Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[kippaxvilla2]

Gollini is expected to join today and go to Austria with Tshibola to follow.

[Steve67]

Good news, let's hope it happens quickly and there are more to follow!

[peter w]

Trouble is, players need time to bed in - especially foreign players in new surroundings etc. We saw the disaster of last season due part in to late arrivals.

You're right. However it shouldn't take a season for them to settle in like last year. Get the right few and we'll be okay.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

The supposed Tshibola deal seems to have fizzled out. Have to say I'm underwhelmed by dealings so far. Interesting article by Mat Kendrick in the B'ham Mail mentioning that most of the wasters are on the Austria trip and yet promising youngsters like Green, Hepburn-Murphy have been left out.

Have the youngsters been given extra time off following the tournament?

[AVH87]

The supposed Tshibola deal seems to have fizzled out. Have to say I'm underwhelmed by dealings so far. Interesting article by Mat Kendrick in the B'ham Mail mentioning that most of the wasters are on the Austria trip and yet promising youngsters like Green, Hepburn-Murphy have been left out.

Bham Mail reporting Tshibola will follow Gollini through the door. Here's hoping.

[Gareth]

I expect the exit door will get majority of its use in the last 2/3 days of the transfer window not early July - the players we want rid of will not be priority signings for other clubs but may be 'squad fillers' in last few days of window. 

[peter w]

It's worth remembering that the players performed so abjectly last season, and those within the game will now the rumours of any internal player led shenanigans that it is unsurprising that clubs may not be knocking too hard at our door to take them off our hands.

[fredm]

The supposed Tshibola deal seems to have fizzled out. Have to say I'm underwhelmed by dealings so far. Interesting article by Mat Kendrick in the B'ham Mail mentioning that most of the wasters are on the Austria trip and yet promising youngsters like Green, Hepburn-Murphy have been left out.

Perhaps RDM wants himself, SC and KB to have a good look at them whilst they are in their company 24 hours a day, to see if they have the determination to succeed or if they will just be taking the p**s again this year.  I would imagine that he knows he can bank on the young lads giving 100%.

[kippaxvilla2]

Well I suspect one of the worst for team morale - the flower suited tosspot being out of the door will have a positive impact at least.

[not3bad]

Trouble is, players need time to bed in - especially foreign players in new surroundings etc. We saw the disaster of last season due part in to late arrivals.

You're right. However it shouldn't take a season for them to settle in like last year. Get the right few and we'll be okay.

Things should pick up once the Euros are finished.

[not3bad]

The supposed Tshibola deal seems to have fizzled out. Have to say I'm underwhelmed by dealings so far. Interesting article by Mat Kendrick in the B'ham Mail mentioning that most of the wasters are on the Austria trip and yet promising youngsters like Green, Hepburn-Murphy have been left out.

Bham Mail reporting Tshibola will follow Gollini through the door. Here's hoping.

Tshibola and Gollini deals are complete subject to medicals. http://news.ladbrokes.com/football/championship/di-matteo-announces-himself-at-aston-villa-with-two-new-buys.html

[paul_e]

Keeping an eye on the twitter feed where I supect we'll see a double announcement later this afternoon and I saw a picture from the Austria training camp - https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/751341251073572864

It took me a good 30 seconds to realise that's Bennett, he looks a lot less scrawny than he was a couple of years back.

[Risso]

Keeping an eye on the twitter feed where I supect we'll see a double announcement later this afternoon and I saw a picture from the Austria training camp - https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/751341251073572864

It took me a good 30 seconds to realise that's Bennett, he looks a lot less scrawny than he was a couple of years back.

He does.  Not sure that beefing up makes any difference to ability though, it certainly didn't help Agbonlahor, and Westwood came back last summer looking like he'd spent all summer lifting weights, but was still as ineffective as ever.

[paul_e]

True but one of Bennett's biggest problems was that he was far too easy to push off the ball, if he's managed to fix that then h might be worth another look, better than cissokho anyway.

[Mister E]

True but one of Bennett's biggest problems was that he was far too easy to push off the ball, if he's managed to fix that then h might be worth another look, better than cissokho anyway.

Agreed. A regular starter in his loans into the Championship over the last two seasons and better physique may make him a useful resource.