Taylor Harwood-Bellis

[sisi1992]

My main concern is if this drags on and THB ends up leaving in the last couple of days of the window then we won't have enough time to get a replacement in.. 😔

[Willo of Whiteley]

I think we’ll have someone lined up.

I’d be more concerned that they need to integrate and hit the ground running straight away.

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

The BBC website made a good fist of trying to explain Villa's situation though I still didn't fully understand it.

More concerning is our own. Are we selling THB because we need to or because he wants to go? If we need to, surely our net income by selling Shea Charles alone matches our expenditure this window and with the Fernandes add on and other bits and pieces we must be ok in which case THB should be valued at twice the number being touted. If he wants to go, it's another matter but how desparate is he to make big bucks?

Is it that concerning? We are obviously selling him because he wants to go to a top team. Every neutral would want to go to villa over stating with us in the championship. The key is how we replace him.

[Saint86]

8 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

Is it that concerning? We are obviously selling him because he wants to go to a top team. Every neutral would want to go to villa over stating with us in the championship. The key is how we replace him.

Are we even selling him though? Seems less and less certain now... i'm not convinced we haven't priced him out of a move to villa - perhaps on the basis/gamble that he'll not kick off and continue to give his all this coming season?

[Toadhall Saint]

29 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Are we even selling him though? Seems less and less certain now... i'm not convinced we haven't priced him out of a move to villa - perhaps on the basis/gamble that he'll not kick off and continue to give his all this coming season?

We have a value that we are placing on him. All villa need to do is match that valuation- if they indeed want him. Their shenanigans trying to unsettle him are pathetic - put up or shut up. He knows he is wanted here and if villa do not pay up he’ll know how much they actually rated him.