Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[mr underhill]

surely you mean £500-600,000? I know the heat does funny things to people but it doesn't inflate bakers value to that sort of level.

[Brend'Watkins]

Baker is worth 5 - 6 million Italian Lira but not nearly as useful.  You could get a half decent fire going with that amount of notes.

[PaulTheVillan]

I'd happy see the back of every single player who put on our shirt last season with the exception of Ayew. Even though that elbow at West Ham was ridiculous.

[robbo1874]

As SirLordBaltimore said above, I'd keep both Baker and Clark if possible as back up for Okore and Elphick. Both decent players and should be Bettwr than OK in the championship.

I'd like to see us try 3 CBs with two wing backs to get balls in for Gestede / Kozak. Not saying we should necessarily adopt the formation, but just give it a try and see how it works before the season starts. Give maybe Bennett / Amavi and Bacuna licence to get forward down the wings. I realise it's a bit outdated these days, but gives us another option.

[Clampy]

I quite like Baker, he'd be ideal for this division.

[mr underhill]

according to reports we have submitted a bid for Kodjia

[PaulWinch again]

Who?

[godzvilla]

Back to rumours “proper“, Get Football News France  ( http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/) are reporting this :

Aston Villa submit bid for Jonathan Kodjia.
Championship side Aston Villa have submitted a formal offer to Bristol City for striker Jonathan Kodjia, according to our colleagues at France Football.

Kodjia joined Bristol City from Angers last summer.

Derby County, Stoke, Sunderland and Villarreal are also all very interested in the Ivorian international, with the latter side having scouted him extensively at Angers and again last season at Bristol City.

..................................could be a good signing, the only drawback is that he would probably be away for 4 weeks or so in Jan/ Feb 2017, for Africans Nations Cup ( along with a few others !) .............Godzvilla!

[KRS]

According to Wiki he already plays for us...

Jonathan Kodjia (born 22 October 1989) is a French-born Ivorian footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa as a forward.

[UK Redsox]

Anonymous update on Wiki

[KRS]

Potentially a better option than Gestede as it looks like he knows where the goal is...

[Edvard Remberg]

Potentially a better option than Gestede as it looks like he knows where the goal is...

Stay clear - he is a slow healer. His hand had a bandage for all the goals, which I guess were spread over a season

[LeeB]

Potentially a better option than Gestede as it looks like he knows where the goal is...

Stay clear - he is a slow healer. His hand had a bandage for all the goals, which I guess were spread over a season

It worked for Jamie Vardy

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Baker's a perfectly able Championship defender for me, as is Clark. Fine back up for Okore/Elphick

This.

If Baker and Clark could cut out the odd silly mistake they'd be good PL defenders. As it is they should be comfortably good enough for the Championship.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I'd be happy with this, if it happened

As long as it's to play alongside Ayew not replace him.