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.
is samba on trial ??? and if so is he useful cause richards is dreadful
Samba, yes trial.
Chester is oozing class – think him and JT are going to be a hell of a centre back pairing
JT already showing his full commitment to the club by going to Wimbledon instead of playing tonight! Says it all
Hutch…yes indeed! Best CB in Championship by a country mile. They will allow our midfield to get further forward. There will be a great GD in our favour thus year IMO
Chester looking the real deal – looking forward to seeing him and JT playing together
Oops lost the first post so reposted – not sure what happened!
There under starters orders at Telford.
Please update me from Kiddy…cheers!
Kiddy put a load of trial players on.
Penalty to Villa…Davis brought down …Lansbury scores 2-0
McCormack missed a sitter, never mind , is Hutton on the pitch? Two chances from the right back position nearly goals for Kiddy.
Gabby…headed goal 3-0
Gabby booked for late challenge
Come in Kiddy…whats happening? …..I need updates… 🙂
Impressed with Samba
Gabby subbed….
Yes Hutton still on but must have gone for a piddle, good play then just over the bar, both teams losing balls, change coming? Tish off, Chester off, Beddows on Harry Mc Kirby on ,
Thanks my man in Kiddy 🙂 Good reporting, might give you a pay rise 🙂
Some of Kiddys young players giving us a game, nother change? RICHARDS off , no name given yet Allen Prosser, for Villa game slow again.
Playing some cultured football here…the younger lads seem more comfortable on the ball than some our senior players. Green and Davis subbed for who? I havent got a scooby 🙂 Whats happening at Kiddy?
Calderwood ‘managing’ at Kiddy – we look disjointed with no connection between defence and attack Bruce is ‘manager’ at Telford – how’s he doing Langford?
Hitch…enjoying. Cultured football in the main….not mych sign of hoofball. Samba and Clarke quite a good CB partnership.
Villa defensive again happy to take the ball off Kiddy, midfield not winning for us, surely they might score, Villa hit the bar.
And that was by their man, Hutton so far best player, Gardner off Hutton off
Taylor, think he said Perlow the other player, be honest games gone dead to me, 3 nil Mc Kirdy .
How it going your way Langford.?1 thousand 300 at the game.
Another pen fir Villa…Lansbury nets again 4-0….great run by Mitchell Clarke the CB
1.800 here