Yaser Asprilla - signed for Girona

[JimJams]

Has he really only got a year on his contract?

You've got top Portuguese team, middle of the pack French team and bottom rung Premier League team.  So on that basis we're losing the race. However, he's obviously based in England currently, so theoretically less upheaval. Ultimately most players want to play in the Premier League, albeit at the top end of it, but we then have the shop window element.  Porto have CL football and (regular) trophy winning credentials. Not sure what value a Colombian puts in domestic trophies in Europe tbh.  So it might all comes down to wages! And opportunity.  If he's a right winger there's a lot of them already at Porto, they just made Conceicao permanent, so he's got stiff competition there. We're dryer than a nuns chuff, so he would get gametime here.

[foxpleasure]

9 hours ago, Danno said:

Our first Brazilian!

About time

[Pliskin]

 

1 hour ago, fox_favourite said:

Is it a player that we need? Yes. 

Is it a player that we could afford. Yes

Should we try to get him before other clubs. Yes

Would he potentially be good for us. Yes

Does it get Foxestalk approval. Seems to 

 

And for those reasons, this isn't going to happen. Close thread. 

Will the club make an embarrassing first bid allowing Ipswich to get him for £5m under the asking price, then Rudkin and Top saunter off into the sunset for tea, medals and naked bum slaps in the shower. Maybe. 

[urban.spaceman]

 

 

 despite a concrete approach from Stade Rennais for the young Colombian winger from Watford Yasser Asprilla, the player is on his way to Leicester  his agent is in England to negotiate a deal which could reach 25 million €

 

[LestaLad]

WOWWWWW

[kingpower]

But didn’t we all want Ayew?

 

in all seriousness, if this lands then another example of how we should just ignore the long, drawn out speculation links as it’s not the way we like to operate.

 

when players actually arrive the deal tends to be already done when we first hear about the link (eg Okoli)

[KFS]

Remember how emotional their little fans got after the conference league win over them  

[FoxinNotts]

[Tielemans63]

It's a Yasser from me 

[Silva Fox]

Much more encouraging news!

[FoxinNotts]

Maybe we’re gonna go for a Colombian 🇨🇴 double, and get Asprilla and Richard Rios over the line

[honeybradger]

Why is our priority position a RW who can also play CAM? Please can we just target an actual midfielder.

[urban.spaceman]

1 minute ago, kingpower said:

But didn’t we all want Ayew?

 

in all seriousness, if this lands then another example of how we should just ignore the long, drawn out speculation links as it’s not the way we like to operate.

 

when players actually arrive the deal tends to be already done when we first hear about the link (eg Okoli)

First time in a long time a player has indeed turned out to be a smokescreen for another player.

[JimJams]

2 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Why is our priority position a RW who can also play CAM? Please can we just target an actual midfielder.

He's played down the middle just as much as he has on the right wing.

Given the players we've been linked with, Doak aside, they've all covered plenty of different positions in the front line.

 

Additionally, even if we get him it doesn't mean we're finished in the market.

Edited 3 August 2024 by JimJams

[Tielemans63]

Coz it's Asprilla, Asprilla night,
And no one's gonna save you when Yasser's gonna strike!

[escape2victory]

Decent this. Will give us good wide options with Mavididi, De Cordova-Reid, Fatawu and Asprilla.

 

Still need a striker, a creative midfielder and I’d like us to get a new left back as don’t rate our current options 

[john ridley]

10 hours ago, Lesta Legend said:

Apparently visited Rennes yesterday with the expectation to sign for them. 
But has now flown back. 
 

Maybe we’ve been used to push a deal along or maybe there is late strong interest!

 

A right winger though, meh. 

What's he doing in London though?

[Sankey93]

I like this but we desperately need a striker and a cam or can asprilla play cam ? 

[FoxinNotts]

2 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Why is our priority position a RW who can also play CAM? Please can we just target an actual midfielder.

My feelings exactly 

 

However, I’m starting to think, that Cooper might not play a number 10 hardly ever.

 

probably 4-3-3 with a 6 and two 8s

 

and 3-4-3 with a 6 and an 8

 

I think he might be thinking Alves is the one we need should he play 4-2-3-1 with cover from BDCR and a new guy (Asprilla type) should we need him)

[kingfox]

12 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

 

 despite a concrete approach from Stade Rennais for the young Colombian winger from Watford Yasser Asprilla, the player is on his way to Leicester  his agent is in England to negotiate a deal which could reach 25 million €

 

Surely not...but it would be nice to get one over on Watford after that historic play-off game. 
 

Taking their most talented player would be lovely. 

[Tielemans63]

10 hours ago, Lesta Legend said:

Apparently visited Rennes yesterday with the expectation to sign for them. 
But has now flown back. 
 

Maybe we’ve been used to push a deal along or maybe there is late strong interest!

 

This could well be true then....

 

[FrankieADZ]

wheres the sodding youtube video, on the second page and there isnt one, frankly im ashamed of every single one of you

[ronnup]

I think he sees Stephi as the 10  which i like actually. Weve technically got 2 pivots now so Winks and Wilf are a solid pairing and i guess Soumare is back up. 

[suffolk fox]

4 minutes ago, john ridley said:

What's he doing in London though?

Signing for Chelsea or West Ham

[kingpower]

4 minutes ago, john ridley said:

What's he doing in London though?

Gone are the days where deals are done at the training ground - often deals are negotiated in posh hotels out of sight.