Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[ChicagoLion]

We don't know if Bent is a top class striker now though, he's barely played  for 18months.  £6m is a fair price for a 29year old who's suffered with a lot of injuries.

He is crocked, that's why the fee and a lack of takers

[LeeB]

We don't know if Bent is a top class striker now though, he's barely played  for 18months.  £6m is a fair price for a 29year old who's suffered with a lot of injuries.

He is crocked, that's why the fee and a lack of takers

That's my guess too.

[Ian.]

We don't know if Bent is a top class striker now though, he's barely played  for 18months.  £6m is a fair price for a 29year old who's suffered with a lot of injuries.

He is crocked, that's why the fee and a lack of takers

That's my guess too.

I also think most teams have adopted a new approach to football. The modern game has game caught up with the UK, with more and more teams playing from the back and passing it around.
It is quite ironic that Bent would suit MON perfectly, both characters have passed each other by both being at Sunderland and us!

[Dante Lavelli]

I also think most teams have adopted a new approach to football. The modern game has game caught up with the UK, with more and more teams playing from the back and passing it around.
It is quite ironic that Bent would suit MON perfectly, both characters have passed each other by both being at Sunderland and us!

That's why I think he's best suited to one of the promoted teams.  They're unlikely to dominate possession so that aspect of his game will not be exposed.

[paul_e]

If he's fully fit I still think there's room for him at a team with a strong midfield.  The issue is he doesn't do enough when you don't have possession so you have to tailor your side around him, no established premier league team will want to do that but a team coming up and looking for a goal scorer, or a team looking to halt a slide down the league by adding some goals would be interested.  I reckon that gives a list of, feasibly, 6-7 teams that he'd be a good signing for, but only if he's fit and only if he' willing to lose a bit in wages to make it happen.

[Monty]

We don't know if Bent is a top class striker now though, he's barely played  for 18months.  £6m is a fair price for a 29year old who's suffered with a lot of injuries.

He is crocked, that's why the fee and a lack of takers

That's my guess too.

I also think most teams have adopted a new approach to football. The modern game has game caught up with the UK, with more and more teams playing from the back and passing it around.
It is quite ironic that Bent would suit MON perfectly, both characters have passed each other by both being at Sunderland and us!

I think the reasons you give are why neither of them are particularly in demand any more.

[RussellC]

Ryad Boudebouz? According to the Daily Mail, we were watching him play for Sochaux . 23 y/o winger, Algerian international

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2389521/Aston-Villa-scouts-watch-Sochaux-winger-Ryad-Boudebouz.html

[Phil from the upper holte]

Another winger?

[ozzjim]

Wonder if there is anything on the deleted Helenius tweet about his friend coming and being sure he will like Villa.

[Clampy]

Wonder if there is anything on the deleted Helenius tweet about his friend coming and being sure he will like Villa.

I saw something about this earlier. Think is name was Mathias Wichmann.

[pauliewalnuts]

Wonder if there is anything on the deleted Helenius tweet about his friend coming and being sure he will like Villa.

His agent says he's just got a friend coming over to visit.

[Monty]

Wichmann is a playmaker. And other than that I know nothing about him.

[Concrete John]

Wonder if there is anything on the deleted Helenius tweet about his friend coming and being sure he will like Villa.

His agent says he's just got a friend coming over to visit.

Does the Danish football calendar follow ours?  Seems a very strange time, as in the height of pre-season, to be taking time off to travel abroad for a jolly if it does!

[N'ZMAV]

After watching the MLS highlights I'd like us to sign Landon Donovan.

[villasjf]

After watching the MLS highlights I'd like us to sign Landon Donovan.

Dont you mean Jozy Altidore ? only joking