Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[pauliewalnuts]

It says much about our transfer activity this summer that a Spanish news outlet can report that we are about to sign a promising 19 year old from Barca and the response from a once desperate straw-clutching mob appears to be a collective 'ya whatevah'.

If we sign him, WM will probably be too busy talking about Rickie Lambert or running a Bob Taylor retrospective to mention it.

[ozzjim]

Defensive injuries worries me the most too. Moving Senderos and Baker out makers sense b but the one coming in we could do with having a pretty solid fitness record. I thought Sherwood might go for Dawson with the Spurs history but he seems to not really be going down that route.

[Villa in Denmark]

I'm getting sooooooooo bored now, wish we'd sign someone

I was about to post the same thing. Following the last few weeks I am having difficulty adjusting to all this inactivity. Is that us done now?

I hope not.  Our defence is still pretty poor.

I agree. Four out of five of our worst defensive seasons in the Premiership have occurred in the last 5 years and I don't think we've strengthened nearly enough in this area.

Beyond the general iffiness, the thing that worries me is that our options at centre half are all prone to injuries.

Baker we all know is made of glass, and Senderos is even more fragile.
Clark I thought had been OK injury wise. up until his season ending injury (knee ligaments against Spurs?)
Vlaar is well catalogued
Okore, I think is paying the price of playing the last 4-5 games when under normal circumstances he wouldn't even have been in light training, but before his cruciate injury had barely missed a game for FCN since breaking into the team.
Richards - question marks, but most of his lacking playing time over the last 3 seasons can be attributed to managers and systems.

I'd say under normal circumstances Richards / Okore and Clark would prove to be robust enough, but we would definitely need someone reliable as a second left sided CB.

However this being us, where our new utility defender goes off after 5 minutes of his debut, we should probably sign 2 more for each side.

That way we might get past the end of September without reading about "defensive injury crisis at Villa"

[Ryu]

God that traore looks nifty in his YouTube compilation.  Obviously with the caveat that they can be misleading if we manage to pull that one off he'll give us some excellent entertainment for a few years.

[KRS]

according to ESPN we're in for Barcelona B winger Adama Traore. Expected at Bodymoor today/tomorrow.

This one seems to be snowballing a bit now. Reports seem to be suggesting it'll either be on loan or for circa £7m with Barca having a buy-back option. Looks like an exciting player and, at 19, he wouldn't take-up a space in the 25-man squad either.

Most reports have changed angle over night and seem to suggest we are favourites to sign him now. This is a player to be genuinely excited about if TS and the backroom staff can pull this one off.

edit: reports suggesting €10m fee with buy back option for Barcelona.

[AVFC13]

according to ESPN we're in for Barcelona B winger Adama Traore. Expected at Bodymoor today/tomorrow.

This one seems to be snowballing a bit now. Reports seem to be suggesting it'll either be on loan or for circa £7m with Barca having a buy-back option. Looks like an exciting player and, at 19, he wouldn't take-up a space in the 25-man squad either.

According to the youtube thingy, the kids likes to dribble and cross the ball....wouldn't be a bad thing for us to have down at VP.

[ozzjim]

according to ESPN we're in for Barcelona B winger Adama Traore. Expected at Bodymoor today/tomorrow.

This one seems to be snowballing a bit now. Reports seem to be suggesting it'll either be on loan or for circa £7m with Barca having a buy-back option. Looks like an exciting player and, at 19, he wouldn't take-up a space in the 25-man squad either.

Most reports have changed angle over night and seem to suggest we are favourites to sign him now. This is a player to be genuinely excited about if TS and the backroom staff can pull this one off.

Sky journalist on twitter suggests he is still of to Liverpool.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Last time I checked, Adama Traore was one of the most exciting youngsters at La Masia. Would be great if we could get him, I doubt it though.

[KRS]

according to ESPN we're in for Barcelona B winger Adama Traore. Expected at Bodymoor today/tomorrow.

This one seems to be snowballing a bit now. Reports seem to be suggesting it'll either be on loan or for circa £7m with Barca having a buy-back option. Looks like an exciting player and, at 19, he wouldn't take-up a space in the 25-man squad either.

Most reports have changed angle over night and seem to suggest we are favourites to sign him now. This is a player to be genuinely excited about if TS and the backroom staff can pull this one off.

Sky journalist on twitter suggests he is still of to Liverpool.

Surely Liverpool have spent way beyond their means already? The deciding factor could be more first team football at Villa which he may not get at Liverpool, and I'm sure we can spin that he'd be coming into a young developing side based on our signings so far.

[Dr Butler]

he looks great...come on Hendrick, Tim and Tom get it done

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The Doc

[Jockey Randall]

James Pearce from the Liverpool echo has said they're not interested in Traore anymore.

[onje_villa]

I'm going to say he's definitely going to Liverpool and then have an amazing surprise if it turns out he's joining us. Prefer it that way

[pauliewalnuts]

Only 19. He's a big lad, mind.

[Toronto Villa]

This Traore looks spectacular. Like a faster, beefed up version of Gil. Interesting that Sherwood sees Gil as more of a "Number 10" playing just behind the forwards as opposed to on the wing.

We can but dream...

edit: He also looks the player Charles N'Zogbia believes he is in his head. Before he runs the ball over the touchline...

[AVFC13]

Only 19. He's a big lad, mind.

agreed. He's like a small tank that speeds past everyone. Would love to see what he could do in the prem.