Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[ozzjim]

Fucking stupid to think he's worth that much. Game has gone utterly mental.

750k on Westwood.

93 million plus a 20 million player on Gareth Bale.

Just... what?? Why? Where is it all going!

[PeterWithesShin]

The Spanish football coverage has just said that the Bale deal is done - 93m Euro's + Coentrao.

That is a truly scary amount of money.

Obscene. I wonder how long before we get the first £100m player?

*Waits for someone to say "Benteke 2014"*

[seanthevillan]

The Spanish football coverage has just said that the Bale deal is done - 93m Euro's + Coentrao.

That is a truly scary amount of money.

Obscene. I wonder how long before we get the first £100m player?

*Waits for someone to say "Benteke 2014"*

Thing is that is only relevant for British people who look at transfers in £££s - won't Bale be the first €100m player? Ronaldo also broke the $100m mark.

[Billy Walker]

The Spanish football coverage has just said that the Bale deal is done - 93m Euro's + Coentrao.

That is a truly scary amount of money.

Obscene. I wonder how long before we get the first £100m player?

*Waits for someone to say "Benteke 2014"*

I'll tell you what, if anyone does want him next year, that's the figure we have to start quoting. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Well as i'm British it's relevant to me. Who cares about bluddy foreigners and their monopoly money! 

[seanthevillan]

Well as i'm British it's relevant to me. Who cares about bluddy foreigners and their monopoly money! 

Fair enough, I'm just saying that the 100 landmark has already gone (for most football fans).

On a slightly related point, I only realised after the time that all fans in Europe saw Zidane as the world's most expensive player after Kaka's move. The exchange rate had changed in between or something, and in the original currency Zidane cost more.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Fucking stupid to think he's worth that much. Game has gone utterly mental.

Can't imagine what Real is thinking during this economy, utterly bonkers. I also expect him to as succesful in spain as Michael Owen was.

I hope not. Owen was great for them, The only problem was his name wasn't Raul. It was a no-win situation that pissed off a lot of Madrid fans who saw a player deliver every time he was asked to play. Stupid club.

[OCD]

The Spanish football coverage has just said that the Bale deal is done - 93m Euro's + Coentrao.

Where did you get this?

I watched the end of the Barcelona-Athletico Madrid game and I think it was the presenter that said that the word in Spain was that the deal was done and it was the 93m Euro's+Coentrao. Hardly official but it could prove correct.

[Percy McCarthy]

Hardly an exclusive either, it was in yesterday's 'finger-on-the-pulse' Metro.

[sid1964]

We already have the 1st £100 million pound footballer - Lionel Messi (in fact you could probably double it to £200 million)

[Villa in Denmark]

Fucking stupid to think he's worth that much. Game has gone utterly mental.

Can't imagine what Real is thinking during this economy, utterly bonkers. I also expect him to as succesful in spain as Michael Owen was.

Not a problem when they're bankrolled / financed by two or three effectively nationalised banks.

[johnny from donny]

We already have the 1st £100 million pound footballer - Lionel Messi (in fact you could probably double it to £200 million)

Until he gets sold for that amount, no we don't; right now (regardless of what you think he's worth) he's a product of their youth system. BTW, I thought this was the VILLA transfers thread, any news on that?

[RussellC]

Right, quiet day at work so I’ve come up with a list of players who I think will move before the deadline and who would also be useful signings for us, assuming we’re still looking for a ‘Number 10’ (given our ‘interest’ in Kiyotake);

Scott Sinclair – looks to be on his way to either WBA or Southampton. Would surely see us a better-bet. Reminds me a lot of Ashley Young, although his celebrity lifestyle might put Lambert off.
Tom Ince – Heard him interviewed on TalkSport the other day and actually seems very level-headed. Going to be a very good player for someone and I’m sure he would see Villa as better for his development that somewhere like Cardiff.
Georginio Wijnaldum – We’ve been (very) tentatively linked to him so I watched him for PSV against AC Milan this week. Looks really, really quick, but quite raw still. Given that PSV are still in with a shout of qualifying for the CL I don’t they’d look to sell before the 2nd leg, but if they go out they may look to cash-in.
Ryad Boudebouz – I know next to nothing about him, but the Daily Mail claims our scouts have watched him play for Sochaux. Plus, Wikipedia confirms that he is literally (in the literal-sense of the word) a Number 10.
Shaun Maloney – I know he still divides opinion but I think he’d be a more-than-useful addition to the squad and probably a cheap one too. We’d know exactly what we’d get from him too, would be completely risk-free.
Nick Powell – Played with Ashley Westwood at Crewe and has always impressed me when I’ve seen him. Stagnating in United’s reserves and would be a great fit for us, IMO. Maybe more of a holding midfielder than a Number 10, but would be a good signing regardless.

[Damo70]

Ince would be a good addition. I don't think we would pay Sinclair's wages. And if City were prepared to pay a big chunk of them he probably would have gone to Albion by now.

[ozzjim]

I think Wijnaldum could step into the role either Gabby or Andi play very comfortably so would be an excellent addition.

Watching us, I think we are going to struggle to accommodate another midfielder behind Benteke that is not part of the 3 that do the work, so would leave it alone or sign a top quality player that could slot in with Westwood, Delph, El Ahmadi and Sylla, but we already have Bacuna  and Gardner that can do that.