David Villa | Monday 'defining day' for Spurs: Villa signs for Atletico Madrid

Ekeke said:
Madrid supposedly only want to offer 35 million euros... Valencia want at least 35 million euros and Negredo in part exchange. But perhaps if we put in a better offer, say £40 million
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It would be a pleasure to do business with you, Ekeke...
 
Ekeke said:
I didnt know you were David Villa's agent.

I'll go phone SAF.
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As long as you are the one buying from me, I'd be delighted to sell to you.

I've got a a car worth £20k. Do you fancy buying it for £35k?
 
CnutOfAllCnuts said:
As long as you are the one buying from me, I'd be delighted to sell to you.

I've got a a car worth £20k. Do you fancy buying it for £35k?
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No, but if I want to sell something for 35 million euros + a player rated at least 15 million euros, I'll most likely accept around 40 million £.
 
sky sports saying this is done deal-marca the source though, £40million
 
madrid are going to need at least six defensive players on the pitch to cover the arses of Villa, Ronaldo and Kaka. Kaka being best centrally is going to push Ronaldo wider and I don't know how they'll balance this on the other flank.


But they'll not think of this and carry on with a suspect defence and an undisciplined front six, then get tonked repeatedly and lose La Liga again
 
CnutOfAllCnuts said:
The muppet brigade will be creaming themselves.

The more sensible ones will hopefully be concerned.
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No such thing at Real Madrid.

Capello's and Del Bosque's sacking's should be proof enough of that, with the Real Madrid fans unanimously agreeing on both decisions.
 
Crustanoid said:
madrid are going to need at least six defensive players on the pitch to cover the arses of Villa, Ronaldo and Kaka. Kaka being best centrally is going to push Ronaldo wider and I don't know how they'll balance this on the other flank.


But they'll not think of this and carry on with a suspect defence and an undisciplined front six, then get tonked repeatedly and lose La Liga again
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It's going to be fun to watch in more ways than one.
 
---------Casillas
Ramos Pepe Metzelder? Marcelo
---------Gago-Diarra
Ronaldo-----Kaka-------Robben
------------Villa

That defense is so dodgy and with both fuillbacks bombing forward and both wide boys hating tracking back. They'll need some new commanding centre backs.

Skysports saying Albiol to Madrid as well, so thats one defender sorted, and Negrado to Valencia.
 
Spanish press is more than sure about Villa in Madrid.

We should hear confirmation in three days time.

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I'm not jealous. But if we sign players like Valencia i will be.
 
God I hope that billionaire city owner buys Madrid and renames them City.
 
Xander45 said:
---------Casillas
Ramos Pepe Metzelder? Marcelo
---------Gago-Diarra
Ronaldo-----Kaka-------Robben
------------Villa

That defense is so dodgy and with both fuillbacks bombing forward and both wide boys hating tracking back. They'll need some new commanding centre backs.

Skysports saying Albiol to Madrid as well, so thats one defender sorted, and Negrado to Valencia.
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Albiol isnt very good. He had a run of 3 matches this season where he scored 3 own goals in that time.

Garay is better and he'll be at Madrid next season as his loan deal at Racing will have expired.

No matter how dodgy the defence might look, its better than Barcelona's. So if Madrid can protect it as well as Barcelona do theirs, they should be fine.
 
They used to have this policy called "Zidanes and Pavones". seems this time round they're going with "Zidanes and Zidanes"
 
An article about the player and his goal scoring record for Spain. Read if you're interested, ignore it if you're not.

Spanish Inquisition: Can David Villa Become Spain’s Greatest Ever Goalscorer?

As Spain head into the Confederations Cup, striker David Villa is on a mission of his own as he begins his quest to become the country’s best ever striker.

Goal.com’s KS Leong asks if he can reach the pinnacle…

Over the decades, some of the most lethal strikers to grace the game have pulled on Spain’s fiery red jersey, from the legendary Telmo Zarra to Alfredo Di Stefano to Emilio Butragueno to Raul.

