Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[UK Redsox]

I can't say I'm overly excited about losing our best player.

Wow, has someone bid for Hutton ?

[tomd2103]

I can't say I'm overly excited about losing our best player.

I don't think anyone is Paul, but we've just got to accept that's how modern football is unfortunately.  What we need to do is ensure the money we get for him is invested in strengthening the team.  It was in a different era, but that is exactly what Ron Atkinson did with the money we got for David Platt and we became a better team

[Holy Trinity]

I can't say I'm overly excited about losing our best player.

im not happy but hes gone and i dont want to dwell on it

[MoetVillan]

Our best player?  westwood aint going anywhere

[nigel]

we might go back for Vossen (?)
Wasn't he the initial target before Benteke?

[eastie]

Our best player?  westwood aint going anywhere

Hopefully not-

@indykaila: When I tweeted this (https://t.co/RwM88USKRn) yesterday, I was told two players want out & will request a transfer. #AVFC

[RussellC]

John Guidetti would be worth a look at Man City. Maybe we could offer Benteke to them in an attempt to get him and Milner in return.

Wishful thinking, I know, but that's all I've got today.

[dave.woodhall]

Our best player?  westwood aint going anywhere

Hopefully not-

@indykaila: When I tweeted this (https://t.co/RwM88USKRn) yesterday, I was told two players want out & will request a transfer. #AVFC
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Someone else who can predict today's headlines tomorrow.

[eastie]

Our best player?  westwood aint going anywhere

Hopefully not-

@indykaila: When I tweeted this (https://t.co/RwM88USKRn) yesterday, I was told two players want out & will request a transfer. #AVFC

Someone else who can predict today's headlines tomorrow.
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I noticed paulie quoted this guy yesterday - he has 68000 followers but no idea how reliable he is .

[claretandbeer]

Assuming Benteke is sold,Weimann can take his position. This will mean we will get the best out of a young player which is the way forward for us.We will need a back up striker but I'd like to see Villa then spending big on a wide player and an attacking midfielder.They usually come cheaper than strikers.And if the money's there another centre-back.If we lose some quality in our main striker,let's compensate in other areas and make sure that we are a solid young PL side with genuine competition for all positions and no weaknesses.

[PaulWinch again]

Our best player?  westwood aint going anywhere

Hopefully not-

@indykaila: When I tweeted this (https://t.co/RwM88USKRn) yesterday, I was told two players want out & will request a transfer. #AVFC

I can think of several players who want out, Benteke, Bent, Hutton, Given etc.

[dave.woodhall]

It's hardly earth-shattering news that a club who have just bought six players will be shifting some.

[Steve67]

This is the inevitable sign of things to come with players at Villa, when we go down the route of trying to build a youthful team.  The players will inevitably come good, just like Benteke has, and will then get tapped up by other clubs or prostituted by their agents.  Okore will be the next one, next season.   I just hope we get something worthwhile out of this tranfer.  We also need to remember that Benteke did exactly the same thing to Genk last year! 

[ozzjim]

A good number 10 and a good replacement in a similar style, and there will be a few out there I would bet, and we will be fine, do better than last year and move on.

As for another handing in a transfer request, I can't see it being any other player in our first team, so I am really not bothered.

[Dante Lavelli]

This is the inevitable sign of things to come with players at Villa, when we go down the route of trying to build a youthful team.  The players will inevitably come good, just like Benteke has, and will then get tapped up by other clubs or prostituted by their agents.  Okore will be the next one, next season.   I just hope we get something worthwhile out of this tranfer.  We also need to remember that Benteke did exactly the same thing to Genk last year! 

We have to learn to anticipate such events.  Dortmund and Porto (plus others) do it effectively so there's no reason was can't.
Our scouting team will certainly need to be on the ball.  So far they have been but my hunch is that they were not prepared for this.