Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[KevinGage]

Gana Goaway.

We'll be fine without him.

[VicMackey]

I think we need a nippy winger - how about Matt Phillips at QPR?

[ldavfc4eva]

Phillips is a good shout, the baggies were rumoured to have bid around £4m for him, decent price for him if so.

[ozzjim]

Matt Philips is a good call. 
 
I think Lambert for less than a million would actually be a really good signing.  Scored goals for fun at that level and can't be judged on Liverpool and Albion. Also adds a really good experienced leader which we need.  Him and McCormack might be a decent pair too if we go 442. Zamora, Kevin Philips etc have still scored regularly in the championship.  A bit of experience to help us up makes a lot of sense.

[sid1964]

Lambert is now a few years older than when he was scoring goals for fun at the Championship level

The way we are going we could have the oldest team in the Division - Petrov, Lescott, Lambert, Hutton - not sure if any of these guys could play many games week after week in the Championship

Personally, we need to start to clear the decks of the players we don't want first, before adding more to our squad.

[Clampy]

It's a shame Kozak is constantly picking up injuries, I think he'd do great in the Championship.

[Dave]

Lambert is now a few years older than when he was scoring goals for fun at the Championship level

The way we are going we could have the oldest team in the Division - Petrov, Lescott, Lambert, Hutton - not sure if any of these guys could play many games week after week in the Championship

How many of those are likely to be in our first choice team? I'd say probably Hutton and no others.

The likes of Adama, Grealish, Amavi, Veretout, Okore and Gardner doesn't scream "oldest team in the division" to me.

[olaftab]

I think we need a nippy winger - how about Matt Phillips at QPR?

He is at 25 a good age however not sure why he would want to come this way. He is living in London probably on a good whack being as its QPR.

[footyskillz]

The lambert and gayle rumors are just old rehearsed stories the summer as all media know is we are after a striker. So just decieded to gossip these stories. Because  old regime we bid for both. I would be underwhelmed if fresh targets weren't being looked at. For me its smells of nothing but rubbish rumor regarding those 2 or at least no intelligence or imagination to suggest villa interested.
The facts: Lambert rejected a £5 million move  during a winter window and Gayle bid was rejected by palace last day of transfer window last summer.
Granted there could be interest but have to say at whose suggestion??

 Just my consider measured opinion on those

[footyskillz]

Similarly Ross McCormick wants out, has done since the winter window,  and seemingly a good fit for Villa and makes the logical sense of Villa needing striker, proven in championship, striker wants out . again this is pure speculation and at £12 million i'm not sure thats happening.Maybe For £8 million but the guy has a contract for another 3 years 2019.

[David_Nab]

To be fair to Rickie Lambert Liverpool are his home town club , he had only been there 6 months and Rodgers at time promised him game time ...the latter never happened.

Would be ok in Championship , smart player brings others into game I'd imagine you would paid him with another striker who would be the 20 goal a season type ie McCormak

[Duncan Shaw]

Well the rumours this morning are Brady to Leicester, so that ones a gonner for us.
Phillips will go to WBA if he moves, Pulis has been after him for years.
Shame we can;t hang on to Gana, but I think we'll be disappointed that most of our potentially good signings from last summer will jump ship.  I can't see Ayew, Amavi or Vertout hanging around.  Presumably RDM get his first look at them today, so he'll be wondering what he has done tonight!!!!

[Ron Manager]

It's a shame Kozak is constantly picking up injuries, I think he'd do great in the Championship.

I think he is fit now,unless someone is better informed. I agree Clampy he might well come really good in the second tier. So too for that matter
will Gestede if Di Matteo gets us a winger. Like others I think Matt Phillips is a good shout. Why are we not in for Pablo Zabaleta at 2mil. Speaks excellent English and even at his age he still has enough in his engine to vastly inprove our awful defence. Somebody will no doubt mention wages. Well if Xia has 30million to inprove the team that would not be a problem would  it?

[Malandro]

Ross McCormack would be perfect. Good scoring record, strong, great at free kicks and a good attitude. 

[Duncan Shaw]

I agree Ron, Zabaleta would be a great buy at that price.