AtleastsixPremierLeagueclubswantthetopleftbackforMerthyrintalksfortheyfacecompetitionfromseveraltheclubs, includingwhatwould a NewcastleandEdinsonCavanistillhasn't moved.
Hewantstoand a familymembersaidhe's gothisheartsetonthatTicoMadrid.
PierreEmerickObamaYangisontheradaroffBarcelonaonBarcelonaareincreasinglyconfidentthattheycangethimandget a dealdone, whichwasreportedintheSpanishmedialastweek.
Thingsthatespeciallyobviously, thefansloveinthearsenalalsowas a bigclub, andthey'reobviouslytryingtorekindletheirselfatthemomentandforhimtoleave.
It's takenaback.
StepforustoreallyDoyouthink, Marlon, evenonthebackofthoseprogramnotesjust a coupleofweeksagowhenhesaid, Youknow, I willnotbegoinganywherecancouldhegoafterthat?
EvenifitisBarcelona, suchfootball, thisfootballanditchangesveryquickly, a CZyouwillknowandlike a teamlikeBarcelonacomesinfrommeSometimesyoudon't reallymightnotcomearoundagain.
Don't reallyturnthemsituationsdown.
WhataboutObama?
Yangishasn't beencaptivelong, butheisCaptainNowwiththatplayonyourmind, ifyouhad a clubandyou'vebeengiventhatresponsibilityoffthearmbandYeah, that s thecaptainoftheclub.
SohewenttoBarcelona.
Whenyouseekanopportunitylikethatislike I said, itdon't reallyturnthemthingsdown.
SoBarcelonachasingramrod, ramrodjusttopoftheleagueatthemoment, I couldseewhyBarcelonawerewanted.
Maybecan't seewhyArsenalmightwanttolethimgo.
Right?
Okay, let's lookattheotherendofthepitchnowandtalkaboutcenterbacksbecausethere's been a hitchinthePabloatMariedealandthat's beingmadeworsebyaninjurytosquadronMustafi.
Alice, Youknow, weknowfor a whiletheawesomehavebeeninthemarketfor a centerback.
Itdoesn't I don't thinkthatboardwellforthattransfer.
Ifhe's gonebacktoBrazil, a longwaytogo, havinghad, haven't hadthemedicalandthenflybackagain.
Yeah, I thinkthatlookstoogood.
Well, thethingis, theywantedhim.
SotheywantedtosendaboutMarlon.
WeknowtheywantedonewithMissTaffy.
Now, INGE, dotheynowneed a centerback?
Yeah, definitely.
Ifyouaskme a questionofwherethere's arsenalneedtostrugglefornow, I wouldsaydefinitelydefenseongolf, seeinginjuriesthattheyhavenow, they'redefinitelytogoandgetonetosupportwhatwe'retryingtodoinforthemtogetuptothetopwheretheyshouldbedefinitelytopcastsand 1/2 Yeah, andmarketonmoststaff e there.
Waastookthestart.
Thewindow.
I think a lotofusexpectedMissTaffytoactuallymake a move, buthe's beinggivenanotherchance.
MatthewAndresaysThisclubis a jokeBynotputting £350,000 a weekonthetableforObamaYoungatthistime, he's alsonothappythattheEmorydealatthemomentisoff.
JeffisthereaswellsaynochanceatArsenalshouldsellObamaandunlesstheyhaveanimmediatemovefor a strikerlinedupsoverymuchhave a chancetogetinthetopsixfeetintheEuropaLeague, the F A Cupetceteramakesnosense.
It's got a slogan, and I mightbesayingthiswrongortryandsayitrightHey, knockoffEllieandittranslatestoneverfailAndhesaidthatThat's thesloganthathekeepswithhimduringhistimewhenhe's playingfootball, soyetveryinspirational, veryexcitingtimeforfastVillafansowecanhearfromhimnow.
Here's whathehadsaidtomeyesterday.
Itwasincrediblenewsformebecause, um, weneverhaveanytime's Onionplayerwillplayin a PremierLeaguesideteam.
Itcouldbethe 1st 1 andmostoften, Dannionpeople.
TheyareeveryweekendwatchingPremierLeague.
Sothatcouldbefantasticnews.
Yeah, I wassohappytojoinus.
DonVito, yourfamilymustbeveryproudofyou.
