Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Clampy]

Bobby Zamora would be good also.

[Steve67]

Carlton Palmer signed yet?

[SoccerHQ]

Have QPR released Karl Henry yet?

[Steve67]

In all seriousness, I think Flamini is on a bosman. Any takers?

[old man villa fan]

Taylor or Robertson for left back would sort us in that position. Though the other week Robertson was valued at 12 mill. For that price no way, but if Hull go down, if we could get him for half that, we'd be doing well.

He only seems to have played around half of Hull's matches this season and doesn't seem to have been injured. Just not picked.

What about Ben Davies? Was good enough to keep the much-praised Neil Taylor out of the Swansea team last season, was good enough to warrant Spurs paying £10m for him and hasn't really featured for them.

I still think it's worth persevering with another season of Cissokho. Pretty much every other player has picked up their game since Lambert left, he's one the only ones who hasn't had the opportunity to show whether he is able to do that same.

Robertson was injured in January and April and missed 7 or 8 games.  I remember the commentator in the Arsenal match saying that he (was on the bench) had only just come back from injury.  After only one season in the PL and only young, £12m would seem way over the top.

[olaftab]

In all seriousness, I think Flamini is on a bosman. Any takers?

No he carries lot of luggage!

[olaftab]

Bobby Zamora would be good also.

Now ya talkin!

[old man villa fan]

couldnt disagree more re Cissokho. Clubs foolishly spending big money on him previously isnt the best guide really. If anything his career has been in decline for some time, bombed out of Valencia, Liverpool and arguably Lyon for a finish. His bright form at Porto/Lyon was only over about 2 seasons. He was reasonably solid when he first joined us but as we started playing a more expansive style his lack of ability was exposed. Carlos Cuellar was Cafu like in comparison. He needs to go as do Joe Bennett and Matt Lowton. Lets just start again definitely at left back, our right back options can do for another year (Hutton/Bacuna).
 

Expansive?  We became just the opposite under Lambert.  The slower we became in moving the ball around, the worse Cissokho looked.

[brontebilly]

couldnt disagree more re Cissokho. Clubs foolishly spending big money on him previously isnt the best guide really. If anything his career has been in decline for some time, bombed out of Valencia, Liverpool and arguably Lyon for a finish. His bright form at Porto/Lyon was only over about 2 seasons. He was reasonably solid when he first joined us but as we started playing a more expansive style his lack of ability was exposed. Carlos Cuellar was Cafu like in comparison. He needs to go as do Joe Bennett and Matt Lowton. Lets just start again definitely at left back, our right back options can do for another year (Hutton/Bacuna).
 

Expansive?  We became just the opposite under Lambert.  The slower we became in moving the ball around, the worse Cissokho looked.

True, expansive is not quite correct, possession orientated would be a better description. We were hoofball at the start of the season until Lambert's trip to Germany when we tried to play like Barca minus any semblance of attacking threat. Polar opposite approaches that had only one thing in common.

Anyway Cissokho was awful, lumbering forward. Horrible touch, running the ball out of play regularly. Defensively he became a car crash too while his display at Hull was the most gutless I've seen since Stephen Warnock donned a Villa shirt

[Tuscans]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/443141/EXCLUSIVE-Villa-prepare-15m-bid-Chelsea-Liverpool-target-Charlie-Austin

[Toronto Villa]

It's funny how everyone has sold Benteke for us and no article suggests he may very well remain at the club. And it's always to Liverpool, a poxy Europa League side that we beat twice this season and handily too might I add. And to make it worse once with Paul Bollocks Football Lambert in charge. I'll be worried about Benteke leaving once he is linked with Chelsea or Man U or a team like PSG who have something tangibly better to offer him than a has been club like Liverpool where their best and better players are looking to leave rather than stay.

[brontebilly]

It's funny how everyone has sold Benteke for us and no article suggests he may very well remain at the club. And it's always to Liverpool, a poxy Europa League side that we beat twice this season and handily too might I add. And to make it worse once with Paul Bollocks Football Lambert in charge. I'll be worried about Benteke leaving once he is linked with Chelsea or Man U or a team like PSG who have something tangibly better to offer him than a has been club like Liverpool where their best and better players are looking to leave rather than stay.

Benteke would be a good signing for Man Utd. They will be getting Falcao and probably Van Persie off the payroll this summer. Benteke would suit the direct football played at Old Trafford these days. Bale and Rooney up there with him and they would take stopping

[E I Adio]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/443141/EXCLUSIVE-Villa-prepare-15m-bid-Chelsea-Liverpool-target-Charlie-Austin

Blimey. When did I miss this?

"The player has made no secret of his desire to move to a bigger club "

[PeterWithesShin]

Sounds legit, Benteke only £10m more than Bolasie. Hold on..... £20m for Bolasie? Hahahahahahaha

Liverpool are preparing a £56.5m triple bid as Brendan Rodgers gets his summer rebuilding work underway, according to The Sun.

The Reds are looking to tie up deals for Christian Benteke, Danny Ings, and Yannick Bolasie.

They will reportedly bid £30m and £20m for Benteke and Bolasie respectively, while Ings could command a £6.5m compensation fee as he is out of contract at Burnley.

[KRS]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/443141/EXCLUSIVE-Villa-prepare-15m-bid-Chelsea-Liverpool-target-Charlie-Austin

Blimey. When did I miss this?

"The player has made no secret of his desire to move to a bigger club "

...and yet the very same reporter wrote about our desire to keep Benteke just 3 days earlier:

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/442449/Tim-Sherwood-Christian-Benteke-stay-Aston-Villa