Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Dave]

Sorry to interrupt, what was the name of that young striker we were linked with.  I think he was Belgian.

Gilles de Bilde?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Darder Darder
Darder Darder,
Hey hey hey
Idrissa Gueye


with me you get 2 for the price of one!



If nothing else, I'm cheap!

[JUAN PABLO]

Sorry to interrupt, what was the name of that young striker we were linked with.  I think he was Belgian.

Gilles de Bilde?

I remember a Swiss player

[OCD]

Sorry to interrupt, what was the name of that young striker we were linked with.  I think he was Belgian.

If Belgian, Praeto who is an attacking midfielder. If you mean Breel Emobolo, he's a Swiss striker that plays for Basel.

[Dante Lavelli]

Sorry to interrupt, what was the name of that young striker we were linked with.  I think he was Belgian.

Gilles de Bilde?

I remember a Swiss player

Yep, that was him.

[Percy McCarthy]

Sorry to interrupt, what was the name of that young striker we were linked with.  I think he was Belgian.

Gilles de Bilde?

Christian Benteke?

[Risso]

Darder, Idrissa, Faster, Stronger

(Daft Punk)

[Toronto Villa]

That Destro link would be nice if it was true. I do love a great 6yd box poacher. Just imagine Grealish or Gil skinning the full back and getting a great cross in to Destro.

[Steve67]

                  Guzan
Hutton Richards Clark Amavi
              Gueye Darder
            Gil Grealish Delph
                  Striker

I like it! Don't know who the striker will be though. Praet in for Grealish and we'd be even better.

[Toronto Villa]

                  Guzan
Hutton Richards Clark Amavi
              Gueye Darder
            Gil Grealish Delph
                  Striker

I like it! Don't know who the striker will be though. Praet in for Grealish and we'd be even better.

Stryker up front?

[adrenachrome]

Already posted on the CB thread, but what the hell.

Could have posted this in 3 threads, at least.

Meaning Evil

Aston Villa target Emmanuel Adebayor as replacement for Christian Benteke

Tottenham forward high on Tim Sherwood's wish list as Villa prepare for departure of Belgian star striker

22:30, 16 July 2015
By Gregg Evans


Tim Sherwood will make a renewed attempt to sign Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham as he plans for life without Christian Benteke.

The Villa boss needs a replacement for his star striker who now looks set to join Liverpool after the Reds finally agreed to meet the £32.5 million release clause in his contract.

Manchester United were considering a bid but it’s the Merseyside club who are now expected to land Villa’s prized asset after a summer-long pursuit of the Belgian.

 His inevitable departure will leave a gaping hole in Villa’s strikeforce and here in Portugal Sherwood is working tirelessly to source a new goal-getter.

QPR’s Charlie Austin is not in the manager’s thoughts but Adebayor, who scored 14 goals in 25 games for him at Spurs, remains high on the wishlist.

He needs no convincing that the 31-year-old is still good enough to perform, however the sticking point comes with his huge wage demands.

Last season Adebayor picked up £170k-a-week as Manchester City were still paying a chunk of his wages and even now in the final year of his contract he earns £100k each week.

On top of that Spurs, who desperately want him off the books, are hoping to recoup up to £5million in a transfer fee which would make any deal incredibly expensive for Villa.

The claret and blues will have plenty of money to play with should Benteke’s move go through but they will not be paying over the odds for players.

They are prepared to pay high wages to transfer targets this summer but as Sherwood told the Birmingham Mail this week: “There isn’t a bottomless pit.”

With left-back Jordan Amavi set to join for £9 million and Idrissa Gueye already through the door in a similar-priced deal, the transfer kitty is starting to run low.

As for Benteke, if he leaves he will become Liverpool’s second most expensive signing ever.

Sherwood had been desperate to keep hold of the prolific forward but is now facing a losing battle after the Reds decided to trigger the buyout clause.

Sources close to Benteke say that he has his heart set on Anfield and once the offer is received, the 24-year-old can negotiate personal terms and undergo a medical.

Liverpool banked £49 million from the sale of Raheem Sterling to Manchester City last week and have quickly decided to reinvest.

As of Thursday evening Benteke was still here in Portugal with the rest of the squad.

[cdbearsfan]

Adebayor for now, sign a younger player as well in the hope he turns out to be the new Benteke. That would be fine by me.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Could Adebayor be released on free to get him off Tottenham's wages bill ?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

We've got Libor "for now" and beyond....
Employing Adebayor (an easy press link) on silly money for the short term would be crazy business and unsettling for the team/squad.
Surely.

IF we have 32.5m to play with, let's be a bit more imaginative and look further than Spuds' cast offs!

[LTA]

Disappointed that we don't appear interested in Charlie Austin.  Hes exactly the sort of player we should be going for even if Benteke stays.  Hes available and Qpr have put a price on him.  Pay the money and go and get him.