Just like the Villa to bring me down with a bump so soon.
Hate to be negative here , but I am SERIOUSLY worried with this link to Lewis Grabban.
We were linked with Afobe as well, but thats gone quiet, but Grabban ?
Here are my worries
Can Grabban help us this year - possibly , maybe ? , Maybe not ?
Now, I presume Bournemouth have recalled him as they want money for him, whether thats money now, or a loan with view to permenant, so the question is - can Grabban play Premier League football ?
At the age of 30, been loaned out six times in his career , played virtually all of it in League 1 , played 18 premier league games of football for a team that creates chances and has not scored a single goal - sorry, if this is what we will go into next season with against the likes of Man CIty (with hope) we will go down with less points than last time.
I know its hard in the position we are in, we need to get promotion, but we need players that are good enough for the Premier league, but don't waste money for the sake of it - this guy isn't the answer.
Afobe - the jury is out on him, but at 24, he can get better - Grabban won't.
If it is a short term loan, then fine, yep, I'd take it , but why would Bournemouth agree to that - they could have just left him at Sunderland. DO NOT agree to buy him Villa - what ever you do
(save the money, and IF we go up, and IF he proves his fitness at the Great Obsessed, then go and bring Benteke and Stturridge home. We would stay up with them, we won't with the likes of Lewis Grabban !