The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread

[supertom]

Young lad in club shop said we are supposed to be giving trial to out of favour Italian player, he didn't have a name

We were linked with Pazzini last summer. Who fits the bill above.

But I can't imagine we're giving lists of transfer targets to the kid on the till in the club shop.

He was very pleasant, so credit for that

Are you sure it wasn't Grealish's part time job on the side?

[KevinGage]

Dembele for Delph would prob be an upgrade. 

We might be an attractive option as a loan, if he can't get game time. 

But I couldn't see him being interested in a permanent switch.

[silhillvilla]

Bent gone and if we can send cleverley back that would free up some big wages for one or two decent loanees.

[danno]

Dembele played most of Spurs win against Chelsea.

I doubt they'd let him go after a result like that.

Not the first time he's been suggested.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-stats-special-forget-8301988

I'd love it if we could get him though.

[supertom]

Dembele would be a definite improvement on TC and Westwood and an adequate replacement for Delph. His problem at Spurs is they generally use him as a defensive or deeper midfielder. He was better at Fulham playing as an attacking midfielder. But obviously Spurs have a wealth of attacking mids and Eriksen is their first choice for the 10 role.

[pauliewalnuts]

Cleverley is utterly unremarkable.

If we really spend 7m on him, I'll be incredibly disappointed.

I wouldn't even want us to take him on a free, he is utterly anonymous, I just don't see the point in him.

[RussellC]

Cleverley is utterly unremarkable.

If we really spend 7m on him, I'll be incredibly disappointed.

I wouldn't even want us to take him on a free, he is utterly anonymous, I just don't see the point in him.

I still think there's a decent player in there, I just think he embodies our general planlessness (it's the new 'bouncebackability') at the moment. I'm not sure if he's been briefed about what role he's expected to play in the team, or even exactly which areas of the pitch he's supposed to occupy. I'm not even sure if Lambert knows.

[adrenachrome]

Brum Mail

Aston Villa goal drought will make no difference to Paul Lambert's January transfer plans

It's a no go: Lambert has no interest in taking Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo on loan and will not panic buy to boost Villa's dismal scoring tally

Jan 02, 2015 19:00 By Gregg Evans

Aston Villa will not be panic-buying in the transfer window despite the continued troubles in front of goal.

Boss Paul Lambert is expecting a relatively quiet month and he insists that the recent goal drought will not change the club’s plans.

Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo has been linked with a loan move but those reports are wide of the mark.

Villa are currently focusing on other options and Lambert expects to receive Randy Lerner’s backing if he can identify a reasonably-priced target.

“What you have to watch out for is that you don’t get caught paying well over the top in January,” said Lambert.

“It’s impossible for us to do that but I know Randy will help if he can.

“If it’s not going to hurt the club and we think it will help us, we will look into it.

“You always try to improve in the window if you can.”

While Sanogo is not a player currently on Villa’s wishlist, the club may decide to pursue other temporary deals similar to this time last term.

Grant Holt and Ryan Bertrand both arrived on season-long loan deals last January and Lambert is closely monitoring a number of potential options.

Turning Tom Cleverley’s loan deal into a permanent move is also a decision that Villa must make this month.

They have the Manchester United midfielder until the end of the season at least anyway, but if January passes without an agreement on his long-term future, he could move for nothing to another club when he becomes a free agent in the summer.

Big-money arrivals like that of Darren Bent in 2011 are now a thing of the the past and it’s unlikely Villa will be breaking the bank this month.

However injuries and suspensions have left the claret and blues light on numbers at times this term so Lambert is keen to strengthen his squad.

[Malandro]

Can he beat the ridiculous signing of grant Holt?

[Ger Regan]

Heskey, if that's even technically possible.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Yesterday's game made me remember Robbie Keane's loan move when he was getting frustrated at his teammates lack of movement. We still haven't resolved that and its been going on for too long.

It said everything a few years back when we signed Keane on loan and he looked a class above what else we had in the team in terms of technique and creative ability.

This was a Robbie Keane at the time who was 5 years past his peak at Spurs.

Joe Cole looked similar at Burnley.

It's incredible the complete lack of central technicians we've had in the last 4 years compared to pretty much every other regular premier league team.

Insightful and thought provoking posts there. Thanks both. Bloody hell its true isn't it?

[manic-road]

Pity we couldn't have gone for the likes of Podolski, if we do get anyone in it has to be someone better than what we already have and not just another number to the squad.

[N'ZMAV]

Tottenham are set to offload midfielder Paulinho, 26, with Brazilian club Cruzeiro a likely destination, while 27-year-old winger Aaron Lennon could also leave if any club meets his asking price of £7m. (Daily Mirror)

we need width? worth a go. I'm not a massive fan, but he'd be a better use of £7mil than Cleverley.

[PaulWinch again]

Lennon would be a decent shout.

[brontebilly]

Lennon would be a decent shout.

Lennon might be ok but at nowhere near the price the previous article suggests. Surprised that he is still only 27. Had a decent impact at the World Cup in 2006 but never really added much to his game afterwards. To be honest think there is more chance of his career doing a disappearing act ala SWP, Jenas or Bentley* than coming to somewhere like Villa and getting back on track. Goes without saying that he would be a better option than Nzogbia or Weimann on the right wing if he was going for peanuts.

*saw Bentley yesterday with some blonde at Abu Dhabi airport.