I have just finished my first season with Aston Villa finishing 6th which I am very pleased with however one of the problems I had during the season was scoring goals.
Benteke finished the season with 13 goals (in all competitions) so when he asked to leave I slapped a ?35M pricetag on his head. Luckily after some negotiations i managed to get a deal worth ?39.5M from Chelsea.
The problem is finding a replacement. You only get 35% of any deals I bring in from Villa so straight away I am on the back foot. Another problem I am finding is the wages issue. I have tried to sign Rondon and Doumbia in deals around ?17m but they both want stupid wages - in excess of 100k a week.
So does anyone have any suggestions of a replacement who will guarentee me goals, be happy on around 50k a week and wont cost me the earth?
I have managed to tie up a loan deal with Man City for Negrado so I am hoping he proves a hit but he does need competition.
Benteke finished the season with 13 goals (in all competitions) so when he asked to leave I slapped a ?35M pricetag on his head. Luckily after some negotiations i managed to get a deal worth ?39.5M from Chelsea.
The problem is finding a replacement. You only get 35% of any deals I bring in from Villa so straight away I am on the back foot. Another problem I am finding is the wages issue. I have tried to sign Rondon and Doumbia in deals around ?17m but they both want stupid wages - in excess of 100k a week.
So does anyone have any suggestions of a replacement who will guarentee me goals, be happy on around 50k a week and wont cost me the earth?
I have managed to tie up a loan deal with Man City for Negrado so I am hoping he proves a hit but he does need competition.