2021/22 Lucas Digne

[Oasis1878]

 

[MikeH72]

I know it’s not like he’s played for some of the biggest sides in football or for the World Cup holders

He was a sub for those teams and Moussa Sissoko has 72 caps for France.

 

[Kev The Rat]

Lol they won’t pay either

 

[sageyefc]

We’ve basically swapped Digne for 2 younger international full backs so far this window, in hindsight it’s not the worst bit of business.

He leaves under a cloud though, all due to Benitez

as long as they can step up to this level

 

[Mat70s]

We’ve basically swapped Digne for 2 younger international full backs so far this window, in hindsight it’s not the worst bit of business.

He leaves under a cloud though, all due to Benitez

All due to Benitez? Is Digne blameless here?

 

[tom_b1807]

If he hadn’t been very publicly ostracised by Benitez then we would be laughing about how derisory bids of £20/25 million. Rafas ego has cost us at least £5 million here if not more

 

[ToffeeTim]

Piss poor, that.

Well the manager ensured his value dropped by outing him publicly

 

[Dharma]

Before the bed wetters start fuming. Ask yourselves this. Why are Villa & previously Newcastle the only clubs willing to pay money for him?! Not one ‘top’ club are willing to pay for him. He’s a good player 100% but perhaps this shows not as good as a lot think

Because they know we are desperate to sell. FFS.
They are hardly gonna start a bidding war.

 

[sageyefc]

He was a sub for those teams and Moussa Sissoko has 72 caps for France.

didn’t we try and spend 35 mil on him ?

 

[trueblue84]

Player/manager spat aside, this fee is as much about the accounts as anything. Aint nice, but modern footie aint.

That's what makes it bad business. Should be getting at least 35mil in today's market. I wonder what impact the fat slug's comments have made to the potential fee?

 

[Connor]

Trying to pawn their absolute carts on to us. Tell them to swerve if it’s not 30m

 

[zukai12_]

Villa have very quickly gone from the championship to nabbing one of our better players and angling for Europa

Shows what good ownership can do

 

[barneygumble]

Yeah £25 million is decent business tbf the blokes 29 in June and has been out of form for over 12 months.

Its what we do with the money thats important - get a top class CM and proper CB in!

No problem selling Digne, I agree, he’s been regressing in the last 12 months and doesn’t suit this system.

£25m is more than we’ve received for… Tosun, Bolasie, Niasse, Sandro, Schneiderlin, Walcott who just sat on their wages. 29 years old and won’t get younger.

Was brilliant, regressed and that’s fine. He’ll have a blinder in a couple of weeks though, guaranteed.

 

[macst]

El Ghazi? Eh?

 

[Tony’s Carp]

I agree, think it's safe to say he wanted Chelsea

Villa will be matching his wage here

Yeah, for a guy who has played for PSG and Barca, and who was linked with Inter, Juve and Chelsea in this window this will be a very disappointing move, especially as it’s probably his last big transfer. So much so I wonder if his people are putting it out to stir other clubs into action.