Villa Fans Happy To Take A Small Hit On One Player To Get Him Out The Door

[mike_field]

Italian hopeful Pierluigi Gollini hasn’t had the best of the last few years it’s safe to say.
https://astonvilla.vitalfootball.co...ll-hit-on-one-player-to-get-him-out-the-door/

 

[McParlandTheGreat]

Nothing against him at all; it didn't work out. He was young, little or no English, having someone who could communicate seemed a sensible idea. When that person went he was isolated. Hope it works out for him.

 

[Silhillvilla]

Signing a keeper who can't speak the same language as the defence in front of him is asking for trouble .
I'd take the £3.5 m asap and move on.

 

[Pride of Lions]

Yeah, first of a few I hope.

 

[AMS78]

I wonder how much United would want for their 4th choice keeper?? Surely can’t be too much more than we are getting for Gollini??

 

[AMS78]

I thought Gollini spoke English having been in England with United as a youngster!?

 

[mike_field]

Wasn't language related to my memory - the club covers that naturally.

 

[col8]

If he aint playing get him off the wage bill, reduce numbers .....
However who else do we have before we discard a player we don't have to buy?

 

[mike_field]

Bunn would be a cheaper option I guess for a 12 month deal as I guess game time etc means at his age now it would be L1 mainly not Champ. Still got Jed Steer who hasn't looked out of place and Matija Sarkic coming through as U23 regular

 

[crosswesleyanchapel]

It was to do with the clause in his contract that stated he wanted an Italian GK coach. Battara left when Di Matteo left

 

[mike_field]

Yup, pathetic clause. Should never have been agreed. That's a player and agent taking the piss.