Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[in exile]

Gollini has just been called up to the full Italy squad

[cdbearsfan]

I hope we added a £753 million clause if he gets called up. Will make up for the £8 trillion promotion bonus clause that Hibs and St Mirren fans seem to be expecting after McGinn got promoted.

[UK Redsox]

Gollini has just been called up to the full Italy squad

Glad that he's recovered from the trauma of playing behind Mad Tom when he'd completely lost it.

[andyh]

Twitter rumours talking about Jota from the Rags. I guess Gardner and a packet of scratchings might be included.

Did he play under Deano at Brentford?

[pauliewalnuts]

Jota for our 15th choice midfielder is properly harsh on Small Heath.

[pauliewalnuts]

Twitter rumours talking about Jota from the Rags. I guess Gardner and a packet of scratchings might be included.

Did he play under Deano at Brentford?

Great post from a nose on SHA:

This just confirms to me that villa fans actually own our club and have done for the past 8 years. They installed Carson to front it, when we started doing well they sacked rowett and bought in zola and have been slowly pulling at the thread so we slowly unravel

[OCD]

Twitter rumours talking about Jota from the Rags. I guess Gardner and a packet of scratchings might be included.

Did he play under Deano at Brentford?

Great post from a nose on SHA:

This just confirms to me that villa fans actually own our club and have done for the past 8 years. They installed Carson to front it, when we started doing well they sacked rowett and bought in zola and have been slowly pulling at the thread so we slowly unravel

It was probably a serious post too.

[Keeno]

Bluenose mate assures me this is happening - GG + a few million for him. Wide right, better option than Adomah/Green, can play at 10/8 if needed, Smith knows him really well from Brentford and will be able to get the best out of him. For the money seems relatively low risk?

They seem to rate him but Monk has played him wide in a 4-4-2 which is not where he's best - our system will suit him.

[Cliftonville Villlain]

Loving the updates on Jota's wiki 😂😂

[andrew08]

Is that the one who hit it out of the ground at The Sty the season before last?

[Russ aka Big Nose]

From the wiki page for Jota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jota_(Spanish_footballer):

Aston Villa
In May 2019, Jota moved from Birmingham to Villa with Gary 'the bluenose' Gardner going the other way. Jota knows Birmingham are pants and the city is ours

[in exile]

Twitter rumours talking about Jota from the Rags. I guess Gardner and a packet of scratchings might be included.

Did he play under Deano at Brentford?

Yes he did. Sold him for £6m.
Personally, I think he's too inconsistent and therefor don't want him.
However, it sure feels good to get rid of Gardner

[cdbearsfan]

I'll take this swap. Jota has potential and might be good. Gardner doesn't and won't be. If it doesn't work out, at least we've got rid of Gardner.

[mr underhill]

Looked good at Brentford, not so good at you know where.

[kieron]

One quote from SHA that I enjoyed:

"This is like swapping a rolls royce for a wheelbarrow"