Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[N'Zimidy]

He would still be a decent signing.

For a low wage sure but if you're talking £50k+ a week I'd rather spend that money on keeping Delph and Vlaar.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I'm guessing we've offered Delph and vlaar deals over the past 12 months and the players / agents have rejected them? Either that or we've offered nothing which would be just gross incompetence of the highest order (Paul F).

The latter gets my money.

[Toronto Villa]

Name one player in the Randy Lerner era of any value to the club that we have sold on the cheap. We've done the exact opposite in fact and got in almost all cases fair value or way above. I have no idea what has happened to Nursey as he wasn't always like this but he hasn't half written some negative bollocks about us of late.

As for the article it is by someone called David Kidd pulling £5m out of his arse.

Wow, there's loads , where shall I start?
Curtis Davies signed £9m sold £250k .

Like I said players of any value to the club.

[tomd2103]

He would still be a decent signing.

Depends on how much he has left in the tank I guess, as we wouldn't want another Pires situation.  We have been crying out for an experienced midfielder who can sit in front of the back four and dictate play for a while now.  I remember Ivan Campo having some good seasons for Bolton a few years ago despite arriving in England at a similar age (if not older). 

[Dave]

He would still be a decent signing.

Depends on how much he has left in the tank I guess, as we wouldn't want another Pires situation.  We have been crying out for an experienced midfielder who can sit in front of the back four and dictate play for a while now.  I remember Ivan Campo having some good seasons for Bolton a few years ago despite arriving in England at a similar age (if not older). 

Cambiasso is 33, Campo joined Bolton when he was 28. He actually left Bolton at a similar age to Cambiasso is now.

That's not to say that we shouldn't sign him just because of his age. Liverpool got two great seasons out of 35 year old Gary McAllister and ManYoo got a couple of useful seasons out of Laurent Blanc at the same age as Cambiasso is now.

[pbavfckuwait]

The new signings all be it mostly for nothing, of course until you factor in their wages and other costs to the club, is the fact that all the ones we have signed are going to have absolutely no resale value and we have also allowed ourselves to be in the same position with Vlaar and Delph, if they do not accept a new contract.
The ones that Lambert  looks to be wanting rid off again will not add alot to the bank balance either, strange road to go down when the supposed plan is to be self supporting.

[john e]

Normally, any link concerning one of our better players moving to a two bob yoyo outfit like West Ham should be laughed out of the place. 

But the way we've carried ourselves in recent years, it's quite possible that players might see a move from Villa to West Ham as a step up.  Weird times.

Ha ha, 'two bob yoyo outfit'.  This is how I shall refer to west ham from now on

[Clark W Griswold]

Cracking player and just what we need but I can't see it. Tottenham linked as well, which would be the obvious move if so. Love us to sign him though, would get a couple of great seasons off him I reckon.

[Matt Collins]

Surely he'll want cash we haven't got?

Darron Gibson might be worth considering

[Ads]

Barry was Evertons best player, so I wouldn't use age as an arbitrary measure in which you judge a player.

[supertom]

Cambiasso for a year or two would be great for us. He'd walk into our team and improve it instantly. You sit him in midfield and he'll orchestrate things. Even at 34 he's easily good enough for us. Can we match what West Ham will offer? Not sure, but I'd like to think we 'd give it a try. I don't see why we'd be adverse to paying someone 50k a week if they're good enough. He is.
We add another dynamic midfielder to the squad, then you put Delph and said other signing around Cambiasso to cover his pace, and we're sorted.
I think we need 2 midfielders. Cambiasso and one other younger player would be ideal.

[silhillvilla]

I think we need to be canny with our 2 loan signings this season. Would be nice to be quick off the blocks and secure 2 class players from Chelsea or Ci£y etc.
 Smethwick have been good at this previously , we need to beat them to it this season.

[Pete3206]

Damn, looks like we missed another one. Suarez replacement announced.

[peter w]

On Kieran Richardson, let me just ask this

We're playing stoke away first game and have luna, Bennett and Richardson to pick from. Imagine the game is tomorrow. Who do you pick at left back?

I pick Richardson

I seriously doubt Richardson has been bought to play at left-back. Wing-back will be as defensive as it is - I'd expect to see him being used in midfield or as a winger.

I can see it to be honest Peter, especially as both Bennett and Luna have been transfer listed.  He's operated at left back quite a bit over the last few years hasn't he?

Pretty much nowhere else for a few years, I didn't think?

He was left midfield at Fulham last season.

No he wasn't. He didn't really play anywhere else apart from left-back for them.

Yes he was. Go onto that Fulham website and they say he played in midfield.

[barrysleftfoot]

 Rather have Ki than Cambiasso tbh, Darren Fletcher would'nt be a bad option either.

 The modern midfield is all about athleticism, pace, aggression, mobility, Delph has it, Westwood does'nt.