Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[VinnieChase84]

Hmmmm...

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/serie-a/roma/roma-sabatini-a-londra-incontrera-anche-laston-villa-destro-e-ljajic-sul-piatto/

This would be phenomenal

[Malandro]

With all his troubles at Spurs, would Adebayor be available for free? (Considering his wages)

[Sexual Ealing]

"A stage of the market in London , to discuss also the possible operations out of Rome . Walter Sabatini , in his mission in London , will also meet with the Aston Villa to discuss the transfer of Mattia Destro , on which remains alive the interest of Fiorentina in case of departure of Mario Gomez . Besides former Milan striker , on the plate also the name of Adem Ljajic in optical Villans : summit planned at this time , and the market of Rome , outgoing , could finally unlock. Right with Ljajic and served on the plate for Aston Villa ."

Those crazy Americans.

[Ron Manager]

Are we chasing every footballer in Europe!  looks that way.

[Villa in Denmark]

I bloody well hope we're looking at better options than Austin at £15M.

Realistically though, £15m for a guy who scored 18 Premiership goals last season is going to be about the going-rate.

That's the problem though, going rate for the Premier League = expensive compared to other options (granted they'll come without the PL experience, but we're potentially about to sell the best example of why it's not necessary if the scouting is right.)

Austin was someone who relied an awful lot on Zamora from what I saw, which would mean a definite change in approach, although we've possibly already got the target man in Kozak, I don't think that's necessarily making the best of Kozak's attributes and strengths.
 
His comments about already having his "no 10" in Gil suggests that 442 isn't in his thinking, although 4312 might be an option.

The final worry for me would be Austin could be another example of "Darren Bent" syndrome. Unless the team is custom built to accommodate him you, you don't get anything like the best out of him and you become very inflexible in your tactically as you're forced to play "two up top".

[RussellC]

The problem's compounded by the fact that we don't really have a lot of goals in the rest of the side (or at least, haven't done in recent seasons). The likes of Gil, Grealish, N'Zogbia, Sinclair, Delph and Gueye are really going to have to be challenged to start contributing goals, regardless of who we sign.

[Concrete John]

I know Adebayor isn't liked much but he's a 1 in 2 striker who works well with TS. Likely to get him for less than £5m and then bring in that Breel Embolo kid from Basel for £10m to be the next Benteke and that way we cover the short and long term for the same price as Austin.

I could live with that, but I'd rather we use Kozak instead of bringing in Adebayor or similar.

[godzvilla]

"A stage of the market in London , to discuss also the possible operations out of Rome . Walter Sabatini , in his mission in London , will also meet with the Aston Villa to discuss the transfer of Mattia Destro , on which remains alive the interest of Fiorentina in case of departure of Mario Gomez . Besides former Milan striker , on the plate also the name of Adem Ljajic in optical Villans : summit planned at this time , and the market of Rome , outgoing , could finally unlock. Right with Ljajic and served on the plate for Aston Villa ."

Those crazy Americans.

A slightly broader canvas from ´7500 To Holte´. Possibly superb signings ....if true!......Godzvilla !

Aston Villa talking to Roma about two tantalizing forwards:
Officials from Roma are apparently flying to England, and reports say they'll be discussing the transfer of Mattia Destro and Adem Ljajic to Aston Villa.

According to a report from Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Aston Villa are about to be in talks to sign one or both of Mattia Destro and Adem Ljajic. The news comes as Roma's director of football Walter Sabatini is flying to England to do some business. With news today that Liverpool have triggered Christian Benteke's release clause, Aston Villa are absolutely on the market for at least another striker (a role that could be filled by Destro) and heavens knows another winger like Ljajic couldn't hurt either.

Destro is a promising 24-year-old who has been at Roma since 2012. In fifty-seven matches with the Serie A club, he's scored twenty-four times. He spent this spring on loan at Milan, and didn't shine there, but given his playing style that shouldn't be too much of a worry. He's not a great finisher, but good off-the-ball movement and speed can make him an absolute threat, and if paired with a natural scorer like Libor Kozak, he could be lethal.

There's a lot of potential with Destro, but he's a raw player. Wages could be a bit of an issue, but if he were to make the move it's hard to imagine him being the top earner at Villa, so it's probably not a deal breaker. He signed with Roma for approximately €16 million, and the club would likely be looking to recover that cost or make a bit of a profit, so something in the £11-15 million range seems reasonable.

Ljajic, the 23-year-old Serbian winger, is the more polished of the two players. While he's likely got a bit less potential overall, we know what wed be getting with him. And that's a player who scored eight goals and added two assists in twenty-three Serie A appearances with Roma this year. He'd also likely be a bit less expensive than Destro, but not by much.
 Di Marzio is a pretty trustworthy journalist, and the move does make both financial and footballing sense "

[LeeB]

This is much more like it in terms of transfer speculation, it's positively exotic.

I almost feel moved to become sniffy towards more agricultural opponents.

[PeterWithe]

"A stage of the market in London , to discuss also the possible operations out of Rome . Walter Sabatini , in his mission in London , will also meet with the Aston Villa to discuss the transfer of Mattia Destro , on which remains alive the interest of Fiorentina in case of departure of Mario Gomez . Besides former Milan striker , on the plate also the name of Adem Ljajic in optical Villans : summit planned at this time , and the market of Rome , outgoing , could finally unlock. Right with Ljajic and served on the plate for Aston Villa ."

Reading that I'm reminded of Ernie Wise playing the piano.

[mr underhill]

or Professor Stanley Unwin?

[VinnieChase84]

Charlie Austin is joining Newcastle so that's one off the list

[garyshawsknee]

I have my doubt over him as it goes. Not sure if he's dynamic  enough.

[phantom limb]

Ljajic is a bloody good player from what I've seen of him, surprised Roma are selling him if that article is correct.

[peter w]

QPR in for Chery and  Arry,s not even there!

So he has the choice between the Championship or the Premiership? Okay.

Yes, like that bloke from Swindon.

Okay (no idea who you're talking about) a choice between the Championship or the Premier League (nod to Dave) whilst currently playing for one of the better eredivisie teams? Okay.