Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[danlanza]

Lyon are looking to move him on for financial reasons, their next debt payment comes due soon, and they are looking to cut their wage bill (sound familiar?).  He didn't travel on the pre season tour of the US because of this, and the Lyon president has come out in the press criticising him for turning down moves to Swansea and Cardiff. 

He looks a strong player, sometimes a bit ungainly but good touch, and a fairish shot, but not as commanding in the air as Benteke.  He is also not the type to beat defenders with the ball at his feet he prefers service... so possibly not what Lambert will be looking for if we are still moving Bent on. 

File under Press bollox.

Financial problems ? Then they go on a tour of the U.S ? Must be skint then.

[DrGonzo]

Estimated 25m euros.

[jonzy85]

I had a quick snoop on wikipedia, it seems Gomis doesn't have a squad number for this season.

Surely he would be looking for mental wages though?

[paul_e]

I had a quick snoop on wikipedia, it seems Gomis doesn't have a squad number for this season.

Surely he would be looking for mental wages though?

According to reports he's on about £50-55k a week at Lyon so it depends if he's looking to up that.  Fee looks to be 8-9m as well so big fee and wages for a player I'm not convinced would fit in with us and given he only has a year on his contract the fee looks a bit high considering how eager they are to sell.

[supertom]

I had a quick snoop on wikipedia, it seems Gomis doesn't have a squad number for this season.

Surely he would be looking for mental wages though?

We may be able to offset his wages with the departure already of Dunne and likely departure of Bent.
I dunno, I get the impression that if we had it in the budget we may have had one or two more established players. If Lambert is looking at him, then it's probably because Gomis is cut price. 7 million is a bargain for someone with his goal record (particularly last two seasons) at a good level.
It's unlikely, but with Benteke and Bent both possibly on the way out, he may want a name in that will make people take notice. Not that I expect Lambo would cloy to fans and press. I don't think he'd be on crazy wages at Lyon either. We get Bent out, who's on 80ish. Bring in Gomis on 50-60ish??

That said I'd prefer another Lambert mystery package.

[DrGonzo]

He's only got 12 months left on his contract and having told him he's not playing next season, so I think we could play the waiting game and maybe get that figure down a little further.  Like I say though I don't really see him as a Lambertesque signing.

[edgysatsuma89]

He probably turned down Swansea and Cardiff because of his wages. I reckon Lyon will try and sell him eastwards for more wonga.

[OCD]

This reads the same as the Belhanda situation. We're (probably) not interested in him and the club are using our name to get a bit of publicity that they're looking to sell him. We may well have already raised the names of his top targets but Lambert's shown he can also find a gem out of nothing.

[RussellC]

With regard to the Maloney rumour, I'd be quite happy to see him back. Granted, he'd probably be on higher wages than we'd like to pay, but I'd imagine his fee would be low given his age.

He really was top-drawer during the second half of last-season, and his set-piece delivery alone would improve our squad. Can play out-wide, or in the number 10 role that we seem to be looking for. I'm extremely surprised that he's not already an Everton player.

[jonzy85]

Gomis' goal record has been 1 in 3 in French football. I'm not sure how keen I'd be on pushing the boat out on him.

I'd be more excited by those 2 younger lads in the Dutch league, who's names I'm not going to even attempt to spell - one is Icelandic.

[jonzy85]

With regard to the Maloney rumour, I'd be quite happy to see him back. Granted, he'd probably be on higher wages than we'd like to pay, but I'd imagine his fee would be low given his age.

He really was top-drawer during the second half of last-season, and his set-piece delivery alone would improve our squad. Can play out-wide, or in the number 10 role that we seem to be looking for. I'm extremely surprised that he's not already an Everton player.

A bit like Wigan, he only seems to perform for a couple of months a season. He's 30 now. I think it would be a backward step. I'd much prefer us to take a chance on the Japanese lad at Nuremburg.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Is Castaignos the fella that's been at Inter for a few years but hasn't kicked a ball?

[mr underhill]

I think Michy Batshuayi and Alfred  Finnbogason are the two Dutch league players referred to earlier. Swansea have bid once for Batshuayi but were knocked back.

[paul_e]

With regard to the Maloney rumour, I'd be quite happy to see him back. Granted, he'd probably be on higher wages than we'd like to pay, but I'd imagine his fee would be low given his age.

He really was top-drawer during the second half of last-season, and his set-piece delivery alone would improve our squad. Can play out-wide, or in the number 10 role that we seem to be looking for. I'm extremely surprised that he's not already an Everton player.

A bit like Wigan, he only seems to perform for a couple of months a season. He's 30 now. I think it would be a backward step. I'd much prefer us to take a chance on the Japanese lad at Nuremburg.

Yeah for me kiyotake, eriksen and to an extent hughes would all be higher up the list for me, there's probably more as well.

[paul_e]

Is Castaignos the fella that's been at Inter for a few years but hasn't kicked a ball?

1 season - left and went to Twente to replace Luc de Jong last summer.  Before he went to inter he was linked with just about everyone in europe.  He's a very good footballer, lots of comparisons to Henry who similarly failed to settle in Italian football.