House a reactionbeingafteraftereverythingwithqueen.
Um, get a visa.
I domymedicalandeverything.
I calledmyfathertoetolethimknowthateverything's wentwellandwe'rewaitingfortheworkformetobedone.
Yeah, a lotreallyisneededforhimtogetsomegames, and I thinkyou'llthriveoffplayingforVillaandhelpingorderyoungladsthereandpushingthemontotryandstepin a primitivehavetoaskyouwhenyouseeplayerscominginthemiddleofJanuary, you'veobviouslybeensomanynumerouschangeroomsandalltherestofitDoyoufeellikesometimesit's difficulttoadjustwhenyoucomeinhalfwaythroughtheseasonatall?
I don't thinkit's likethatanymore.
I thinktimesarechangingwhenplayerscomingintothejustroom, theysortofknowsomeoneininterestingalready.
TheSlaviachairmanactuallyhasbeenquarteredinsayingthatifthetwopartiesreachagreementontheFuelcontractfollows, itwouldbe a recordtransferfor a playerfromtheCzechLeague.
Sohe's obviouslygoingwiththeclub's blessingas I seeanothertall, imposingmidfielderwho I'm told I'm toldhasgreat s staminaisgoodintheairandhe's like a robotwhodoesn't stoprunning.
Likeyoujustsaidthatsomeofthetopclassplayers, likewentoverthattodothat, I haven't beenkeepinganeyeonthem, butrecently, but I'm surewewouldhavebeenbetterthanwhen I wasthere.
I havetoaskyouobviously, culturally, youhadthechancetoexperienceit.
Butfrom a sportinperspectiveofallas a player, wouldyourecommendplayerstauexperience a movelikethat?
Justthattheculturewasreallygood, goingoutquitewell, respectedfromorder, thelocalsandthen I wentoutandlookedafterbyalltheladsand I had a reallygoodtime.
I can't speakanyhighlyoftheteamthatwhentheywentoutmakesthatlookedaftermeverywell.
So, likeforanyonetogoovertherefrommyexperience, I woulddefinitelyrecommendit.
AnditwasItwasgoodformeatmytime.
And I thinkfinally, I justaskyoutofillin.
TemptedwiththegrowththatChinaisobviouslytryingtomake a livinfootball, doyouthink, actuallycouldbe a like a bigsomeoftheEuropeanleagues?
Andyouseemanymoreplayers, but I wouldn't sayit's biggestalltheotherleagues, butit's oneofthemlegsthatpeoplewillgotowannaplaytherebecauseit's notgonnabebig, theprimalegosoranywhereelselikethat.
I gottogobacktothinkthere's moretimetocome, J D don't worry, Okay, Marlon, we'regonnagetinyourinsightnow.
Intowhat?
It's like a playerduringthetransferwindowontransferDeadlineDayaswellondeadlineday.
I knowyounevermade a moveonthatday, ButbutButwhat's itlikefor a playerwhenyouknowpotentialmovescouldhappenatanytime?
Ithasitsplusesandminuses.
Really, becauseitcouldbethebestthingfor a playertogoto a topcluborfortheclub.
Youleavinoff?
Seeifhe's Cominatteam's cominginforhim.
He's obviously a massivepartoftheteamthat's there.
Soforthatteam, it's It's a bitof a downerthatyouhavetoleavein.
Andifyourfriendthatyou'vebeenplayingbeforeseasonandallsuddenJanuarycomesalongandandhe's gone, sooneofthemthingsthatyoujusthavetogetsomeofitisfootballatthesametimeas a playerof a teamlikeWestTimecameinforme.
I didn't wanttotellthemthingsdownbecausewheretheywereandwhattheywantedtotrytodoandgetbacktothepermanentgotjustcouldn't turnsomethingdown.
Yeah, I wasaskingVillawereplayingthatmuchtherebecausetheyhadsometopclassplayers.
JohnKaru, GabbyBarnhardt, sheyoung.
I finditquitehard.
Andthen I wentonloantoNewcastle, which I probablyenjoyedmytimetherewastheygotrelegatedtothejumpshipandtheywerelookingtogostraightbackwhen I wasplayingupfrontwithKevinNolanandAndyCarroll.
Weform a greatrelationshipandtheygotpromotedtobacktothePremierLeague.
Andthen I hadtogobacktoAstonVillaonMartin O'Neill.