Most of them, however, weren’t quite recognised as the best strikers in the world at international level, mainly because of the failings of the Spanish national team.

But now, La Furia Roja have finally lived up to their reputation as world beaters and they could even be on the threshold of becoming one of the greatest national sides ever assembled. And, if there’s ever a time for Spain to emerge with a truly great striker of their own, someone who could one day be mentioned in the same breath as Pele, Ferenc Puskas, Gerd Mulller or Gabriel Batistuta, it would be now. And their one great hope is David Villa.

When Euro 2008 ended just under a year ago, the Valencia hitman just about only scraped into the top ten of Spain’s all-time leading marksmen. Now, he is one goal away from joining Fernando Hierro as the nation’s second highest goalscorer. It’s quite an achievement, considering he only made his international debut four years ago. Back then, barely anyone knew who he was and even at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he was still a relative unknown, despite building up quite the goalscoring resume in La Liga.

Raul’s tally of 44 goals still stands tall and proud and that’s the mark ‘El Guaje’ will first be aiming for. The Real Madrid captain’s record seemed unbeatable at one point, simply because Spain never looked as though they would ever produce another efficient goal machine again, not when Fernando Torres was hailed as his successor, not even when Villa first exploded onto the scene.

The 27-year-old could not have picked a better time to become the best Spanish striker of all time.

La Furia Roja are enjoying what is, without doubt, the most glorious era in their history, and they boast what is regarded almost unanimously worldwide as the best midfield in world football today.

Heading into the FIFA Confederations Cup, Villa has 28 goals to his name with La Seleccion. He has netted ten times in Spain’s last ten games and, at the rate he is going, he could very well overtake Raul this time next year, just before the greatest show on earth kicks-off in South Africa.

But being a striker is a volatile business. There aren’t many in the game who can enjoy consecutive years of success. There are just too many variable factors that can influence the temperament of a forward. Loss of form, confidence and morale are always a concern, but there’s no bigger nightmare than the agony of injuries. And Villa, just like any other striker, is not immune from those niggling knocks and hamstring pulls.

Moving clubs always tends to disrupt a player’s momentum, especially if it’s a high-profile transfer, and to switch teams a year away from the World Cup is a big gamble. Even the best of players often require half a season to adapt and adjust to their new environment and this often results in sub-par performances. And even the slightest loss of form is not recommended ahead of the biggest tournament in football.

As Raul can attest, sometimes it takes just one tiny slump to put a grinding halt to your international career.

Villa looks all but certain to head for the Mestalla exit this summer and the Santiago Bernabeu appears to be the likeliest destination. It could prove to be a risky move. But, on the other hand, it could also work wonders and elevate his game to a whole new level.

If he does end up at Madrid, he could be playing in what is potentially, on paper at least, the most fearsome attacking unit on the planet, even more devastating than that of Spain’s and Barcelona’s. If he settles in quickly and connects with Kaka and co. straight away, just imagine the kind of service he’ll be getting and how his game will develop.

However, playing at a club like Los Blancos has its pitfalls and all the inconveniences, such as the incessant pressure, the heightened expectations and the fickle, demanding fans, could all hurt his confidence.

His success also depends a lot on his team-mates at La Roja, as obvious as that sounds. With players like Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Silva, Xabi Alonso and Cesc Fabregas providing the ammunition and with a decoy strike partner like Fernando Torres, it’s easy for anyone to make the art of scoring goals look effortless.

It is quite a stunning array of stars, but how long can they collectively keep performing at this very same level?

Even though Spain have some outrageous individual talents, they are very much a side that rely on the entire team functioning like clockwork. Every player has to pull their weight and play their part to perfection and, just like an intricate super computer, even the slightest bug could send the entire system crashing.

Villa, despite winning the Golden Boot at Euro 2008, had a less than satisfying tournament because of injury. He played only three and a quarter of Spain’s six matches and he scored in only two games.

