Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[tomd2103]

I know this is severely overreacting to one great game, but I'm almost content with sitting tight and hoping that either Gardner or Sanchez can establish themselves as Delph's midfield partner (with Westwood as stand-in or coming in when we play three central mids) so that we can play four attacking players in a 4-2-3-1. Priorities are then a LB, the best available right-sided centre back to partner Clark, and one or two attacking players who can play in the 3 behind Benteke.

That is another option.  If we brought in someone like N'Zonzi, I think we could play that formation.  As you say, we could easily change to a diamond in midfield with Sanchez coming in. 

[exigo]

If you need cheering up on a grey, miserable Monday, this should do it.

Chronicle: Sunderland are keeping tabs on Ron Vlaar's situation at Aston Villa. The Dutch defender is out of contract at Villa Park this summer and has yet to commit his future to the Midlands outfit. That has alerted a number of clubs, both in this country and in Europe, with Sunderland understood to be one of those monitoring Vlaar's position. The Black Cats are looking to sign two central defenders, Liverpool's Sebastian Coates set to become one of those new faces.

[Richard E]

The E&S says we are "keeping tabs on" N'Zonzi (whatever that means.)

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2015/06/22/villa-keep-tabs-on-stokes-steven-nzonzi/

[David_Nab]

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2015/yacouba-sylla-denies-rennes-links/

Speaking exclusively to Get French Football News, Aston Villa defensive midfielder Yacouba Sylla denied claims linking him to a move to Rennes.

“This is simply not true at all.”

He admitted that his efforts to find a club were evolving positively, but not with Rennes at all

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[fbriai]

The E&S says we are "keeping tabs on" N'Zonzi (whatever that means.)

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2015/06/22/villa-keep-tabs-on-stokes-steven-nzonzi/

I think it probably means that someone mentioned they liked the look of him on here over the weekend and that's now being reported in the E&S as the club keeping tabs on him.

[David_Nab]

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2015/yacouba-sylla-denies-rennes-links/

Speaking exclusively to Get French Football News, Aston Villa defensive midfielder Yacouba Sylla denied claims linking him to a move to Rennes.

“This is simply not true at all.”

He admitted that his efforts to find a club were evolving positively, but not with Rennes at all

.

Well he has now joined Rennes after denying it earlier

BREAKING: Rennes announce the signing of Yacouba Sylla from Aston Villa until 2019. More to follow from the player exclusively with GFFN

[exigo]

http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2015/yacouba-sylla-denies-rennes-links/

Speaking exclusively to Get French Football News, Aston Villa defensive midfielder Yacouba Sylla denied claims linking him to a move to Rennes.

“This is simply not true at all.”

He admitted that his efforts to find a club were evolving positively, but not with Rennes at all

.

Well he has now joined Rennes after denying it earlier

BREAKING: Rennes announce the signing of Yacouba Sylla from Aston Villa until 2019. More to follow from the player exclusively with GFFN

Surely BREAKING: Sylla, Sylla, Sylla has left Aston Villa, the Villa, the Villa, who-oh-oh-oh-ooooooh, who-oh-oh-oh-oooooh.

[villasjf]

Yes its on the Sky website

[eamonn]

How much we get? A few swiss francs at least?

[aj2k77]

Transfer fee undisclosed, at least he's off the books.

[aj2k77]

Tonev and Luna next please.

[supertom]

Well Timmy seems to find shifting the dead wood easier than Lambert did. Long may it continue.

[richard moore]

Thank god he's gone, his predicting seems about as accurate as his passing

[pauliewalnuts]

We finally seem to have learned that it is possible to get players off your books AND get a fee for them.

[Villa in Denmark]

Fox's influence, Sherwood's influence or both?

Either way a happy change in our way of doing business. Even if we're only getting nominal fees of £250,000 to £1M, every little helps as they say.  Added up over the transfer window, it maybe gets us a free shot at someone like Gil or Okore