I wouldn’t understand selling him to Villa atm unless they’re willing to pay a semi-serious amount of money like £25m. If we are to sell him it would make much more sense to sell him to a lower prem or championship team like a Sunderland with a chunky sell-on clause. If he goes to Villa he’s far less likely to be sold on anytime soon.
Paraguayan left back Diego León arriving in July
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I wouldn’t understand selling him to Villa atm unless they’re willing to pay a semi-serious amount of money like £25m. If we are to sell him it would make much more sense to sell him to a lower prem or championship team like a Sunderland with a chunky sell-on clause. If he goes to Villa he’s far less likely to be sold on anytime soon.
I don't think we should be selling him at all. He might just take year or two to fully develop, but his game going forward is very promising and he's still so young. We've got to move on from both Shaw and Malacia IMV.
The only reason I could see Amass move would be for PSR purposes, not because he's not looked up with great promise. I hope he stays.
That's his son
Seems like his off the field activities caught up with him. Even Ipswich didn’t take a punt.
Bulk up? Adama bulk?
I can see Leon being a more suitable wing back. The pace he gets up and down the flank is pretty impressive. Amass has been groomed for a position that doesn't really exist under Amorim so it's probably unsurprising that Amorim viewed him as unready.
Looks lightweight for this league ...
Amass is defensively suspect. A LWB position with less defending responsibility is actual what Amass should be good at. He was not ready for LB position. For Amorim system, Amass has a place at LWB
Having 2 young players to fight it out should be good. Competition for places will make Amass better.
Shows how much I have an eye for talent. I believed all three would make it here at some point
Not world beaters, but long term squad options.How many PL clubs have 'in-house' starting left backs?
Add in Kunkonki seems Amorim rates him, can play LWB and eventually with more experience LCB
We should be in for Florian Wirtz - Jamie Gittens and Manuel Akanji
How many clubs are producing left backs ready to play at the top level by 19/20 years old?
It's a very rare thing.
It was just a joke. Because, every youth player on here either needs to bulk up or go on loan to the championship.
He's so big he looks like he ate Malacia
Must resist the temptation to write a Portmanteau…
At least we’re signing a young man rather than an Oldman…
How much are we talking for sell-on though? The Championship record transfer is like £15M. If the options are:
1) Villa for £25M
2) A Championship team for £15M plus 20% sell-on
The Championship team would have to later sell him for £50M just for us to break even with the first offer, and that's before considering the time value of money. The Villa offer is almost surely better overall.
You could have an even higher sell-on, but too much higher and you'd start making it tougher to get a transfer deal down in the first place.
Such a random post.
Not just left backs, players generally. You’d have to be so special to play first team football for a top club at that age.
Excited for this 
First signing of the Ruben Amorim era!
I had blocked this ad from my memory. Thanks for this!
Great now go get a left back who can play January 1st
Somehow this signing excites me like when we signed the twins ..Rafa and Fabio.
Just a feeling.
Just a feeling.
Wonder why the club haven't run the official?
Sir Jim's got rid of the Internet to save money
Or had the social media team shot.
Probably won’t until he’s in the door.
Built like a tank but his ball control seems suspect from the YT videos I've watched. Hopefully he's a good one.
There is a town called O’Leary in Paraguay?
Was wondering where David ended up.
Wait until Goliath finds him for revenge