Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Confusious says]

Christian Benteke is a no did really well for us but I can remember the problems whilst playing for us with his agent, he also went stale whilst here & Sherwood had to put his area round him to get him back on board which he did. So the baggage was too much in the end.

[Dave]

Sherwood had to put his area round him to get him back on board which he did.

Urgh. Poor Benteke.

[Pete3206]

Jota - First signing from SHA since Alan Curbishley?

[LeeB]

Jota - First signing from SHA since Alan Curbishley?

Well there hasn't been a treasure trove to pick from, has there?

[cdbearsfan]

Jota - First signing from SHA since Alan Curbishley?

McLeish? 😱

[LeeB]

Jota - First signing from SHA since Alan Curbishley?

McLeish? 😱

Don't say his name ffs, the trees will wither and the skies will turn grey.

[Londonvilla]

Jota in and Gary Gardner is heading in the opposite direction...according to the Villa View. (done deal)

Also, James Justin may not be coming to us but our number one target King Tyrone Deon Mings is a done deal (10m plus add on)

[saunders_heroes]

Jota - First signing from SHA since Alan Curbishley?

And that was a swap as well for that bell end Robert Hopkins

[ozzjim]

Jota seems a pretty innocuous but potentially very useful signing for very little. Also means if we were to go down in 12 months time, and Jack goes, Dean Smith has the number 10 that was dynamite for him at Brentford, just with better players around him. I would imagine the wage difference between him and Gardner is negligible and the 2-3 million going the other way will be partly made up of the writing off the wages Blues didn't pay towards Gardner this season I read. Put it like this, we are completely clueless in that role when Jack is out, so at least we have something creative there now. And while he isn't great out wide, he still got 11 assists last season for Blues.

I also saw a snippet that Justin is going to Stoke - haven't they got his old boss?

[Villafirst]

We're not going down!!

[Damo70]

Maupay and Lolley would be a good start to this window. Sign-up Mings, Hause, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe then that'll have been a decent August window

That to me is the minimum to stand still, we need more

Tiernay , Drinkwater and Saïd Benrahma as well

Would stay well away from Drinkwater. Issues off the pitch and hasn't played for a year which is very similar to Sidwell when he joined us. Players lose a bit of desire when they've been in that situation.

you might be right SHQ

Leicester fans tell me he was brillliant for them and a great passer but maybe he has lost his mojo If so Kalvin Philips instead and add that Luton lad as well for the future .

If we sign Lolley and El Ghazi to play with Grealish and McGinn we would need a holding midfielder like Drinkwater for some balance. Unless we are going to gamble by continuing to alternate between Hotlips and Whelan.

[Sexual Ealing]

Maupay and Lolley would be a good start to this window. Sign-up Mings, Hause, El Ghazi and Tuanzebe then that'll have been a decent August window

That to me is the minimum to stand still, we need more

Tiernay , Drinkwater and Saïd Benrahma as well

Would stay well away from Drinkwater. Issues off the pitch and hasn't played for a year which is very similar to Sidwell when he joined us. Players lose a bit of desire when they've been in that situation.

you might be right SHQ

Leicester fans tell me he was brillliant for them and a great passer but maybe he has lost his mojo If so Kalvin Philips instead and add that Luton lad as well for the future .

If we sign Lolley and El Ghazi to play with Grealish and McGinn we would need a holding midfielder like Drinkwater for some balance. Unless we are going to gamble by continuing to alternate between Hotlips and Whelan.

I think he might want to revert to 4-2-3-1 next season, the system he played at Brentford (I think).

[OCD]

The Jota deal, if it happens, makes me think of when Liverpool signed Shakiri. Not necessarily something you would think of but could be very useful in tight games when we’re struggling to break someone down.

[St AustellAVFC]

It's a no from me as well.  Great player in his day, but taking a player and hoping he'll get back to his previous best doesn't often work out that well.

That’s why a 12 month loan with option at end. I’m sure Palace want rid and he’d jump at chance of coming back.

[dave shelley]

It's a no from me as well.  Great player in his day, but taking a player and hoping he'll get back to his previous best doesn't often work out that well.

That’s why a 12 month loan with option at end. I’m sure Palace want rid and he’d jump at chance of coming back.

Why the fuck wouldn't he, we're a premier League club after all.  Still a no from me, he had his chance, spurned it and fucked off so now he can do one.   That is of course he wants to come back.