Carson set for £10m move to Villa

[livvy145]

Carson set for £10m move to Villa


Scott Carson is heading for a British record £10million transfer after Rafa Benitez revealed that Aston Villa had agreed an option to buy him.

The Liverpool manager was initially reluctant to sanction Carson's loan move to Villa Park but admitted yesterday that he had cleared the way for the England keeper to join Martin O'Neill's side on a permanent basis.

Villa have already paid £1.75m to cover his temporary stay and have been told they can keep him by parting with a further £8.25m.

Impressed with his contribution so far, O'Neill is expected to meet Carson, who has given up on trying to dislodge Pepe Reina at Anfield, in the next few weeks to discuss a long-term contract.

The Villa manager may have to move swiftly, though, after it emerged that other clubs are also monitoring the 22-year old's availability.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is known to be an admirer, but Benitez confirmed Villa were in pole position by saying: 'They have first option to buy him.'

The fee would eclipse the British record £9m Sunderland paid Hearts for Scotland's Craig Gordon.

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[paulcooper4]

outstanding bit of business if it happens

[FT9]

He's a decent keeper but won't take Pepe's spot. I'd take 10M if we can sign someone better than the Charlie lad we have at the min

[kurtangle01]

Great bit of business and hopefully a bit of cash to put towards the permanent signing of Mascher.

He's a good keepr but sadly for him not as good as Pepe.

[bigfooty]

Considering how much we paid for him and how few games he played for us that's an astonishing bit of buying n selling.

[Dhav]

How much did he cost us? £0.5m? And we're selling him for £10m when he probably hasn't played a dozen games for us? That's Wengeresque dealing esp when you consider we have a vastly superior gk already who cost us a lot less than what we're selling Carson for.

He is the type of keeper you'd love as a second choice but he'll never displace Pepe and wouldn't want to play second fiddle so it's best for all concerned that we sell.

[rage]

now sell momo for 10 million and we have the money for masch with a few million to put towards a good voodoo man to protect kewell till the end of the season.

excellent bit of business

[Alpha]

He's a decent keeper but won't take Pepe's spot. I'd take 10M if we can sign someone better than the Charlie lad we have at the min

I actually think Itandje is a decent keeper.

That said, it would be good if we could convince the likes of Igor Akinfeev or Sergio Romero to sign up as understudy.

[FT9]

I actually think Itandje is a decent keeper.

That said, it would be good if we could convince the likes of Igor Akinfeev or Sergio Romero to sign up as understudy.

Would you trust him to cover for Reina over an extended period if we were on a title chase? Maybe its just that Reina gives me so much confidence at the back when he's in goal but Charlie definitely hasn't the same presence

[Shaggy]

outstanding bit of business if it happens

Considering how much we paid for him and how few games he played for us that's an astonishing bit of buying n selling.

Took the words outta my mouth. It's SUCH a pleasant change to see the club doing such great business with an outgoing transfer.

[paulcooper4]

Took the words outta my mouth. It's SUCH a pleasant change to see the club doing such great business with an outgoing transfer.

he`s only a shot-stopper anyway. Granted, a good one like, but he has no command over the penalty area whatsoever

[tomasjj]

Wow!

Hope this goes through.

££££££

[Shaggy]

he`s only a shot-stopper anyway. Granted, a good one like, but he has no command over the penalty area whatsoever

Totally agree. I actually think he's wildly overrated. He looks good at Charlton and Villa cos he has a lot of shots to save. I never felt comfortable with him in our goal and at £10m I'll be pissing my pants.

[Alpha]

Would you trust him to cover for Reina over an extended period if we were on a title chase? Maybe its just that Reina gives me so much confidence at the back when he's in goal but Charlie definitely hasn't the same presence

I can't think of any (potentially) available goalkeepers who I would trust to cover for Reina.

Perhaps the best we can hope to do is repeat the Carson trick by developing a another quality young keeper to sell on later for top dollar.

[Shaggy]

I can't think of any (potentially) available goalkeepers who I would trust to cover for Reina.

Perhaps the best we can hope to do is repeat the Carson trick by developing a another quality young keeper to sell on later for top dollar.

We've got enough young keepers on the books, most of whom have been brought in recently, to have some hope of one of 'em developing into a good keeper. Bouzanis, Ben Robinson (the 14 year old Ben Robinson ), Gulacsi, Mihaylov...

I'm sure there are others. At the last count I think we had an entire team of young keepers.