Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[pelty]

Anyone heard anything about this? The article was linked from espnfc.co.uk's transfers page... I do not know much about Boilesen, but seems a decent prospect from what I have read...

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/genoa-aston-villa-competing-for-ajax-defender-boilesen-the-situation/

[Villa in Denmark]

Hmm, do we really want Austin?

No thanks. There's no way he'd be a Triumph, and anyway, stature wise he'd be a bit of a midget compared to Gestede.

[ozzjim]

Is Ayew not the other forward?

If I could have a striker that is realistic, I would love us to take a punt on Afobe from Wolves now. I think he would fit in perfectly and score a lot of goals with the options behind him.

[cdbearsfan]

Anyone heard anything about this? The article was linked from espnfc.co.uk's transfers page... I do not know much about Boilesen, but seems a decent prospect from what I have read...

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/genoa-aston-villa-competing-for-ajax-defender-boilesen-the-situation/

He looks a bit old judging by the picture.

[cdbearsfan]

Is Ayew not the other forward?

I did say "a tall alternative". We're gonna have about ninety wingers. If Gestede picks up a knock they'll have nobody to cross to!

[ozzjim]

Anyone heard anything about this? The article was linked from espnfc.co.uk's transfers page... I do not know much about Boilesen, but seems a decent prospect from what I have read...

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/genoa-aston-villa-competing-for-ajax-defender-boilesen-the-situation/

He was quite heavily linked before Amavi came, plays left back and loves to get forward was the general scouting report, a bit Bale like but obviously nowhere near as good. I would be surprised as we have Amavi, Richardson and Bennett, unless the latter is leaving and Richardson is seen as cover in midfield roles.

[Villa in Denmark]

Anyone heard anything about this? The article was linked from espnfc.co.uk's transfers page... I do not know much about Boilesen, but seems a decent prospect from what I have read...

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/genoa-aston-villa-competing-for-ajax-defender-boilesen-the-situation/

No thanks. Another Dane with a dose of Bendtneritis, thinks he's way better than he is.
Wants out of Ajax because they won't break their salary structure for him.
Hasn't impressed at international level for Denmark. Getting picked as the least shit option at the moment.

[ozzjim]

Is Ayew not the other forward?

I did say "a tall alternative". We're gonna have about ninety wingers. If Gestede picks up a knock they'll have nobody to cross to!

Tired eyes, missed tall.

Kozak??

[pelty]

Appreciate the insight, ozzjim...

[cdbearsfan]

Is Ayew not the other forward?

I did say "a tall alternative". We're gonna have about ninety wingers. If Gestede picks up a knock they'll have nobody to cross to!

Tired eyes, missed tall.

Kozak??

Oh yeah! Forgot him. Stupid boy.

I still want another forward though... just because I'm greedy.

[pauliewalnuts]

It is going to be interesting to see how all these new players gel.

It could take a while yet, especially if we haven't even finished buying, but the strategy looks pretty clear.

The last few years, the idea was "young and hungry", only that almost always meant young, yes, hungry, yes, but also cheap and scouted from a limited pool of players (England).

Now it looks like we are after young, promising players, and from all over Europe.

I feel much better about the likes of Amavi, for example, who has done very well in France, than I did about Joe Bennett, who had done OK at Boro.

I also wonder whether, with every signing of this type of player, we actually make it easier to sign the next similar player - so, Traore sees we've just been out and bought some players similar to him, and thinks we're trying to build something which is an environment perfectly suited for him, which in turn makes us more attractive.

Having said that, the fucker will probably sign for Stoke tomorrow.

[LeeB]

Hmm, do we really want Austin?

No thanks. There's no way he'd be a Triumph, and anyway, stature wise he'd be a bit of a midget compared to Gestede.

We'd have been better off going for Adel Trabant, but he's gone to Benfica.

[OCD]

The next step might be to start snapping up very promising younger players - http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/aston-villa-eyeing-move-for-talented-nottingham-forest-star/?

[Villa in Denmark]

Bit more on Boilesen

A quick search on Google suggests that all linking him to us link back to one article on Calciomercato.com.

He was apparently close to signing for Genoa but broke off negotiations this morning.
Depending on where you look, some stories thdn say it was because we made an approach that him stop the negotiations.
The alternative story is that Genoa couldn't provide some form of documentation regarding their finances from their bank, which led them to approach us after the contact in June.
Frank de Boer has told him publicly to find another club, after their new contract offer was rejected and already have his replacement in place.
The Ajax fans don't seem to fussed about him leaving, general sentiment being if you want more money than the club will pay, then f##k off because you're not irreplaceable.

And for whoever asked about his age, he's 23.

[Villa in Denmark]

Hmm, do we really want Austin?

No thanks. There's no way he'd be a Triumph, and anyway, stature wise he'd be a bit of a midget compared to Gestede.

We'd have been better off going for Adel Trabant, but he's gone to Benfica.

But now you're talking about a special talent.
How many times did he do something that had you saying audi do that?