Clichy is a liability, it's why they've sold him there, it's why they sold Adebayor there. A reason Cesc and Nasri won't end up playing for them, they can actually play.

I agree but this has nothing to do with what I'm saying... all I'm saying is that 7m when you're dealing with Manchester is too little, regardless of the player's quality. If Adebayor was sold for more than 20m and he's in the same class with Clichy then that just shows this one was a terrible deal.

Both of these things would probably see us relegated with our current team.

Parker for that fee wouldn't be that bad, but surely you need wingers now, not central mids.

Aston Villa will be relegated if they sell Stewart Downing - Mark Walters
Villans legend warns his former club that if they sell the England midfielder, they could be embroiled in a battle against relegation, given that Ashley Young has already left

Villa have rejected a bid of £15 (€17) million from Liverpool for the England international, but are expected to accept if the Reds raise their offer closer to £20 (€22.5) million.

However, Walters believes that new Villa manager Alex McLeish should think of building a team rather than the money he will receive from the sale of Downing.

He told The Daily Star Sunday: “Every player has their price and £20m is a great price for Stewart Downing.

“But considering Villa have no-one to replace him, it would leave them a big problem in terms of who is left to create the chances.

“They have great youngsters in the youth and reserves teams but they are up and coming and not the calibre of Stewart Downing.

“If Villa want to do anything this season they must at least replace him first before they even consider selling him.

“To say that selling Downing would leave them weak would be a massive understatement. It would be suicidal.

“Selling him just after Ashley Young would mean Villa should expect another relegation fight as we don’t have the type of players to replace them.”

Walters began his career at Villa Park and spent six seasons there before moving to Rangers, and he has become disillusioned with their policy of selling their best players.

He said: “When I joined Villa in 1981 they were going round signing some of the best players around – but that changed while I was there.

“They have now sold their best player in each of the last three seasons with Gareth Barry, James Milner and Ashley Young all going.

“If I was Darren Bent I would be very concerned. When he arrived, he was supposed to be the missing link.

“But now Bent is here they are losing the players who created most of his goal chances.

“The talk is that Charles N’Zogbia will be brought in but, if I was him, I wouldn’t go to Villa.

“Why would an ambitious player want to go to a club that is not in Europe and selling its best players?”

Strikers will always cost more, it's the way transfers have always been. Both went to City for twice what they're worth, in my opinion. Adebayor isn't quite as bad at his job as Clichy either. He's a striker that can score goals, even if he doesn't play well. Clichy is a defender that can't defend.

doesn't Delfounesco play wing or is he a CF? I've had him in my SM team for ever, waiting for him to finally burst on the the scene.

He's a CF but has played on the wing from time-to-time.

Do you think his stock going to raise over the upcoming season?

So if he ruins my fantasy team, I blame you completely.

In other news, Cuellar has been linked with Espanyol in the last day or two. Apparently the contract Houllier offered him was withdrawn by Eck, hence he's pretty much free to leave which is why our bid has been confirmed as accepted.

It's all down to the player - where he wants to go. And, in the case of Rangers, whether he'll take a pay cut.