Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[dave.woodhall]

Who is top of the benteke replacement list?

Adebayor?
Afobe?
Ings?
Austin?
Batshuayi?

Not convinced by any of those options if I'm honest

Why does Benteke need replacing?

[Londonvilla]

Fucking hell  Londonvilla, you're not a Jim-White-championing-FootballManager2005 addict are ya?

I am in bed with the flu ......so nothing better to do

[Villa in Denmark]

Who is top of the benteke replacement list?

Adebayor?
Afobe?
Ings?
Austin?
Batshuayi?

Not convinced by any of those options if I'm honest

We should tell any bidder that we'll only consider a swap for the new Russian hot shot.  Ydontja Justfukov.

[Matt Collins]

Who is top of the benteke replacement list?

Adebayor?
Afobe?
Ings?
Austin?
Batshuayi?

Not convinced by any of those options if I'm honest

Why does Bent-eke need replacing?

I live in hope that he won't but it would be irresponsible for us not to be planning for his replacement. He's definitely top Six quality and probably top four

[dave.woodhall]

Who is top of the benteke replacement list?

Adebayor?
Afobe?
Ings?
Austin?
Batshuayi?

Not convinced by any of those options if I'm honest

Why does Bent-eke need replacing?

I live in hope that he won't but it would be irresponsible for us not to be planning for his replacement. He's definitely top Six quality and probably top four

If that was the case you'd be looking for replacements for every player. After all, they might all leave.

[silhillvilla]

Sinclair , Cleverly and Richards for £2.5m , get it done Mr Fox.

[Villa in Denmark]

Martin Hansen?
http://www.sportinastorm.com/mobile//Premier-League/Aston-Villa/Danish-star-is-Villa's-number-one-target-/X1Y2Z1926509

One for Villa In Denmark to tell us about perhaps.

Sorry, can't help with an opinion based on having seen him play (but look at the Benteke thread for how useful that can be )

Looking at his Danish Wikipedia page, he'd hardly be coming with ringing endorsements.

Loaned out to Bradford at 21 (whilst contracted to Liverpool)
Next season signed for Viborg in the Danish 2nd division
Next season signed for FC Nordsjælland on a 3½ year contract and played 15 games as second choice in their worst season from the last 5.
This season playing for Den Haag, apparently on a 2 year contract.

I know it's typical journalistic over egging of the facts but

"Danish star" not quite.  I don't think he's even in the reckoning for a call up to the national squad, despite the choices being pretty crap after Schmeichel Jr.
"He has developed into one of the best keepers in Holland"  He's been there 8 months

I think we've got a poster (NeilH?) who's from that part of Holland these days.  I'm pretty sure that Den Haag went bust last year

[SoccerHQ]

Somebody I reckon is nailed on is Tom Carroll - on loan at Swansea, a year left on his Spurs contract and described by Sherwood variously while he was there as "the missing piece in Tottenham's midfield" "good enough to play for Barcelona" and "the player to replace Luka Modric".

Apparently Swansea were quoted £5m in January, so you'd think him to come in for £3-4m, particularly if we don't sign Cleverley.

Lugongo is nailed on imo, not sure we'd sign Carroll aswell as he hasn't played that much for Swansea. If we don't sign Cleverley full time then I'd prefer a central midfielder to replace him with a bit more premier league experience.

[eamonn]

Lug who go ?

[barrysleftfoot]

 Westwood +£2m for Ki, would do me tbh

[Billy Walker]

Who is top of the benteke replacement list?

Adebayor?
Afobe?
Ings?
Austin?
Batshuayi?

Not convinced by any of those options if I'm honest

Why does Bent-eke need replacing?

I live in hope that he won't but it would be irresponsible for us not to be planning for his replacement. He's definitely top Six quality and probably top four

Wait and see what the Summer brings.

It would be irresponsible not to be planning ahead if he was to be sold but maybe that day is quite a way off?  In the mean time who are we going to sign to play alongside him and add fire to the squad so that we can make top four/six?

[spangley1812]

Lug who go ?

plays for Swindon, Timothy had in in the youth team @ Spurs and he was man of the tournament at this years Asia cup

[SoccerHQ]

Being player of the tournament at Asia Cup indicates to me he's got the ability to step up to prem level so I have no issue with him coming in as a development signing if you like.

[Dante Lavelli]

Just a hunch, but I reckon he will raid some of the top clubs youth players rather than lazily signing spurs. 
I'm sure he'd be aware of the very best young players from his 5 (?) years working with spurs' development squad and I think he'd see Villa are the perfect size club to poach such players.   

[SoccerHQ]

Just a hunch, but I reckon he will raid some of the top clubs youth players rather than lazily signing spurs. 
I'm sure he'd be aware of the very best young players from his 5 (?) years working with spurs' development squad and I think he'd see Villa are the perfect size club to poach such players.   

I broadly have no problem with that philosophy, I supported what we were doing under Lambert. However the big mistake from that method was not signing 1-2 experienced premier league players each summer to complement then.

By all means sign a couple of exciting young players from the lower league. However it would be great to also say have a Neil Taylor coming in from Swansea (who's played about 100 games in the premier league for them now) and also say an experienced midfield like Ki who someone mentioned above.