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David Villa to sign for Barcelona

Post by BWFC_Wyles » Wed May 19, 2010 12:04 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 691888.stm

Valencia striker David Villa will move to Barcelona in a £34m deal.

The Spain international is due in the Catalan capital on Thursday and is booked for a medical on Friday.
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Post by boltonboris » Wed May 19, 2010 12:14 pm

Great signing and a fairly decent price in todays crazy market.... Possibly the best striker around
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Post by H. Pedersen » Wed May 19, 2010 12:31 pm

I wonder how he fits into their front 3 . . . and where does this leave Zlatan?
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Post by boltonboris » Wed May 19, 2010 12:36 pm

H. Pedersen wrote:I wonder how he fits into their front 3 . . . and where does this leave Zlatan?
On the bench, you'd imagine.
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Post by David Lee's Hair » Wed May 19, 2010 12:47 pm

boltonboris wrote:
H. Pedersen wrote:I wonder how he fits into their front 3 . . . and where does this leave Zlatan?
On the bench, you'd imagine.
Or at City....
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Post by boltonboris » Wed May 19, 2010 12:52 pm

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H. Pedersen wrote:I wonder how he fits into their front 3 . . . and where does this leave Zlatan?
On the bench, you'd imagine.
Or at City....
Ha... He wouldn't suit England, whatsoever!!
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Post by David Lee's Hair » Wed May 19, 2010 1:40 pm

boltonboris wrote: Ha... He wouldn't suit England, whatsoever!!
Nope, but Mancini signed him for Inter, so you just never know.
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Post by blurred » Wed May 19, 2010 1:45 pm

boltonboris wrote:Great signing and a fairly decent price in todays crazy market.... Possibly the best striker around
£34m for a 28 year old who's had the best years of his life on someone else's pitch? Hmmm, not sure it's as bargainous as some people are making out.
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Post by H. Pedersen » Wed May 19, 2010 1:46 pm

So . . . Torres to Chelsea, then.
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Post by Lord Kangana » Wed May 19, 2010 1:46 pm

Thats the usual pattern of up and coming rich teams though isn't it? Buy big name players who are late twenties early thirties, looking for one last pay day? Its what Chelsea did to "establish" themselves. Ibrahimovich strikes me as an identikit City signing for me.
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Post by boltonboris » Wed May 19, 2010 1:55 pm

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boltonboris wrote:Great signing and a fairly decent price in todays crazy market.... Possibly the best striker around
£34m for a 28 year old who's had the best years of his life on someone else's pitch? Hmmm, not sure it's as bargainous as some people are making out.
He's reaching his prime... 4 years in him as a world class performer yet!

Or are you bitter because he laughed out of Valencia a few years back...

... Oh and he's better than his much coveted compatriote
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Post by hisroyalgingerness » Wed May 19, 2010 2:08 pm

boltonboris wrote:
H. Pedersen wrote:I wonder how he fits into their front 3 . . . and where does this leave Zlatan?
On the bench, you'd imagine.
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Post by BWFC_Wyles » Wed May 19, 2010 2:23 pm

Well if reports are to be believed then Thierry Henry is heading Stateside, which leaves Messi, Zlatan & Villa with Bojan settling for a sub role.

Fabregas next?
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Post by Prufrock » Wed May 19, 2010 2:33 pm

And Pedro, who has been brilliant for them. Also if Fabregas goes, wouldn't surprise me to see Iniesta play wide a lot.

And Villa is fecking special.
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Post by thebish » Wed May 19, 2010 2:38 pm

Prufrock wrote:And Pedro, who has been brilliant for them. Also if Fabregas goes, wouldn't surprise me to see Iniesta play wide a lot.

And Villa is fecking special.
I dunno - they kind of stuttered at the end of last season as usual...
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Post by Athers » Wed May 19, 2010 2:40 pm

Should give them more attacking options, Zlatan's inclusion vs Inter was an error in both legs...
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Post by Prufrock » Wed May 19, 2010 2:51 pm

£60million plus Eto'o was the error!
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Post by potter1989bwfc » Thu May 20, 2010 8:37 am

Messi Zlatan Villa

Would be the front 3.

Henry is going.
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Post by boltonboris » Thu May 20, 2010 9:08 am

potter1989bwfc wrote:Messi Zlatan Villa

Would be the front 3.

Henry is going.
You'd have Villa as one of the wide men? Nah, I don't think they've finished dealing in Catalunya yet
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Post by blurred » Thu May 20, 2010 11:53 am

boltonboris wrote:He's reaching his prime... 4 years in him as a world class performer yet!

Or are you bitter because he laughed out of Valencia a few years back...

... Oh and he's better than his much coveted compatriote
Bitter about Valencia, eh?

I just don't happen to think that it's such a great deal as everyone else is suggesting. He's on the top of his game, definitely, and up in the top 10 strikers in the world for my money, but whether he can keep his current form up until he's 32 is debateable.
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