New Contracts?

[SoccerHQ]

Delph and Grealish are major priorities for me, both need to be put on new deals asap as that will mean our midfield will actually be in decent shape for the next few years.

I think Ron will leave even if we offer him a new deal. Gabby? Well let's see him play well again before xmas, make him earn this new contract.

[wozwebs]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/398748/EXCLUSIVE-Chelsea-eye-up-Jack-Grealish-as-Aston-Villa-contract-talks-stall

[Le Lapin]

With the time getting tight, the agents for these players may be negotiating from a position of strength. Not good for the club to let it drag on so long. Delph and Vlaar could be two huge losses.

[Villafirst]

Vlaar & Delph have now both showcased their talents internationally. Grealish is now apparently being monitored by Chelsea. The whole thing smacks of poor planning and management at board level.

[Matt Collins]

I still think Delph and grealish will sign on

Not convinced vlaar will as he could have one final move to a better team - he could sign with a foreign club in four months and there's nothing we can do about it

[Damo70]

Grealish would be mad to join Chelsea at this stage of his career. Money aside I suppose as I am sure they would offer him more than we would. I think Gabby will stay if we offer him a new contract. I think Vlaar will be off for one last big move. Delph I'm honestly not sure about. I suppose it depends on the other offers he gets.

[john e]

I wouldn't be the least surprised if we lost all three of them

I'm not normally so pessimistic, but it's easy to see how all of them would be financially better off away from Villa,  we are not in a position of strength here, quite the opposite

[Ozzjim]

We need to get Delph and Grealish done asap. Hopefully with Fox starting this week in the next couple there will be positive movement.

[PaulWinch again]

We need to get Delph and Grealish done asap. Hopefully with Fox starting this week in the next couple there will be positive movement.

We definitely do, and to a lesser extent Vlaar. It should be the most pressing business at Villa at the moment.

[Boz]

I wouldn't be the least surprised if we lost all three of them

I'm not normally so pessimistic, but it's easy to see how all of them would be financially better off away from Villa,  we are not in a position of strength here, quite the opposite

Only have to look back to Barry, Milner & Young to draw a comparison. All internationals and presumably were offered a lot more money than at B6.

[Dave Cooper please]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/398748/EXCLUSIVE-Chelsea-eye-up-Jack-Grealish-as-Aston-Villa-contract-talks-stall

www.dailystar.co.uk

Enough said.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Grealish wants to play for us, he will not go to chelsea

[Phil from the upper holte]

Also the picture at the bottom is funny, caption is "Jake Livermore challenges Jack Grealish in the Premier League" when it should say "Livermore tried to break Jack's leg"

[DeKuip]

To be fair we don't know what the club have offered these players and there's no reason why we should. Contracts are personal matters between the player and club.
They will only get reported on as a PR exercise by the club or if the player's agent is trying to stir things up a little. Or by the press in pure speculation.

Supposing the players have been offered new deals and rejected them with the intention of seeing out their current ones it wouldn't be in anyone's interests to make this public knowledge.

At the end of the day though whatever Villa offer can be trumped by any club that can offer the incentive of Champions League football, or at the very least the possibility of winning medals.

[eamonn]

If we want to put-off Grealish from considering Chelsea (if that tabloid talk is true), just show him the wikipedia page of how many players Chelsea have out on loan.