Luke Young 2.5m agreed fee

[zlatan18]

Who would take Young and Aurelio on a (pay as you play deal) as our Left backs this season?

 

[TheBunnyman]

[quote author=zlatan18 link=topic=41166.msg1144728#msg1144728 date=1280422993]
Who would take Young and Aurelio on a (pay as you play deal) as our Left backs this season?
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Fucking no one, I hope.

 

[zlatan18]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41166.msg1144730#msg1144730 date=1280423171]
[quote author=zlatan18 link=topic=41166.msg1144728#msg1144728 date=1280422993]
Who would take Young and Aurelio on a (pay as you play deal) as our Left backs this season?
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Fucking no one, I hope.
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i wouldnt either, just i saw it on another forum and wanted to know what others thought. aurelio was good but always injured

 

[gene hughes]

Really? Injured you say?

 

[dee]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41166.msg1144725#msg1144725 date=1280422834]
Francois Clerc is a pretty good player actually. Didn't realise he was still only 27 - he seems to have been around for ages. IMO he's better than Reveillere, but he has had injury problems in the past. And I've seen him play LB - not brilliantly, but he's solid there in an Arbeloa-style way. Very much an Arbeloa-style player in fact. For free, he'd be a good pick-up, as he'd probably cost more like £7-9m if he was under contract.
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The injuries being the reason he is free.

Ligue 1 stats: Starts (sub) - Goals/Assists

2009/2010 5 (2) - 0/0
2008/2009 9 (0) - 0/0
2007/2008 21 (7) - 1/3
2006/2007 15 (6) - 0/1

Compare to Aurelio for us in the EPL

2009/2010 8 (6) - 0/1
2008/2009 19 (5) - 2/4
2007/2008 13 (3) - 1/1
2006/2007 10 (7) - 0/3

 

[Frogfish]

Luke Young has turned down the chance to join Liverpool and has instead opted to stay at Aston Villa for the foreseeable future.
The Reds are desperate to bring in some defensive reinforcements, especially at left-back, following the sale of Emiliano Insua to Fiorentina and the exit of Fabio Aureilo.

Hodgson had seen Young as a decent makeweight to come in and fill the void, with the two club's reportedly agreeing a fee and Villa allowing him to say at home to discuss a deal rather than join the rest of the squad in Portugal.

However, Young's representatives and Liverpool failed to come to terms on an agreement and Hodgson will now turn his attentions elsewhere with Manchester City's Wayne Bridge and Wigan's Maynor Figueroa potential candidates.

 

[TheBunnyman]

Jesus! Being turned down by Luke Young is sort of surreal and disgusting, but at the same time something of a relief. Now let's buy an actual left-back shall we, Roy?

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41166.msg1145132#msg1145132 date=1280437913]
Jesus! Being turned down by Luke Young is sort of surreal and disgusting, but at the same time something of a relief. Now let's buy an actual left-back shall we, Roy?
[/quote]Im not convinced this is dead yet Bunst. O'neill doesnt want him so will he really go back there?

 

[SummerOnions]

He'll go somewhere shit and play every week, like Blackpool or somewhere.

 

[Oncy]

[quote author=SummerOnions link=topic=41166.msg1145136#msg1145136 date=1280438196]
He'll go somewhere shit and play every week, like Blackpool or somewhere.
[/quote]OYYYY Blackpool is fucking ace. Manys a great childhood summer....

 

[SummerOnions]

Shit club i'm talking mate. No amount of Wurzel Gummage impressions will save them from the drop.

 

[Frogfish]

[quote author=SummerOnions link=topic=41166.msg1145136#msg1145136 date=1280438196]
He'll go somewhere shit and play every week, like Blackpool or somewhere.
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If he won't uproot his family to Liverpool then Blackpool is certainly out of the question ! Easy pick up for Birmingham or Stoke as he can't stay at Villa unless he considers his career over and just wants to stay for the money.

 

[Wilko7]

[quote author=SummerOnions link=topic=41166.msg1145136#msg1145136 date=1280438196]
He'll go somewhere shit and play every week, like Blackpool or somewhere.
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Now why on earth would he go there? Please illuminate me.

 

[Rosco]

Luke Young's proposed transfer to Liverpool collapsed today, leaving the full-back facing an uncertain future at Aston Villa. Liverpool had agreed a £2.5m fee with Villa on Tuesday for the former England international but there were suggestions that Young was unable to agree personal terms at Anfield as well as being reluctant to relocate to the north.

The news will come as a disappointment to Liverpool and Villa. Roy Hodgson, the Liverpool manager, was keen to bring in the experienced defender to improve his options at full-back and also increase his quota of home-grown players, while Villa were eager to move on one of their higher earners as they look to reduce their £70m annual wage bill. Young was earning more than £2m a year at Villa and has three years remaining on his contract, with further signing-on fees due over the course of that period.

Liverpool had initially indicated Young would have to lower his demands, which have deterred interest from other clubs this summer, although when Martin O'Neill, the Villa manager, reported earlier in the week that a bid had been accepted it began to look like a deal might go through. That is no longer the case, leaving Young to continue his pre-season training in Portugal with Villa and O'Neill cursing a missed opportunity to free up some money.

The Villa manager has been told he will have to operate within the constraints of a "sell-to-buy" policy this summer, accentuating the need to move on a number of players on the periphery. At the moment, however, Steve Sidwell, Nigel-Reo-Coker, Habib Beye, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey and Young all remain Villa players. There has also been no progress with James Milner's situation despite ongoing negotiations between Manchester City and Villa.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/29/luke-young-aston-villa-liverpool-transfer

 

[Mistadobalina]

2 million a year. Madness!

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=Mistadobalina link=topic=41166.msg1145330#msg1145330 date=1280468920]
2 million a year. Madness!
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Yeah it's no wonder English clubs are fucked when they're throwing money around on shite players like that.