Summer transfer rumours, speculation and out-and-out b*ll*cks.

[timeoutbigbar]

I would love this week to be the week we kick into gear. Given, Vargas, Parker, NZogbia and Dann. Sorted for the season ahead.

At first glance that looks way above what we could spend but when broken down would only be maybe a 5m net spend so is extremely do-able.

Hmm, I like.

.....................................Given........................................
Young............Dann................Whoever............Warnock
Vargas...........Parker..............Makoun..............N'Zogbia
...................................Ireland.......................................
.....................................Bent.........................................

Looks very handy!

[Villanation]

I would love this week to be the week we kick into gear. Given, Vargas, Parker, NZogbia and Dann. Sorted for the season ahead.

At first glance that looks way above what we could spend but when broken down would only be maybe a 5m net spend so is extremely do-able.

Hmm, I like.

.....................................Given........................................
Young............Dann................Whoever............Warnock
Vargas...........Parker..............Makoun..............N'Zogbia
...................................Ireland.......................................
.....................................Bent.........................................

..................................Given..........................................

Hutton..........Dann.................Mersacker..........Warnock

Albrighton.......Parker...........Petrov....................Vargas

.......................Agbonlahor............................................

....................................Bent.........................................


I think Vargas is a left sided player...................Top 8 finish with that lot, remember Hutton is very effective going forward down the right, almost a winger

[Olneythelonely]

I'd expect us to play more than 9 players.

[JJ-AV]

If we sign more than three first team players I'll be amazed.

N'Zogbia, Given and potentially Parker will be about as good as it gets, I reckon. Not that I'm complaining, I think that team on paper is capable of top 6.

[Karl Bridges]

The Mirror (I know)

Aston Villa have given Charles N’Zogbia an ultimatum as Alex McLeish fears the star may mess him around for a second successive summer.

Mirror Sport reported on June 27 Villa boss McLeish wanted to replace Liverpool-bound Stewart Downing with Wigan winger N’Zogbia.

Villa have followed up their interest in the Frenchman with a £10million bid after selling Downing for £20m last week.

But N’Zogbia, 25, is yet to make up his mind on joining the Midlands club, who are offering him around £50,000-a-week.

Wigan are also holding out for other clubs to table even bigger bids and N’Zogbia thinks he could get more wages elsewhere.

So with Villa in limbo over their primary summer transfer target, club officials have told N’Zogbia to make his mind up quickly.

And in the meantime, Villa have deliberately started looking at other transfer options in case N’Zogbia slips through their grasp.

Ex-Birmingham chief McLeish has previous with the Wigan winger who upped his personal terms last summer when Brum had agreed a deal.

That collapsed at the last-minute and McLeish is anxious to avoid a similar scenario with the new season fast approaching.

Now in charge of Villa, McLeish wants to wrap up N’Zogbia’s transfer quickly before his new squad fly out on Saturday to Hong Kong on pre-season tour.

The signing of keeper Shay Given,35, from Man City on a three-year contract has been finalised and will be announced today.

But Villa’s chances of luring Scott Parker, 30, from West Ham appear to be receding.

Villa are willing to pay £7m for the midfield dynamo but he would prefer to stay in London and Chelsea are favourites to get him on loan after Michael Essien’s injury.

Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Aston-Villa-have-given-Wigan-winger-Charles-N-Zogbia-an-ultimatum-as-they-seek-to-replace-Liverpool-Stewart-Downing-article771603.html#ixzz1SPAvo2sF
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[Mazrim]

Seems a very dubious and speculative article.

[Karl Bridges]

Do The Mirror do any other kind?

[wozwebs]

This was on Twitter: "Moyes to members of keioc at bury “no players coming in no players going out, we've got no money” asked about Nzogbia he said “I wish!”

So looks like us and us only in for him so far

[Jimsta]

How can you tell Nzogbia  to make up his mind when the clubs have not even agreed a fee so the Villa shouldn't even be talking to him.
Lazy journalism yet again.

[Karl Bridges]

I read earlier that we had upped our bid to £11m.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Seems a very dubious and speculative article.

It would go some way to explain the rumours of our interest in El Loco.

[Karl Bridges]

Italian press are saying El Loco is definitely coming.

[Mazrim]

There's no reason why we cant go for Vargas AND N'Zogbia.

[Pete3206]

'kin right as well. Lets get moving.

[Mazrim]

Italian press are saying El Loco is definitely coming.

Definitely coming? Any links?