Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[PeterWithe]

Adebayor strikes me as being something of a loose cannon, no from me.

[Matt Collins]

Adebayor at his best would be a fantastic replacement. But there are so many Qs about that, even more so in the last year or so.

[ADVILLAFAN]

If we did sign Adebayor though, it would make us the first Premier League team ever to have had 2 Togolese internationals.

Think of the shirt-sale potential there.

[Tom_Mc9?]

Adebayor in general: no.

Adebayor rediscovering the form he had at Spurs under Sherwood: yes.

He's a bit of a tit though.

[Des Little]

Adebayor's got a year left on his contract so we should be taking him on loan only, then review the situation next summer. 

[Malandro]

Adebayor's got a year left on his contract so we should be taking him on loan only, then review the situation next summer. 

Agreed he should be as hard to shift as Darren Bent, so I see no reason why not.

[passitsideways]

I wonder if Levy will let us have him for a nominal fee given that nobody else will be interested. In that case, I'm wondering if we can get away with a one year deal on the same weekly wage as he's currently getting at Spurs. Maybe sell it to him as a chance to put himself in the shop window for teams actually willing to offer him one last payday.

If it's anything more than a one year commitment though, we should be running away. Fast.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I wonder if Levy will let us have him for a nominal fee given that nobody else will be interested. In that case, I'm wondering if we can get away with a one year deal on the same weekly wage as he's currently getting at Spurs. Maybe sell it to him as a chance to put himself in the shop window for teams actually willing to offer him one last payday.

If it's anything more than a one year commitment though, we should be running away. Fast.

Good idea.

Unfortunately, Levy doesn't do good ideas for other clubs.

[Ron Manager]

Sherwood seems to think he is wonderful. I see him as another Fashanu. Take him on a three month loan and see how things go.

[tomd2103]

Adebayor's got a year left on his contract so we should be taking him on loan only, then review the situation next summer.

Seems the best idea.  Only problem is that the player you have on loan for a season might disappear once he has a two year contract in his back pocket.  Would probably take the loan option though, but think we would need to bring in another option as well.

[RussellC]

I think I'd rather us take a look at someone like Rudy Gestede than throw money at Adebayor.

[Clampy]

Sherwood said in the week that we couldn't afford Adebayor. Now, that either means Spurs would want a stupid fee for him or his wages would be stupidly high and I reckon it would be the latter, so we may not even do it even if Benteke did leave.

[UK Redsox]

How long will Jordan Rhodes be out injured for ?

[Percy McCarthy]

Can we just buy some other players while we're waiting for this eternal medical to be completed?

[Karl Bridges]

I can't see why there is such a dislike of Adebayor given his history with Sherwood. Obviously Villa wouldn't be paying him the £100k a week he's getting now but he's a more proven Premier League striker than Charlie Austin and as a short term replacement for a 1 in 2 striker then a 1 in 2 striker fits the bill perfectly.

The proviso on the deal for me would be getting in a younger 'new Benteke' like Embolo to pass the baton onto without having all of our expectations on an 18 year old in a new league to deliver immediately.