Aston Villa Transfers: 5 Reasons Why Paul Lambert Shouldn't Buy Wes Hoolahan

2. It's Not A Good Sign That He Is Only A Fringe Player With A Premier League Rival

Obviously, Hoolahan is currently playing his club football for a team that plays in the Premier League, but he is only a fringe player at Carrow Road. If I was Lambert the first thing I would be wondering is why he has only started five games this season. I know that attacking midfielders can sometimes be difficult to fit into a system that maintains balance €“ but I tend to think that if a player is good enough, then you find a way. The fact that Hughton doesn€™t feel the need to start him all that often or even at times doesn€™t make the bench has got to send alarm bells to Villa. I€™m not an Aston Villa fan so I can€™t say how they would react to this proposed signing. However, let€™s make the situation hypothetical and I would have to say that it€™s disappointing to take a player from the reserve team of a rival club that are currently below you in the table. It€™s the type of action that would surely be underwhelming to Villa fans, but Lambert seems to have taken the approach that it€™s Hoolahan or no one for him €“ with Norwich unlikely to release him without a replacement €“ maybe Lambert has put all of his eggs in one basket with this one. If it doesn€™t happen then Villa fans shouldn€™t be too disappointed, because if he hasn€™t made much impact at Norwich €“ then he is unlikely to be able to for Villa.