Oh...I think I'm first to this ! Mark Albrighton

[Deucalion]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2624670/Marc-Albrighton-interesting-Leicester-City-wingers-contract-talks-Aston-Villa-stall.html

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[LCFC31]

Would certainly take him for backup. On a free he could be a very good move.

[Adster]

[Bert]

Mentioned this in the "realistic signjngs" thread..... ;)

[Tuna]

Oh...I think I'm first to this !

 

Take a bow son, for this is your shining moment.

[Stadt]

It's Marc Albrighton if like me, you couldn't be bothered to click on the link

[Bettsj2]

It's Marc Albrighton if like me, you couldn't be bothered to click on the link

Cheers

[MPH]

It's Marc Albrighton if like me, you couldn't be bothered to click on the link

And Ben Hamer. Who looks like he could be the new Conrad Logan

[Brooksy]

Mentioned this in the "realistic signjngs" thread..... ;)

 

We in for him then?

[Babylon]

Shock... we've been linked with him every transfer window for the last 3 years.

[Happy Fox]

Two good players as free agents who would improve the quality of competition, important that we spend the money on more important positions namely CM, CB and Upfront.

[rruunneerr]

Marc albrighton has not been offered a new contract ,Free Agent from june 1st .leicester City want him #avfc†#lcfc

Posted this 5/4/14 in a new thread in transfers which was deleted

Anyway the info was from a chap who drinks with his old man

Would be a decent premier league experienced addition. Started to get some form over the last month maybe coincidental with looking for a new contract at villa or elsewhere.

[CPW22]

If he's on a free and his wages aren't too bad it could make sense to sign him depending on the outcome of Lloyds contract.

[st albans fox]

there will be more than us interested - a good test of our ability to sell our vision. would be a decent acquisition and, given villa's position, not sure why lambert doesnt fancy him (although their head of player recruitment is a 25 year old and they got rid of their 'experienced' scouting network last year )  

[Finnegan]

The people repeatedly claiming McCormack, Deeney, et all are realistic signings are completely baffling to me. Pearson has no history at all of paying excessive fees for English based players when we can reach across the continent and pluck up bargains from less-hyped leagues.

 

If we're going to sign anyone of real value from our own league system it'll be bargains like Albrighton who are out of contract, it's classic Pearson and I'd be much happier with it.

 

I'll be devastated if we genuinely break the mould and cough up anything over four or five million for some journeyman from the leagues we've just come from. Especially some fat, bang-average no-mark who's had one vaguely credible season in his otherwise obscure career, like Deeney. 

[tylesta]

Remember watching him a few times. Looked a very good winger, good crosser and can beat a man. Dont know what happened to him but he has gone downhill. If we did sign him maybe pearson could get the best out of him.

If hes free and dyers leaving why not.

[Maybes]

The people repeatedly claiming McCormack, Deeney, et all are realistic signings are completely baffling to me. Pearson has no history at all of paying excessive fees for English based players when we can reach across the continent and pluck up bargains from less-hyped leagues.

If we're going to sign anyone of real value from our own league system it'll be bargains like Albrighton who are out of contract, it's classic Pearson and I'd be much happier with it.

I'll be devastated if we genuinely break the mould and cough up anything over four or five million for some journeyman from the leagues we've just come from. Especially some fat, bang-average no-mark who's had one vaguely credible season in his otherwise obscure career, like Deeney.

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[Fez of Mahrez]

The people repeatedly claiming McCormack, Deeney, et all are realistic signings are completely baffling to me. Pearson has no history at all of paying excessive fees for English based players when we can reach across the continent and pluck up bargains from less-hyped leagues.

If we're going to sign anyone of real value from our own league system it'll be bargains like Albrighton who are out of contract, it's classic Pearson and I'd be much happier with it.

I'll be devastated if we genuinely break the mould and cough up anything over four or five million for some journeyman from the leagues we've just come from. Especially some fat, bang-average no-mark who's had one vaguely credible season in his otherwise obscure career, like Deeney.

I agree to an extent but Pearson's remit with us has always been to cut the wage bill and keep transfer spending to a relative minimum. The remit now has to be to stay in the Premier League and build, which you can't necessarily do on a budget whatever your past approach has been.

