Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[supertom]

Sounds as if Lambert will try his best to get his business done quickly. The longer we give new lads to bed in over summer, the better. Not that signing last day did Tekkers any harm.

It would be nice to get 5-6 players in by August, Lambert to say "Job done" then we can chill out for the rest of the month. Particularly if also get Andy and CB to sign new deals in the next 6 weeks too.

[john e]

Danish journalist, Sara Margren is reporting that we've had a bid in excess of £3m accepted for Nordsjælland's 20 year old, Danish international centre-half, Jores Okore accepted.

Never heard of him.

I wonder how many times that comment will be made this summer?

hopefully a lot

[ozzjim]

20 year old central defender for over 3 million from Denmark would give the impression, based on the fee, that he is pretty highly rated. Linked heavily with Man united last season, and did well against Chelsea in the champions league according to the write up I have just read.

Got to love the links so far. No one over 25, and all seem to be pretty highly rated in their own places.

[Toronto Villa]

Danish journalist, Sara Margren is reporting that we've had a bid in excess of £3m accepted for Nordsjælland's 20 year old, Danish international centre-half, Jores Okore accepted.

I read this a little earlier. Never heard of him (which is not a bad thing) but as rumours go it's possible.

I paid £3m for him last week on Championship Manager, and he's been very good.

I've just taken Nottingham Forest to the Champions League, and have turned down job offers from Everton and Spurs. Waiting for something bigger like Villa, who having fired Lambert are struggling again under, wait for it...Dougie fucking Freedman. I'm sticking to the Lambert philosophy of young and hungry and have just snapped up this French lad Fousseyni Cissé, 6ft 5 to lead my forward line alongside Simon Cox and Jelle Vossen who I acquired from Genk last season.

[supertom]

20 year old central defender for over 3 million from Denmark would give the impression, based on the fee, that he is pretty highly rated. Linked heavily with Man united last season, and did well against Chelsea in the champions league according to the write up I have just read.

Got to love the links so far. No one over 25, and all seem to be pretty highly rated in their own places.

No one over 25 except for Jermain Defoe who we're definitely signing because The Mirror said so.

[LeeB]

Danish journalist, Sara Margren is reporting that we've had a bid in excess of £3m accepted for Nordsjælland's 20 year old, Danish international centre-half, Jores Okore accepted.

I read this a little earlier. Never heard of him (which is not a bad thing) but as rumours go it's possible.

I paid £3m for him last week on Championship Manager, and he's been very good.

I've just taken Nottingham Forest to the Champions League, and have turned down job offers from Everton and Spurs. Waiting for something bigger like Villa, who having fired Lambert are struggling again under, wait for it...Dougie fucking Freedman. I'm sticking to the Lambert philosophy of young and hungry and have just snapped up this French lad Fousseyni Cissé, 6ft 5 to lead my forward line alongside Simon Cox and Jelle Vossen who I acquired from Genk last season.

I've taken Sheffield Utd to the Champions Leage in three seasons, whilst Villa are halfway down the Championship with Curbishley in charge.

I'm gonna finish this season then ride in to the rescue.

[Mazrim]

Okore looks like a rum chap alright. To be so highly thought of that he's a full international at 20 bodes well.

[PeterWithesShin]

Danish defender Jores Okore fears that his long-awaited summer move could fall through due to the fact that the FC Nordsjaelland has increased the asking price after a good run in the Champions League.

Okore has his heart set on leaving the Danish club after impressing in the Champions League, with his breakthrough appearance coming again Chelsea last year in October, where Okore did well against striker Fernando Torres.

The 20-year-old defender has previously been linked to a host of Premier League clubs but despite his willingness to leave he has yet been offered a way out. He now fears that the club's valuation has deterred interest.

"If the clubs don't think that I've been good enough in the last couple of months then I would be disappointed as I have proven myself in the last two and a half years in the Danish league," Okore told sporten.dk.

"I can understand that the club has tried to raise the price and squeeze af much money out of a potential deal as possible.

"And I guess that shows that FC Nordsjaelland believes that they would have a hard time replacing me. I take that as a compliment but I hope that they can be realistic about the valuation so I can leave."

[Clampy]

Danish defender Jores Okore fears that his long-awaited summer move could fall through due to the fact that the FC Nordsjaelland has increased the asking price after a good run in the Champions League.

Okore has his heart set on leaving the Danish club after impressing in the Champions League, with his breakthrough appearance coming again Chelsea last year in October, where Okore did well against striker Fernando Torres.

The 20-year-old defender has previously been linked to a host of Premier League clubs but despite his willingness to leave he has yet been offered a way out. He now fears that the club's valuation has deterred interest.

"If the clubs don't think that I've been good enough in the last couple of months then I would be disappointed as I have proven myself in the last two and a half years in the Danish league," Okore told sporten.dk.

"I can understand that the club has tried to raise the price and squeeze af much money out of a potential deal as possible.

"And I guess that shows that FC Nordsjaelland believes that they would have a hard time replacing me. I take that as a compliment but I hope that they can be realistic about the valuation so I can leave."

Jolly good work Mr Shin.

[CJ]

Martin Laursen mark 2 hopefully

[SamTheMouse]

erm who is Belhanda ? Never heard of him.

A really good player. He'd be the most exciting signing at Villa for quite a while. Which is why it won't happen.

[Morten]

Jores Okore is playing for Denmark tonight against Georgia. He is quoted having said today "there have been mentioned so many clubs, but Aston Villa sounds interesting". He and his agent are not aware of a bid from Villa, but according to the agent, they will propably not be informed by his club, FC Nordsjælland, before a bid has been accepted. According to the Danish paper, a bid of around 3 million pound was rejected, but Villa are expected to come back.

I would like Okore at Villa. He is far from the finished article, but he has lot of potential. He is very strong and I think the Premier League would suit him.

[PeterWithesShin]

Jores Okore is playing for Denmark tonight against Georgia. He is quoted having said today "there have been mentioned so many clubs, but Aston Villa sounds interesting". He and his agent are not aware of a bid from Villa, but according to the agent, they will propably not be informed by his club, FC Nordsjælland, before a bid has been accepted. According to the Danish paper, a bid of around 3 million pound was rejected, but Villa are expected to come back.

I would like Okore at Villa. He is far from the finished article, but he has lot of potential. He is very strong and I think the Premier League would suit him.

A-Ha.

[damon loves JT]

Reading those quotes, I imagine him in chunky knitwear staring moodily across the Skagerrak, musing on the fabled greatness of the Villa

[damon loves JT]

Jores Okore is playing for Denmark tonight against Georgia. He is quoted having said today "there have been mentioned so many clubs, but Aston Villa sounds interesting". He and his agent are not aware of a bid from Villa, but according to the agent, they will propably not be informed by his club, FC Nordsjælland, before a bid has been accepted. According to the Danish paper, a bid of around 3 million pound was rejected, but Villa are expected to come back.

I would like Okore at Villa. He is far from the finished article, but he has lot of potential. He is very strong and I think the Premier League would suit him.

Thank you for the insight!