Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[olaftab]

BBC1459:
  FOOTBALL
Aston Villa defender Nathan Baker has signed a new three-year deal, tying him to the Premier League club until 2016.

Meanwhile, Villa are reported to be close to signing Bulgarian winger Aleksandar Tonev, 23, recommended by his compatriot Stilyan Petrov, from Lech Poznan.

Villa have also been linked with another Bulgarian, striker Ivelin Popov, 25, who plays for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar and £12m Montpellier midfielder Younes Belhanda.

[supertom]

BBC1459:
  FOOTBALL
Aston Villa defender Nathan Baker has signed a new three-year deal, tying him to the Premier League club until 2016.

Meanwhile, Villa are reported to be close to signing Bulgarian winger Aleksandar Tonev, 23, recommended by his compatriot Stilyan Petrov, from Lech Poznan.

Villa have also been linked with another Bulgarian, striker Ivelin Popov, 25, who plays for Russian side Kuban Krasnodar and £12m Montpellier midfielder Younes Belhanda.

A few places report Popov as a striker. He's not really. More second striker, crossed with attacking mid all across the line. Tonev seems a done deal. I think after that we'd get Belhanda or Popov, not both, because both those two and Tonev would be vying for similar positions in the side, whilst we still also have Gabby and Wiemann on board too.

[regular_john]

Pic swiped from VT. Tonev at BH?

[eastie]

Indeed !

@mac_zielinski: Looks like first moments of Tonev in Aston Villa shirt http://t.co/A5kGhmbo2e

[Irish villain]

I like the look of that top!

[N'Zimidy]

That's a Nike top isn't it?

[pr_N'villa]

June 7th and we've already signed a player. The world is going to implode. Welcome to the villa Tonev

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Looks a good prospect and we have beat Werder Bremen and Celtic to his signature. Really want Okore in the bag now .......

[Salsa Party Animal]

if we sign Ivelin Popov, 25, Younes Belhanda and Okore. I think we will need an upcoming goalkeeper if the reserve goalkeeper is not good enough or ready plus a left back.  Then we should replace Bent/Ireland when they are sold. 

[jonzy85]

Here's a list of all the players released by Premier League clubs:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/8763114/Full-PL-Released-List

Anyone of interest? Maybe Gallas might give us the experience in defence we need for a year or two.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

There is only one reason they are on that list. PL has his own list and Tonev is the first of Young and hungry prospects. We are going to see a lot more coming in and I am really excited by what PL is doing. Okore, Belhanda and Christ knows who else will be heading to Villa park and we are in for a very exciting season .........

[neo_Villan]

Another transfer that Kendrick was late on. Tweeting that it happened earlier then expected even though it was widely reported that it would be completed today.

[OCD]

Dan - who will we be signing next week?

[dicedlam]

Dan - who will we be signing next week?

...and what  time?

[danlanza]

Dan - who will we be signing next week?

May be sooner than next week mate. Keep you eyes and ears open.