Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[sirlordbaltimore]

For all the griping about Macron kits, and their quality/design flaws (not that i've had a problem with either myself) i'm sure i read that we had our best kit sales in a decade or more last season

Anyone confirm that ?

[KevinGage]

Sure I read somewhere that our early sales were up last year (not surprising, considering the delays with previous nike efforts) but that overall sales for the year were down.

[Mazrim]

A lot more than 25k. Probably ten times that.

I would be amazed if home and away we broke 70-80k.

If we're talking all Villa shirts sold worldwide, its a lot more than that Ozz.

[dekko]

Regarding the talk of Okore (who we've apparently bid for):

http://vimeo.com/53073475

Quite like the look of him tbh

[not3bad]

Details of Tonev deal that Villa are already meant to have closed:

http://www.upthevilla.com/figures-for-tonev-are-released-is-the-signing-close?

[danlanza]

Bloody hell. Sign him now. Great composure, great tackling, fantastic awareness and passing and built like a brick sithouse.
Sign him up, very impressive .Okore, that is.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

He looks as fast as Gabby from some of them clips:-)

[Toronto Villa]

Okore looks like a defensive version of Benteke. Young, very talented and scary to think he will only get better than that. The pace to keep up with Moses is very impressive and he looks incredibly compposed against top opposition. Blimey, it is so good to be linked with proper players.

[OCD]

The head bandage is the sign of a proper defender too.

[olaftab]

As long as he doesn't leaves okores of space for forwards he should do for us!

[paul_e]

Okore looks like a defensive version of Benteke. Young, very talented and scary to think he will only get better than that. The pace to keep up with Moses is very impressive and he looks incredibly compposed against top opposition. Blimey, it is so good to be linked with proper players.

Benteke is the thought I get as well, you can just see from that video (and a couple of others) that there is a proper footballer in there, a bit raw but I can see PL being interested, he's the right type of player, playing at the right level who would come in with the right attitude.

[manic-road]

Okore looks rapid, strong and can pass.

Sign him up.

[supertom]

The head bandage is the sign of a proper defender too.

I'd agree with you if not for Nathan Baker donning the Terry Butcher look a few times.

[oldtimernow]

Bloody hell. Sign him now. Great composure, great tackling, fantastic awareness and passing and built like a brick sithouse.
Sign him up, very impressive .Okore, that is.

Benteke up front and Okore at the back and Guzan in goal.....what a spine of a team

[supertom]

Okora looks immense. It may be Youtube syndrome but there looks plenty of potential. Lets take the punt on him. If we have to match their valuation, then so be it. If we bought him for say 5, potentially next season we could have clubs sniffing round him and put a 20 mill tag on his head.

Much as I'm desperate for Benteke to stay, that his value has shot up from 7 mill to around 30 odd is fantastic.