Even though he netted four goals, three of which came in the opening game against Russia, he disappointingly missed the final against Germany and performance-wise, you just have that feeling that he didn’t really get the opportunity to show his true potential.

The Confederations Cup is a chance for him to put that setback behind him and re-assert his true class as a striker.

Despite his incredible 12 months with La Roja and Los Che, he’s still not held at the same regard as the likes of Samuel Eto’o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Didier Drogba, or even Fernando Torres when it comes to reputation and fame, eventhough statistically, he is well and truly ahead of every one of them.
And when it comes to numbers, in a way he is already Spain’s best striker. He may still trail Raul by 14 goals, but as many a fan would point out, he has a much better goal-per-game ratio than the Madrid icon. However, to become the undisputed greatest, he needs to hit that number one spot.
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Ahh the reliable Marca. Madrid have supposedly offered 25 million euros + Alvaro Negredo. But Valencia want 35 million + Negredo. So most likely it'll end up 30 + the player which to be honest, would be a bargain for Madrid considering Negredo only cost them 5 million.
 
Ekeke said:
Ahh the reliable Marca. Madrid have supposedly offered 25 million euros + Alvaro Negredo. But Valencia want 35 million + Negredo. So most likely it'll end up 30 + the player which to be honest, would be a bargain for Madrid considering Negredo only cost them 5 million.
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If you use the old conversion rate. 25 million euros is how much we spent on Nani:( This really isn't an expensive fee for Villa! Now with the pound being so weak, it would be much pricier for us to buy him than it is for Real.
 
lao said:
"Bargain". I wonder how many that were calling Berbatov a bargain when we bought him.
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Nobody. But then again we spent quite a bit more than 25 million euros and a player we didnt even have in the squad the season before.
 
Valencia president Manuel Llorente don't want to talk with Madrid about David Villa, because their offer isn't what Valencia expected.

€25m and Alvaro Negredo. Funny.
 
Really? Marca already had the photoshop with him on the Real shirt. Marca is the most reliable paper there has ever ever been.

Seriously though, 25m plus Negredo, that's an insult.
 
They might not :

Barcelona Admit Holding 'Open Discussions' With Valencia Ace David Villa

Vice-president Rafael Yuste has claimed that the club are in talks with Valencia over a potential move for the hitman...

14 Jun 2009 17:47:39

Barcelona vice-president Rafael Yuste has admitted on Catalunya Radio that the club have held ‘open discussions’ with Valencia regarding the transfer of Spanish international striker David Villa.

The prolific hitman has been inexorably linked with a move away from the Mestalla since finishing top scorer at Euro 2008 last summer and, after another successful season in front of goal, both Barcelona and Real Madrid are stepping up their bids to land ‘El Guaje’.

It had been thought that an agreement had been reached between Los Che and Florentino Perez that would see the player head to the Bernabeu, but now Yuste has stated that the Blaugrana are still in the hunt to capture the 27-year old.

“There are many players who are interested in coming to play at Barcelona and I think that people have to know this. The talks [between Barcelona and Valencia] are absolutely open.”

Earlier this week, World Sport had suggested that the Camp Nou club were readying a €35m bid for Villa in order to capture him from underneath the noses of Real Madrid.

The article also claimed that Valencia president Manuel Llorente had chosen to suspend negotiations with Madrid, to allow "a level playing field for Villa to decide."
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Messi - Villa - Henry > Ronaldo - Raul - Kaka

But:

Ronaldo - Villa - Kaka > Messi - Eto'o - Henry
 
HsJ said:
Messi - Villa - Henry > Ronaldo - Raul - Kaka

But:

Ronaldo - Villa - Kaka > Messi - Eto'o - Henry
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I'm not sure, I think Messi - Eto'o - Henry is still the better triad. Henry and Eto'o may be worse than Kaka, Villa or Ronaldo (though not by much), but Messi is so much better that it still pushes it in Barcelona's favour.
 
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