Kidderminster team
Gil gone out on loan again, and Johnstone has been pictured with the team at the Telford game so a deal should be announced soon.
Johnstone was playing table tennis with Dr T on Monday in the new player lounge at BH….thats when he tweeted ‘deal announced soon’. He has since tweeted this afternoon ‘announced very soon’. I’m happy wuth Johnstone, but not sure if a loan is the best option! What do you reckon?
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surprise surprise gil off to spain on loan
another thing somebody got wrong. he is attracting big clubs, sure big clubs that can’t afford 2mill. i better look back to screen save the comment before somebody claims they didn’t say that.
Nath, it wasn’t me, i know nothing.😀😊
no lol your in the clear
anybody got team news, iam dashing around trying to find the link on that dodgy box lol of mine and grab some dinner
Nath…what do you mean? Cant follow what you mean mate!
about what ???
if you mean gil i just read somebody saying he was going to spain, somebody was saying he was a player that had big clubs tracking him. i disagreed and claimed he will go for not a penny more than one million or more likely to go out on loan, just banter wasn’t you that said it as well
Ok Nath…understood. Cheers!
Oscar Borg has been handed a start at Kidderminster as Aston Villa begin their pre-season schedule tonight.
The 19-year-old is a talented left-back who was signed from West Ham United last year
that borg came with a big reputation for a being attacking left back / wing back
If he dosnt make it at Villa he can play for Wimbledon instead 😄
I get the joke oohah…loving your new happy pills
so funny lol iceman
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Nath , u tube type in AVFCofficial it comes up for tonight’s games.
ytube isnt working on my box so i am using lappy to watch it 🙂 cheers bill
i am struggling to see, where villa can sell a player for ANY decent money. most of our players are on very good wages even with most having it reduced with relegation clauses. take richards no other club will lmao no would be daft enough to pick up his wages just for free. gil was never worth 5mill some fans thought he was. veretout is probably the only asset, but clubs know our situation and will use that against us, they will wait and wait until villa arses drop and lower the price to around 5 mill to 6mill. when we should be getting 8 to 9 mill for
It’s on now.
Obonglahor playing
Amarvi playing
Villa 1 up against Kiddy.
Great coverage on you tube…well done Villa for screening it!
Oh dear…Adomah looks badly injured at Tekford 0-0
Bloody hell…both Baker and Adomah off… 23 mins and 2 injuries already, are we cursed? Whats happening at Kiddy guys? Still 0-0 here. Samba looking good!
Adomah injury didn’t look good but. I think Baker might be a precaution following clash of heads. Agree Langford – Samba looks pretty useful and Green causing a lot of problems. Lansbury disappointing so far.
What a surprise Baker injured just for a change!
Chester just scored, 2 -0 Villa.
Villa 1 Telford 0 Andre Green
Better coverage for Telford game. Pic much better abd I prefer C and B to black!
ok who watched the telford game. what happened ? whats that team like. i watched the kids game
HT Telford 1-0….Adomah, Baker both off injured….Green the scorer.
Come in my man at Kiddy 🙂
I’m not happy Langford with our method, Hutton going forwards and exposing his position, mind you some good balls in from him which to me means we need a winger, Kiddy have had some chances it still looks the same football as last season to me. I’m getting old I know I am I believe in fighting for balls.
Bill – I’ve been flicking between games and missing the goals 🙂 Hogan looks sharp.
Yes Hitch he does,
Elmohamady will be here. I’m sure of that! Especially with Adomah injury looking quite bad. I’m staying at Telfird for the second half…please uodate the score from Kiddy for me.
Adomah is crap anyway we should flog him
2 nil to villa. hogans looks pacey not overly keen on richards he plays negatively he looks to pass to goalie all the time. tishbola also not keen on clumsy but he has been trying hard. mccormack looks interested. its first game so its understandable that were are rusty
Bill…don’t forget its preseason…..just experimental for now….is it 2-0 at half-time?