Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[eastie]

Some Twit on Twatter is saying we've agreed a fee for Henri Saivet of Bordeaux. Meh.

Oh save it , please

[pauliewalnuts]

Also on twitter, some stuff about the German media saying we've bid for Hiroshi Kiyotake from Nuremburg.

[Toronto Villa]

Also on twitter, some stuff about the German media saying we've bid for Hiroshi Kiyotake from Nuremburg.

yeh, they had that the other day. As with all things Villa you can only believe it when somebody of repute reports it, or the bloke shows up on the OS with a shiny new stretchy kit.

[PaulWinch again]

Also on twitter, some stuff about the German media saying we've bid for Hiroshi Kiyotake from Nuremburg.

I'd love that to be true, he looks some player.

[Marlon's Hairy Wood]

Some Twit on Twatter is saying we've agreed a fee for Henri Saivet of Bordeaux. Meh.

What twit? someone with a Villa ITK style username? or foreign journo?

[SoccerHQ]

Where do these lads play, attacking midfield? That really needs to be our next signing sometime before August.

[Olneythelonely]

Just been tweeted that "we haven't had a bid accepted". Reliable this Twitter bollocks ay.

[OCD]

It's interesting that even the loose links seem to carry the hallmarks of players that we have been signing.

[Olneythelonely]

If I was going to make up a load of horseshit, I'd also try to make it believable. The Sun don't seem to even bother with that.

[eamonn]

When are we back training - this week?

[RussellC]

Yesterday, although the Internationals have been given a few extra days off. The brown-nosers.

[Toronto Villa]

When are we back training - this week?

check out the OS eamonn. There are some pics on there from yesterday and an interview on AVTV with Lambert. Those lads who played internationals will get involved properly next week I'd imagine

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I love Lambert's comment "Young enough lads....that is the beauty of it."
As someone involved in education for years it's so good to see young learners (students) and teachers (teachers FFS!) grow and make progress and do things you always hoped for them or to even exceed hopes and expectations. I'd say Benteke's done the latter this last season, and we'd all love him to kick on next year...but if he does, he may leave us...making the way for another fine prospect - Helenius? Weimann? Drennan?
 

[danlanza]

I love Lambert's comment "Young enough lads....that is the beauty of it."
As someone involved in education for years it's so good to see young learners (students) and teachers (teachers FFS!) grow and make progress and do things you always hoped for them or to even exceed hopes and expectations. I'd say Benteke's done the latter this last season, and we'd all love him to kick on next year...but if he does, he may leave us...making the way for another fine prospect - Helenius? Weimann? Drennan?

Well said. We will never rely on one player. Teamwork. UTV.

[PeterWithesShin]

By Kendrick for the E Mail.

Record signing Darren Bent has been asked to train away from Villa’s first team squad while he awaits his inevitable departure from the club.

Bent, who has been told he can leave if the right offer comes in this summer, is unlikely to play any part in the claret and blues’ programme of friendlies or travel on next week’s Germany tour.

The 29-year-old striker returned to Bodymoor Heath on Monday after coming back from his honeymoon and still has two years left on his Villa contract.

But it has emerged that Bent is training with unwanted colleagues Alan Hutton and Stephen Ireland while Villa attempt to offload the £24 million goal-getter.

There are also suggestions that the England frontman has been moved out of the first team dressing room and into the changing area for academy players.

Newcastle are believed to be interested in signing Bent but Villa are keen to hold out for at least £8 million for the former Sunderland player.

Villa manager Paul Lambert has made it clear that Bent can look for a new club this season after placing faith in a a clutch of younger forwards.

He is confident of retaining the services of last season’s top scorer Christian Benteke and has tied Andi Weimann to a new contract and signed Danish international Nicklas Helenius.

Lambert’s striking department also includes Gabby Agbonlahor and Jordan Bowery, although Nathan Delfouneso’s future also seems to lie away from Villa Park.