January Transfer Thread: Speculation, Lies, Absolute Cr*p and Bosman Rumours

[Dante Lavelli]

This  guy might be worth looking at.  He's 21 and is highly regarded.  He's been linked with Man U but I could see us being an ideal stepping stone into the Premier League.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wanyama

[OCD]

Iniesta was impressed enough to ask Wanyama to swap shirts with him after the match.

[Karl Bridges]

http://www.birminghammail.net/sport/football/football-news/is-maribor-striker-robert-beric-on-his-way-289909


http://www.ibtimes.com/sportsnet/aston-villa-transfer-rumors-why-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-ideal-signing-858640

[Dave]

This  guy might be worth looking at.  He's 21 and is highly regarded.  He's been linked with Man U but I could see us being an ideal stepping stone into the Premier League.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wanyama

He also turned us down to go to Celtic in 2011. I can't see him being that keen to come here now if he didn't want to then.

[tomd2103]

I don't think he'll sign a left back. Centre midfield and an attacking wide player I reckon.

Centre back if he shfits Dunne too.

Agree with that JJ, though I think Dunne will stay until the summer.  If we do stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation, then a physical presence in central midfield (someone like James McCarthy from Wigan) and an attacking wide player / forward (someone like Tom Ince) would be all we would need in January.  If N'Zogbia can sort himself out, then we probably wouldn't need the latter, but I don't have too much hope about that happening.  A player who could cover both full-back positions (someone like Kyle Naughton) would be good, but is not a necessity.   The rest can wait until the summer.   

Edit: I dont watch much foreign football so have suggested domestic examples of the type of players I would like us to sign.  I'm sure there are foreign players who are equally as good if not better as those mentioned who we could probably get for a lot less. 

[Merv]

I'm sure I read last week that Celtic have put something silly as Wanyama's transfer value - in the region of £25m!

[Malandro]

I'm hoping for the guy we were linked with on dead line day, Wilfried Bony. Best name ever.

[Matt C]

We were linked with Zarate around deadline day weren't we? Wonder if there was anything in that.

[Percy McCarthy]

Hope so.

[The Left Side]

Hot young swedish thing at the Villa, sorry if it has already been posted...

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/8228863/Aston-Villa-have-handed-a-trial-to-Swedish-starlet-Ihab-Naser

[villaparkb6]

Quite a few sources around the net picked up on the Pierre Aubameyang link including the mail, been banging them in for St Ettienne apparently, might be some mileage in this one ( only might ) ant say i know anything about him, is there anyone who does ?

[Mister E]

... If N'Zogbia can sort himself out, then we probably wouldn't need the latter, but I don't have too much hope about that happening...

I suspect N'Zog will be used in some sort of player-swap deal sometime soon (hopefully January).

[Karl Bridges]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2229519/Abdoulaye-Ba-watched-Aston-Villa.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[Rigadon]

... If N'Zogbia can sort himself out, then we probably wouldn't need the latter, but I don't have too much hope about that happening...

I suspect N'Zog will be used in some sort of player-swap deal sometime soon (hopefully January).

Yeah that feels like it could be right.  Same with Bent maybe.

[VillaAlways]

Is that right that Lambert was at the Hawthorns last night? If so, i wonder who he was watching?

Express and Star says it was defender Gareth McCauley