Think about Martin O'Neill. People associate him with thrifty spending and bargain buys but that's only because we didn't have any more money at that time. I remember going to a supporters' association evening with him where he said he'd spend every penny he could. Pearson might not be quite like that but it's still an option.

Relative to the level we were at, it was a bit of a splash to go out and sign Morgan and Drinkwater, for example. Just because they didn't cost 4million-odd like Mills/Beckford - that was still decent spending for the Championship on players who could take us to the next level.

We'd also be silly to rule out players like Deeney (20+ league goals two seasons running) when you see the impact players like Holt, Lambert and Rodriguez have had. We need at least one more striker and we can't afford for that player to have to acclimatise (I realise it would be a step up, but if you look abroad the risk is greater - they are surprised how quickly Mahrez took to things here).

I'm not saying Pearson will definitely go and sign one of the top strikers in the Championship but I wouldn't rule it out so readily.

Either way, it's a really exciting time and I'm just glad we have a management team in which I couldn't have any more trust when it comes to building this squad.

[Finnegan]

Oh, I've said elsewhere that I expect us to break our transfer record this summer and that if our scouting team recommend a player to Pearson for £10m+ (and it's affordable) I'm sure he'd make the move.

 

I think he'll spend what's necessary, not restrict himself to peanuts. 

 

I just don't think that, traditionally, our own league system has represented value for money when signing players. Swansea knew this, they dipped in to the Spanish market because of that country's economic problems and they unearthed some gems for a pittance. Walsh and Pearson have already established a willingness to do this last season and I don't think they looked to France purely because we were in the second tier.

[Fez of Mahrez]

Oh, I've said elsewhere that I expect us to break our transfer record this summer and that if our scouting team recommend a player to Pearson for £10m+ (and it's affordable) I'm sure he'd make the move.

 

I think he'll spend what's necessary, not restrict himself to peanuts. 

 

I just don't think that, traditionally, our own league system has represented value for money when signing players. Swansea knew this, they dipped in to the Spanish market because of that country's economic problems and they unearthed some gems for a pittance. Walsh and Pearson have already established a willingness to do this last season and I don't think they looked to France purely because we were in the second tier.

No, it definitely doesn't provide value for money on the whole. I suppose we're in a position where we don't necessarily need value for money though.

And again, there are examples of doing it well. Rodriguez is worth more than 7million now.

I just hope we don't net a Cornelius or Van Wolfswinkel...

[Hirsty The Blue 94]

No, it definitely doesn't provide value for money on the whole. I suppose we're in a position where we don't necessarily need value for money though.

And again, there are examples of doing it well. Rodriguez is worth more than 7million now.

I just hope we don't net a Cornelius or Van Wolfswinkel...

I actually think Van Wolfswinkel will score shed loads next season, whether that be in the Prem or Champ. Always looks dangerous when he plays.

[Finnegan]

I'd like to think every business needs value for money in some sense or another!

 

Given that Pearson stated we were considering a half-a-million bid for Cornelius, I've more confidence in us than that!

 

As for Van Wolfswinkel, I'd actually have been interested to see him go to a half decent side and have time to settle without the pressure of being a marquee signing. He came with the pedigree of a good footballer, in fairness.

 

Overall I'm quietly optimistic though the inner-child in me still loves transfer silly season and I am excited about the inevitable influx.

[BigMicky]

The people repeatedly claiming McCormack, Deeney, et all are realistic signings are completely baffling to me. Pearson has no history at all of paying excessive fees for English based players when we can reach across the continent and pluck up bargains from less-hyped leagues.

If we're going to sign anyone of real value from our own league system it'll be bargains like Albrighton who are out of contract, it's classic Pearson and I'd be much happier with it.

I'll be devastated if we genuinely break the mould and cough up anything over four or five million for some journeyman from the leagues we've just come from. Especially some fat, bang-average no-mark who's had one vaguely credible season in his otherwise obscure career, like Deeney.

Deeney has had 2 fantastic seasons scoring over 20 in both, how is that bang average?

[shen]

Cornelius got unlucky with injuries and never got a crack in the first team. But if Pearson seriously believed he could prize him away for £500k at the time, I'm a bit worried at his understanding of the market

[Bryn]

I think there's a player in RVW as well. If Norwich are loaning him out next season (can't see anyone paying good money to sign him permanently) on the cheap I'd be interested.