Swansea forward has followed up on "I dream of a move to a big club" quotes by stating publicly he (and others) want Aspas to move to SA1 on a loan deal
Last week, we had to deal with various articles published in the mainstream media based around comments made by Michu regarding how he "dreams of a move to a big club". These comments were tempered (although how much depends on what newspaper you read it in) by his assertion that he is happy for now at Swansea, and that he's not thinking of a move elsewhere. Despite that though, there does seem to be a bit of a consensus view that something's not quite right. His body language has been strange for a while and his form hasn't been amazing - even before the injury which kept him out for a few weeks.
The latest quotes to come from the floppy haired Spaniard came as something of a surprise, given that there hadn't been any talk about Aspas in recent weeks. Normally there'd be some smoke before the fire raged into full view, but it's hard to view the below comments as anything other than a "Please come join us" plea:
"We [Swansea's Spanish players] are hoping he can come here on loan. It would be a pleasure to play with him. Iago has had injuries, but he has quality. He deserves to play in the Premier League. He has been unlucky.
"At Liverpool, they have Luis Suarez and Sturridge, who have scored a lot of goals. Suarez is, along with Diego Costa and others, one of the best strikers in Europe." Michu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25452182?
Do we need Aspas? If I was Bony, I'd find it hard to look at those comments and not take them as some kind of snub, and considering Michu's hardly been setting the world alight this season (and he often plays in a similar position to the one coveted by Aspas) it seems a bit strange to come out with comments of this nature.
Obviously Aspas can play out wide as well as through the middle, though how effective he is in an "inside forward" position I can't say, having not seen him play all the much. All I know is I've seen a video of him headbutting someone on the floor, and that he has (understandably) struggled to break into Liverpool's team due to the good form of Sturridge & Suarez. I'm not going to use that as a way of judging him, but I do wonder what kind of wages he'd be on - we could do with a number of additions to the squad now, but I think centre-forward isn't necessarily an area we need bulking out in. With Bony, Michu & Vazquez already rotating in one position, do we need anyone else?
I asked fans on Twitter what they made of the comments, and whether Aspas would be a good signing, and it brought a mixed reaction:
@TheSwanseaWay yes it doesn't say much about his confidence in Bony does it!!
— Martin Jones (@TycochJack) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay i agree with him as he can also play on the wing and he offers something different to Bony and Michu
— Michael Fletcher (@MiniFletch14) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay Aspas has got pace & could arguably play wide, especially as our wingers play fairly narrow anyway. Cover for Dyer?
— Rhys Padarn (@lordpad) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay Aspas is a mate of his, hardly surprising he'd want him here. Nothing wrong with more strike options imo!
— Phil Bettany (@philbettany) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWaywe only got one loan and we need a keeper , and he turned us down in the summer
— geraint batetr (@gizz1988) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay He's getting a bit noisy is Michu. Head turned?
— colin lewis (@ligarius) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay aspas is on different level to vasquez mate, simple as that!
— julianmallows (@Napperjack18) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay makes sense to me more options and creativity is a good thing, bring back Ki and send J De Guz the other way too! #Swans
— Ryan Sturdy (@sturdy_3004) December 19, 2013
@TheSwanseaWay Very different player. I'd like to see him here.
— Gareth Baglow (@GarethBaglow) December 19, 2013
What do you think of Michu's comments? Would you like to see Aspas brought in? Get involved in the comment section below!